@@davidprangnell5290 The angle depends on the knife blade. For your standard basswood whittling knife many come with a "flat" grind from spine to cutting edge usually around 15 degrees. I use a slightly steeper angle for my pocket knives since they are used on harder woods. Keep the blade flat on the strop when working on a basic whittling knife, the leather on the strop will create a "micro" bevel at the cutting edge by default (which is good). Rounding over usually occurs when you start lifting the blade at the end of your stropping stroke causing the micro bevel to dull. I have another video on *my* standard way of sharpening if you are interested (it is a bit different compared to the "normal" sharpening method) - ruclips.net/video/ClDyNUdi-54/видео.html
Great tutorial… I also do that with these blades and added another blade holder for them. It is a folding one that was at a very special low price at a Canadian Tire and I find it easier to keep in my pocket :-) and it is fun to use.
Never strop with a sharpening motion. Youll wreck your strop. Only strop away from the blade. (In an opposite than sharpening montion) you dont want to cut or tear your strop. Ty for the video. Just a friendly piece of adavice, always strop in a backwards pull. ❤
It is plenty sharp for the true purpose of the utility knife, box cutting, scoring etc., but not nearly ready for whittling. First, the bevel is a bit steep and does not allow for a smooth push or pull cut, second the blade is a bit rough as is (i.e. the edge is not finely honed) and will leave scratch marks on your wood. The benefit of the utility knife blade is that is is flexible and very thin - once honed up it will cut very well.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you! 👍✌
Hi, what angle do you aim for when stropping? How much pressure do you use? I’ve had trouble stropping and have found I’ve been rounding over my edge.
@@davidprangnell5290 The angle depends on the knife blade. For your standard basswood whittling knife many come with a "flat" grind from spine to cutting edge usually around 15 degrees. I use a slightly steeper angle for my pocket knives since they are used on harder woods. Keep the blade flat on the strop when working on a basic whittling knife, the leather on the strop will create a "micro" bevel at the cutting edge by default (which is good). Rounding over usually occurs when you start lifting the blade at the end of your stropping stroke causing the micro bevel to dull.
I have another video on *my* standard way of sharpening if you are interested (it is a bit different compared to the "normal" sharpening method) - ruclips.net/video/ClDyNUdi-54/видео.html
The best!
Thank you Theodore! 👍✌
Great tutorial… I also do that with these blades and added another blade holder for them. It is a folding one that was at a very special low price at a Canadian Tire and I find it easier to keep in my pocket :-) and it is fun to use.
Hi Gilles, thank you. I have a couple of the folding utility knives as well. Have a Great New Year! 👍✌
I would love to have a folding one, but I’ve never found one that holds the blade and everything steady enough. What brand do use
Very nice & sharp !👍
Takes some work, but it gets there.👍✌️
I use this technique and this knife a lot.
Very nice to hear!!! Thank you! 👍✌
Great channel! Subscribed
Thank you!
Never strop with a sharpening motion. Youll wreck your strop. Only strop away from the blade. (In an opposite than sharpening montion) you dont want to cut or tear your strop. Ty for the video. Just a friendly piece of adavice, always strop in a backwards pull. ❤
Correct, always strop away from the cutting edge (your strop will not last long otherwise😲). Much appreciated, thank you! 👍✌
@@WhittlingWoods no prob :) thought id just mention it.
I’m new at whittling. My question is, isn’t the razor that you put in already sharp enough?
It is plenty sharp for the true purpose of the utility knife, box cutting, scoring etc., but not nearly ready for whittling. First, the bevel is a bit steep and does not allow for a smooth push or pull cut, second the blade is a bit rough as is (i.e. the edge is not finely honed) and will leave scratch marks on your wood. The benefit of the utility knife blade is that is is flexible and very thin - once honed up it will cut very well.
how does Stanley 199 compare to 299? I have 299 and wondering if any benefit to switching.
I believe the 299 is just a tad bit longer, but a bit more narrow. I have both, just something about the 199 I like more. 👍✌
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Thank you! 👍✌