Love love love my Esee’s. Only thing I’d like to see are naked blades for ease of forced patinas. That coating is a beast to remove but well worth the finished product.
Thanks to Randall's Adventure / ESEE and SMKW for posting this awesome tip packed video. I hope the series continues on. Shane waists no time and can Get to the Point. (see what I did?)
I love this series. Some of it's stuff some people already know, but there's been at least a few things that I've only kind of heard once or twice that weren't really explained or given any detail, so having this kind of thing in a single video series is super helpful.
I use Japanese Naniwa water stones with a double sided strop. One side is white compound and more coarse and the other green compound for a super fine edge and polishing. A touchup on the strop is usually all it takes for general maintenance. Its what works for me on my Izula's which I use daily and keeps them razor sharp. Love my Izula's!
Love the SharpMaker! But I wouldn't drag the point right off the stone, I always finish my stroke with the tip still on teh stone. The SharpMaker can round off your tip if you're not careful with this.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Why would you consider AEB-L? It takes a great edge but that edge isn’t exactly known for any kind of durability. It’s a kitchen knife steel after all. Larrin Thomas’s research has shown that S35vn is actually tougher than 1095 and it’s not hard to sharpen. I love my Tops Camp Creek in s35vn, which is kind of a similar “Nessmuck style” like the JG5. I would even consider Sandvik 14c28n over AEB-L.
This is awesome, sooo Very novice friendly! Thanks SMKW! Please keep these coming! What are your thoughts on a pretreated green leather strop? All my knives are 1095 or 1095cv
the strop in the photo is a preloaded strop by a company no longer in business....it was loaded with green, black, brown, and natural leather....once I ran out of compound I just switched to flex cut gold as it was good for carbon and stainless....
Very helpful video, I just got back into knives after about a decade. I mainly have folding knives and bought a Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener for when they start to lose their edge, what is your opinion of that sharpener?
I see a lot of people going to a mechanical sharpener bc they feel like it maybe easier and I ALWAYS caution them....you can hog off material pretty quick if you are not careful...Personally, I'd much rather learn it the OLD fashion way and develop that skill and understanding before moving to a mechanical sharpener that could potentially damage a blade before you knew what hit you....
I didn't see blood and guts on any esee knifes for real cleaning after animal use. Is the esee 5. 1/4 inch steel or any other esee.. ment for blood, guts, and making the best out of the worst case, or just getting rusty?
Patrick and I hunt and have used MANY different models for game processing tasks...we also have the ESEE-AGK (Ashley Game Knife)... pretty straight forward clean up and people have been using carbon steel as game/kitchen knives for a LONG time...
Shane, you recommended this after I dinged my izula! Super helpful! A #2 eraser? Really? I’ll give it a shot. Also, probably very advanced question, what about 90degree spine care? Anything special there?
Happy to help Shelly....I hone my 90* Spines with a stone from the same kit I used in this video...just clean up the edges and smooth the top and you are good to go.....and yes..DEAD serious about the #2 eraser...it works...combine it with some WD-40 and it works even better.
I think people confuse patina with rust? and blade do not get pit rust so quickly. I do not know man, I will buy an Esee knife but these days because of hte COVID prices in amazon (amazon canada) are a bit high since they do not have enough model on stocks. As soo as I find the prices going down back to their previous, I will buy an esee 4 (or laser strike I cannot make my mind :D)
Struggling to get a hair cutting edge on my Izula 2. It’s new and actually came in more dull than my cheap $30 Watchman. Any advice from the community? I ran it on the Smiths Tri-Hone on course then medium. Still no where near as sharp as the cheap Watchman.
The Worksharp Field Sharpener is a handy way to maintain your knife without taking up a lot of room in your backpack. In addition to course and fine diamond stones it also has a ceramic rod and leather strop built in. Just preload the leather strop with compound before leaving the house. I mostly use the ceramic rod and strop to keep my edges honed and sharp. The diamond stones are only needed when I have edge damage that requires removing more metal.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE ended up getting one and love it. Have used it from my full size axe to my pocket knife. You can switch out parts if needed and Amazon has good carrying pacts.
Hard to answer as there are too many variables and definitions of "hard use". One thing I have noticed is that a LOT of "premium steel" blades with micro chip till you sharpen them once or twice then it seems to normalize. I have a LOT of pocket knives that I use pretty hard and I've seen this happen a few times. It's all in how you use it.
Just like with any steel, patience and a little elbow grease. If it is on the cutting edge especially just continually make passes on a stone. If it is on the grind of the blade some polishing compound and a dremel will be easiest.
it's a tool....with use it will develop scratches and use marks over time...just like our bodies...scars are cool and it means there is a story behind it. Our philosophy is that we make tools not items to be placed in a shadow box.
it's all about the angles....you can do the same permanent marker trick on stones as well to make sure you are getting uniform angle. On stones I have an issue where I sharpen one side just like I want and when I switch the knife over it's like the other Side is not even connected to my brain. I've gotten better with practice but tend to free hand more while holding the blade vs a stationary stone.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Well, I went out and purchased the Work Sharp Ken Onion edition tool and knife sharpener. It works well and is much faster and easier than using water stones. I can still use the stones to do finishing work on my blades if necessary
Keep a small jug of "KROIL", THIS WILL keep rust away. IF you are gonna store,wrap in wax paper after a generous coat. use a couple of rubber bands to hold in place. When u want to use simply wipe the knife down.
Thanks for all that are tuning in to this series. Please be sure to like, comment, AND SHARE!! Thank you all and thanks to SMKW!!
Love love love my Esee’s. Only thing I’d like to see are naked blades for ease of forced patinas. That coating is a beast to remove but well worth the finished product.
Thanks for watching
soooo.... we heard this a lot a while back and actually made a few uncoated models and the sales were terrible...so we discontinued them.
SMKW. We support you because you support us with good value and informative videos like this one. Keep up the tradition.
Thanks to Randall's Adventure / ESEE and SMKW for posting this awesome tip packed video. I hope the series continues on.
Shane waists no time and can Get to the Point. (see what I did?)
I C what you did there!...thank you
I love this series. Some of it's stuff some people already know, but there's been at least a few things that I've only kind of heard once or twice that weren't really explained or given any detail, so having this kind of thing in a single video series is super helpful.
Glad to hear you are getting some thing out of the video....stay tuned for more in this series and the Fireside series.
Thank you! for a great video. My PR4 needed some tender loving care.. I asked Santa this year for more ESEE knives. Wish me a luck!
Thank you for watching! Santa ESEE sounds like a great idea to all of us👍
We are OK with that!
Wow, great tips! Thanks
Than you for watching!
Hope you can put a few to use!
Excellent information!! I sure can use this on a regular basis!! Thank you Sir and SMKW for all you do and taking time for us to maintain our Loves!!!
Thanks Galen!
I love esee knifes 🥰
Back at'cha!
@@RandallsAdventureESEE 😁 thanks
Nice video. Great information and nice sharpen
Thank you Rick👍
We hope you got something out of it you can put to good use.
Excellent tutorial on very important knife routine maintenance. Well done and thank you!
Glad you got something out of it!
always informative and professional
Not always. But I try! LoL.
Excellent video! Straightforward simple solutions for blade maintenance. It is also almost verbatim of how I maintain my knives.
Great video. Learned something new and will use the Sharpie next time I do some maintenance. Thanks.
one of my favorite tips to give folks.....super easy and useful when learning to sharpen!
I am loving these videos almost as much as your knives. Thanks for doing this series!
Thanks for posting this. Very user friendly and well presented.
Glad you enjoyed it and I hope you get something out of it that is useful!
I use Japanese Naniwa water stones with a double sided strop. One side is white compound and more coarse and the other green compound for a super fine edge and polishing. A touchup on the strop is usually all it takes for general maintenance. Its what works for me on my Izula's which I use daily and keeps them razor sharp. Love my Izula's!
Thanks for sharing and we love the Izulas as well👍
Whats the benefit of that stone? And which grit level
Awesome Thanks SMKW hope there’s more to come great to watch.
Wow! What an informative and useful video. Learned something new with the Sharpie. Thanks Shane!
that is one of my favorite tips.....it really helps me see where my angle is! Glad you can put it to use.
I spray inside my sheaths w/ silicon and I like the looks of patina in my etchings.
Good tip!
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Thank you very much Sir, I do the same for my sidearm rigs. God bless and be safe please.
Another great tip with the silicone
Great video looking forward to more videos in this series great job smkw and esse
feel free to make suggestions! you can also visit our RUclips Channel and see that we have a lot of content up people are not aware of!
Good series, thanks ESEE and SMKW.
Glad to hear it!
GREAT tips! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
That handle is beautiful!!
This series is great. Thank you SMKW, Shane & Patrick for this!
Thanks for following us over to SMKWs channel!
@@RandallsAdventureESEE I'd follow y'all anywhere #loyal
@@bigblueox_trd-Adam that trust is why we only try to lead in the direction of honesty and truth! Thank you.
Great information. I use vaseline on all my blades since I already have vaseline cotton balls.
Vaseline cotton balls make a great fire starter!
Excellent information and presentation!
Love the SharpMaker! But I wouldn't drag the point right off the stone, I always finish my stroke with the tip still on teh stone. The SharpMaker can round off your tip if you're not careful with this.
I also find with my Sharpmaker, the stones move around in the plastic base as it's not a very tight/accurate fit. Not too impressed with it.
Great info! I learn something new everyday. This is a video that I’m going to have my sons watch as well.
Thanks Brad! Hope yall are well!
I'm loving this series, guys (and I love all my Esee's, I just wish I could get out and work them more than I get to, haha! 😜😁), great video! ✌
make time when you can! glad you are enjoying it!
Killer Info!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the info.
Great information thanks so very much
Great info killer vid -- def do more 👍👍🔥
We will for sure....already have a few in the can and more on the way....Feel free to take a look at the content on OUR account as well.
ESEE KNIVES 🔪1095 💯 !!
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Great info. Thanks for sharing
Adding chapstick to my list!! Thank you!
good for blisters too....and also lips and other places that may get "chapped"
Wish you would offer the JG5 in a decent steel like CPM s35vn or 3v.
maybe one day....not sure I'd do that in S35vn....3v, AEB-L but not anytime soon.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Why would you consider AEB-L? It takes a great edge but that edge isn’t exactly known for any kind of durability. It’s a kitchen knife steel after all. Larrin Thomas’s research has shown that S35vn is actually tougher than 1095 and it’s not hard to sharpen. I love my Tops Camp Creek in s35vn, which is kind of a similar “Nessmuck style” like the JG5. I would even consider Sandvik 14c28n over AEB-L.
This is awesome, sooo Very novice friendly! Thanks SMKW! Please keep these coming! What are your thoughts on a pretreated green leather strop? All my knives are 1095 or 1095cv
the strop in the photo is a preloaded strop by a company no longer in business....it was loaded with green, black, brown, and natural leather....once I ran out of compound I just switched to flex cut gold as it was good for carbon and stainless....
Great tips...thanks for sharing!! #beateresee
happy to help!
Very helpful video, I just got back into knives after about a decade. I mainly have folding knives and bought a Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener
for when they start to lose their edge, what is your opinion of that sharpener?
I see a lot of people going to a mechanical sharpener bc they feel like it maybe easier and I ALWAYS caution them....you can hog off material pretty quick if you are not careful...Personally, I'd much rather learn it the OLD fashion way and develop that skill and understanding before moving to a mechanical sharpener that could potentially damage a blade before you knew what hit you....
I didn't see blood and guts on any esee knifes for real cleaning after animal use. Is the esee 5. 1/4 inch steel or any other esee.. ment for blood, guts, and making the best out of the worst case, or just getting rusty?
We hadn’t been hunting or fishing when this was shot. No animals are harmed during filming expect TC
Patrick and I hunt and have used MANY different models for game processing tasks...we also have the ESEE-AGK (Ashley Game Knife)... pretty straight forward clean up and people have been using carbon steel as game/kitchen knives for a LONG time...
Shane, you recommended this after I dinged my izula! Super helpful! A #2 eraser? Really? I’ll give it a shot. Also, probably very advanced question, what about 90degree spine care? Anything special there?
Happy to help Shelly....I hone my 90* Spines with a stone from the same kit I used in this video...just clean up the edges and smooth the top and you are good to go.....and yes..DEAD serious about the #2 eraser...it works...combine it with some WD-40 and it works even better.
I think people confuse patina with rust?
and blade do not get pit rust so quickly.
I do not know man, I will buy an Esee knife but these days because of hte COVID prices in amazon (amazon canada) are a bit high since they do not have enough model on stocks. As soo as I find the prices going down back to their previous, I will buy an esee 4 (or laser strike I cannot make my mind :D)
Struggling to get a hair cutting edge on my Izula 2. It’s new and actually came in more dull than my cheap $30 Watchman. Any advice from the community? I ran it on the Smiths Tri-Hone on course then medium. Still no where near as sharp as the cheap Watchman.
Opinion on the worksharp field sharpener ?
I've had NO HANDS on time with it....so I can't speak to it personally...wish I could help but that one and I have not crossed paths..
The Worksharp Field Sharpener is a handy way to maintain your knife without taking up a lot of room in your backpack. In addition to course and fine diamond stones it also has a ceramic rod and leather strop built in. Just preload the leather strop with compound before leaving the house. I mostly use the ceramic rod and strop to keep my edges honed and sharp. The diamond stones are only needed when I have edge damage that requires removing more metal.
@@gregblake2764 will have to give it a look!
@@RandallsAdventureESEE ended up getting one and love it. Have used it from my full size axe to my pocket knife. You can switch out parts if needed and Amazon has good carrying pacts.
Is WD 40 ok
yes...although not food safe!
Is the Esse 4 S35VN gonna chip if I use it hard. Or should I just stay with Esse 4
S35VN is not going to chip if under hard use unless you are using it incorrectly
Hard to answer as there are too many variables and definitions of "hard use". One thing I have noticed is that a LOT of "premium steel" blades with micro chip till you sharpen them once or twice then it seems to normalize. I have a LOT of pocket knives that I use pretty hard and I've seen this happen a few times. It's all in how you use it.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Thanks man . I'm just gonna get Esse 3 & 4 S35VN so I can have both SS and 1095 for 3 & 4.
What's a DVD?
I scratched the entire steel part of my knife a few years ago and I’m really upset about it. How should I fix that?
Just like with any steel, patience and a little elbow grease. If it is on the cutting edge especially just continually make passes on a stone. If it is on the grind of the blade some polishing compound and a dremel will be easiest.
it's a tool....with use it will develop scratches and use marks over time...just like our bodies...scars are cool and it means there is a story behind it. Our philosophy is that we make tools not items to be placed in a shadow box.
I've got Japanese water stones 400,600,800,1000,2000,3000 and 5000 grit. For the life of me I can't get a blade scary sharp
it's all about the angles....you can do the same permanent marker trick on stones as well to make sure you are getting uniform angle. On stones I have an issue where I sharpen one side just like I want and when I switch the knife over it's like the other Side is not even connected to my brain. I've gotten better with practice but tend to free hand more while holding the blade vs a stationary stone.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Well, I went out and purchased the Work Sharp Ken Onion edition tool and knife sharpener. It works well and is much faster and easier than using water stones. I can still use the stones to do finishing work on my blades if necessary
@@ElkArrow good stuff...just go slow on the mechanical sharpeners and check work frequently !
Does your knife smell like bacon now after smearing that stuff on it?
It's rendered pork fat....so yea...kinda..but I wouldn't advise licking it..
Keep a small jug of "KROIL", THIS WILL keep rust away. IF you are gonna store,wrap in wax paper after a generous coat. use a couple of rubber bands to hold in place. When u want to use simply wipe the knife down.
Great suggestions!
KROIL oil is a personal favorite that MANY do not know about.... I like Ballistol a lot also.