Have owned the same pocket knife for a few years, and kind of got weirdly attached to it. Decided to pick up a sharpening stone, hydrated it as per instructions, and sharpened up my old blade. It cuts like new now!
Have owned the same pocket knife for a few years, and kind of got weirdly attached to it. Decided to pick up a sharpening stone, hydrated it as per instructions, and sharpened up my old blade. It cuts like new now!
I see a lot of people get scared by the prospect of sharpening and it’s nothing to be afraid of.
Provided you don’t want to get so far into it that flawlessly sharpening knives becomes your entire pesonality (some guys do indeed make it their sole hobby, apparently) all you need is a decent double sided stone or maybe three diamond stones and you can produce an edge that’s quite good enough for nomal people.
Freehand sharpening on a stone isn’t for everyone and for that reason I propose there’s nothing wrong with a guided sharpening jig of some description. If you only want to buy one thing I always recommend the Work Sharp Field Sharpener.