A 'How to' guide to sharpening a knife the traditional way.

[dolce]

my brother is a butcher an he is a dab hand at doing mine

[jackf1]

it works very well by friend loves knifes he dose it all the time

[richo666]

been lookin for ages on differnt sites on how to sharpen my knife, and this is the most informative and easiest to follow thankyou.

[dazb]

very good post, i like a sharp blade but like most i put very little effort and thought into it, im going to go and try it rite now (a&e here i come)

[all-the-gear]

nice guide there mate, i will try this on my knife today

[Goatofmendez]

KME KNife sharpener, everyone can have a razor sharp knife. I have one and it works perfectly for every knife.

[jimcamp]

Thats a post for everyone.I used to sharpen my survival knife,not on its own mini stone.But on a large flat looking pebble from whatever Loch I was on.This worked ok (Though not perfect it kept us going).Jim.(Night Owl).

[tomtandrews]

my knife has never been so sharp

[Ali Graham]

Would this sharpenin work on a Gerber multi tool knife?

Ali

[smoking]

thanks for that it has been really helpful i have always used an oil stone but never used a belt afterwards i will try that and hopefuly get a lot better finish than i have previously been getting.

[josh_d]

Great post!!!!

[croydonian]

Hi i have heard through the grapevine that Denim ( jean material) is also good to use for the finish on a knive sharpen? Anyone used this method! And does it work effectively?Regards Andy

[paul wright]

All good advice here. I would add to always work the knife edge away fron you and reduce the sweeps of the stone until you are only doing one each way , then strop to a finish. If the blade will not slip over the surface of a fingernail but immediately 'grips' you have developed a pretty good edge.

[rapidresponse1]

found this very good as im always trying to keep my hunting knives sharp,i will check the links that have been put up and order a stone thanks for sharing

[diipii]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW64B0MZVOE

I have one of these kits and they are excellent.