Making the ultimate knife sharpener
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Official simple Little Life video of: Making the ultimate Knife sharpener.
Here is a fixture I made for my Razor Sharp Edge Making System that makes incredibly consistent and razor sharp edges. I've always loved my razor sharp edge making system but I especially love this new set up. It takes away any inconsistency that came from sharpening free hand with this system.
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@@Simplelittlelife Thin skinned huh?
Over 1 Million views say otherwise.
The fact that you haven't created a single video on your own channel, yet are trying to tear down those who do create, speaks volumes about you as well.
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I'm pleased you posted this in its entirety. The significant step is switching the base of the grinder around. If anyone is tempted to reverse the motor electrically, don't even think about it. Your wheels will come off.
Excellent idea. I have currently marked off the body of the grinder motor with gradations in degrees - 0°, 15°, 22.5° and 25° so that I can do kitchen knives at 30° total angle and micro groove polished at 45° or outdoor knives at 45° with microgroove at 50°. I learned to use lathe and mill in tech school would love to do that again after 50 years! Today I start my welding course aged 65! All the best, Rob
Great job! This dwarfs and outperforms all those expensive & fancy sharpeners out there!
It’s so nice to see a skilled tradesman at work as skills like this are disappearing. Great idea too and the fastest most accurate way I have seen yet. I take my hat of to you!
Wow,I was amazed at your expertise.Pure craftsmanship at work.
You're an excellent craftsman, but I am surprised at all the negative comments. You did a good job and you're a good fella to take the time to film it so the world can see. I thank you
Very nice Jermey! Loved the idea. Careful when using an expensive 4flute to drill, it's usually best to pre-drill because the center of the end mill is not very good a cutting and evacuating chips.
A very elegant solution. Using blue tape as a mixing board is genius.
A brilliant idea has come from such a brilliant mind……….Well done Jeremy, you have given such a simple (excuse the pun) solution to us all in keeping a consistent angle when sharpening one’s knives using those Razor Sharp Wheels.
Knowledge, Time, and Tools. Nicely done!!
Thank you very much!
Awesome as usual Jeremy! Might have been nice to give a little talk at the end about the finished project. What you might have done differently, what was hard, what was easy, and some of the reasons for your choices in making this. :)
Outside & Stuff sounds like youre his teacher for a school assignment lol!
Thank you! I am going to do a follow up video showing exactly how it works, and I've already got a few changes I might make to the sharpener. I shot all the footage with me talking about it at the end but it was over 15 minutes all said and done so I just decided to scrap the end of the video. That way I can cover everything I want to in a little more detail on a separate video. Cheers!
That's some sharp work you did man! Great job.
Very awesome my friend! I could not figure out where you were going with the design until the very end when you were demo-ing it. Really great idea, and it looks like it works really well.
Thanks buddy! I was wanting to build one of these ever since I got my paper wheels and finally decided I had to stop all other projects to do this little one. First few knives are very promising and super super consistent. Hopefully it proves as useful over the long haul it seems to be with the first few knives:)
that looks particularly ultimate.
Thank.
My goal is to have every tool you used in this video in my shop, and be as good with them as you are. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
hahaha that's a great goal and I hope you reach it:) Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
I just watched this entire video and realized I don’t know how to do shit! Nice set-up, and I’m envious!! ........ great video too and you are talented
Thank you very much!
You sir are a genius ! Best video ive ever seen,Man i would love to have a workshop like that..
Thank you very much! I appreciate the compliment. Cheers!
Elegant simplicity at its best. 👍
Thanks!
You should make that and sell them I need a set up like that
That's nicely put together man. Your a skillful man with many talents. Impressive collections of machinery
I begrudge you the patience (not the tools) it takes to do such nice work...I tend to settle for less, but I do see the value in doing a job that shines....especially that knife holder....wow. Thanks
Thank you very much. I appreciate it. I'm the same way but trying to force myself to have a little more patience with my projects. But, I still can't wait long enough to paint most of the stuff I build so I could probably use a little more patience for projects:) Cheers!
@@Simplelittlelife
In Afrikaans we have a saying
" 'n bietjie verf maak lelik reg"
(a bit of paint makes ugly look right)
Nothing like a flap wheel and a can of spray paint... 😉
I was thinking of something like this. I have a Kme sharpene, but a really blunt kitchen knife can take a long time to sharpen. The worksharp belt sharpener is quite expensive, as are the tormek type wet grinders. What you made 7 years ago is pretty much what I had in mind.
Ok... you dont need those machines to make this. Having them just make is easier, fairly simple design. Easy to follow....two thumbs up
Oh man!!!! I saw you video about the sharpening system. And straight away I thought…we need something that can hold the blade at a specific angle. Then, BAM! Here is the video. Instant gratification. lol. Ok, I want one. Will you sell me one? That is super cool!
Amazing skills. Ive heard you say a few times that you originally trained in metal work, but I didnt fully appreciate how good you were with precision machining.
Thanks a lot buddy! Much appreciated:) Cheers!
Man this guy has tools which is half the battle, the other half... He has mad skills
You got the skills (and equipment) to pay the bills man. Awesome work and an awesome shop.
Thank you very much!
Awesome machine work. Should make and sell them.
Awesome stuff buddy that turned out great I know if I did it people would think it had been in a car crash haha. Beasty mill you used aswell
haha, thanks! Cheers!
I am quite envious of your shop, Jeremy. One day, soon, I too shall have a shop such as yours.
haha, thanks!
Kind of got an idea of why they are so expensive to buy. You got mad skills.
Seriously impressive design and machining skills Jeremy! Keep the great vids coming mate, John.
Thanks John! Much appreciated!
The heck with the knife sharpener wish I had your machining skills. Great job!
Love it!!!!!!, a joy to watch and I bet it saves time and money, very clever 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much!
It looks great and I see it makes knives super sharp. It reminds me of a giant Lansky sharpener. Great work. You should sell this.
Thank you very much! I'd have to come up with an efficient way to produce these first as they are quite time consuming:) Cheers!
Awesome!
Hey, would you be willing to test this setup you've made on ceramic knives? I've been wondering if a diamond-loaded paperwheel setup (actually, exactly like this) would work.
If I send you the motor, would you make me the ultimate knife sharpener that you made in your Dec 29, 2016 video. I've been researching knife sharpeners of all kinds for 6 months and yours is the only one that is Truly the Ultimate.
Jeremy... that ROCKS man! Nice set-up.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
That is beautiful, other youtube vids show people making stuff out of tiny, flimsy materials, which as a construction fitter doesn't speak to me. But it might be an idea to make a vid on making roughly the same thing but with tools most people have in their garage.
Question: If a blade steel is too brittle HRC 63-66...could the edge chip during sharpening? Have bits of metal shooting in any direction?? Making it sort of dangerous???
Nice. You built your own Tomek. What I would love to see some one do is to create (if they don't already exist...me, not being a tool guy) a version of the Tomek where the wheels spin E to W instead of N/S. This way we'd get the benefit of a flat plane...the benefits of using a traditional whetstone brick but with a motor and spinning stone. Faster. I think they DO exist...the JP knife makers use them...no idea what it's called. Should be a more compact version. Maybe the size of a Tomek. Surprised Tomek doesn't have a few already.
Just out of curiosity the paper wheels when it turns is turning towards the blade right? Isnt it worrysome if the blade cut into the paper wheel? Would it be better if the machine was rotated 180 degrees and the rotation is away from the blade?
Can I get the directions from you.
Thanks?
Buck
Nice piece of work but as some others have mentioned, not everyone has a handy vertical milling machine, (or even a fancy drill press) a bunch of end mills and so on. But it's an excellent design. I'm giving a lot of thought to a simpler blade holding tool. My first thought is a small vice grip. Weld a rod to the end of the plier adjustment finger bolt and maybe a flat plate to each face of the plier jaws. Maybe a copper face on the vice grip jaw plates to protect the knife finish. Hmmmm it's a good idea.
Do you run your grinder backwards too? I’ve flipped mine but now the switch is on the back. Did you switch the base around?
Yeah I turned the grinder and switched the base around. 👍
nice work, awesome shop.. Thanks.
Caraca.... que troço mais maneiro!!! Valeu o trabalhão que deu. Parabéns meu amigo.
Very similar to the Tormex setup. For those who can't machine and weld, you may just want to purchase a Tormex knife holder for their sharpening system and rig up a simple stand out of wood to use with the paper wheels.
Looks easy!
It is
Hey I have a question :how would I go about measuring the exact angle I'm sharpening at?
Nice shop, that milling machine is bad ass
MDF board wheels with polishing compound. Steel or plywood base. 0.75in pipe in a 1.0 in pipe with a welded nut for height adjustment. another 0.75 in pipe welded or tee joint for the support. And finally a vice grip with some leather to handle the blade. That's simple.
I made a knife sharpening system almost identical to yours, except I'm using a Tormek sharpening jig to hold the knife. Except, I'm getting a lot of chatter and vibration when the knife is in the jig, but when I remove it from the jig and sharpen a knife by hand, there is no chatter. Did you have any issues like this? I'm using a very nice Dewalt grinder, that doesn't vibrate much at all. Any ideas as to what the problem could be?
Not sure I understand the reason. I’ve been using this carbide sharpening system since I was about 15 as I helped my Granddad sell and sharpen knives. I’m now 44, and not sure what the jigs for? It’s fairly easy to free hand and put that type edge on it. Is it a safety piece? I could see that for sure, my Granddad has a knife close on his finger once, got him pretty good.
This is awesome! Great work! Out of curiosity why didn’t you just use the tormek knife jig instead of custom making one?
Also, you should make the base and the stand on this. People would ABSOLUTELY buy this as a kit!
I would buy one but dont need the knife holder
Hi, the sharpener you built is very good. I like very much. I'd like to ask you two questions. 1. What kind of wheels does the grinder use, what are they called? 2. The Makita saw what kind of disk do you use? Thank you very much!
Cool! It's kind of like a paper wheel Tormek.
+David Schiedler thanks!
Great job. I'm sure you can recreate or duplicate any of those high end knife sharpeners out there.
How tall is the parallel bar above the plate that’s holding the bench grinder.
Do you have a video of how to make circles for this sharpener? Can you give a link where to look about circles? Thank you
❤😮Awesome, God willing, you have a knife
Excellent vid, well produced. Nice clamp!
Thanks!
why don't you put your angle adjusting part behind the cross pipe when you are sharpening ? hello from switzerland.....
That is so cool, i like that! And, holy cow! 43,000 subscribers!?!?!? That was really fast!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. Cheers!
Excellent work. Live your videos.
So, what's the difference between the MDF wheel and leather stropping wheels or cloth buffing wheels?
And what are the differences between this setup and a 1*30 power belt grinder with progressive belts and a leather stropping belt?
Nice to see how you got around the problem that most rod systems have with the angle varying.
Now if you only had made the jig for your sander instead of your grind wheels, I would have been sold. The problem with grind wheels is that they always create a concave bevel. Which may be great for some knives, but will ruin the bevel for those that depend on a perfectly flat zero grind (like scandi grind and carving knives).
I read all the replies to this post and THIS ONE made me think the most. And then it made me wonder. I wondered enough that I did some research. Aaron Gough is mentioned several times so I used his Resolute MkIII as the research subject. He states on his website that his blade is ground to a 25 degree angle and that the thickness of the blade right above the edge is 0.014". I drew this out on a CAD system and found that the width of the edge from knife tip to the start of the edge is 0.015". I then figured out how many degrees on an 8" diameter wheel that 0.015" would represent. Turns out it's only about 0.21 degrees. So now we have a 0.015" long arc on the circumference at 8", but we need to know how "concave" the edge actually is. I drew a chord from the start and end of that 0.015" arc then checked to see how far it was from the center of the chord back out to the circumference. That would be the depth of the concavity. Are you ready...0.000007" which if you had a thread of that diameter and put 185 of them side by side, you would have the thickness of an average human hair (0.001"). How would this "ruin the bevel" of a flat grind knife?
I was wondering this as well. I'm glad someone did the footwork and showed how it's a non issue
Как говорят у нас в России -"золотые руки")) отличная идея. Так держать .
Ну да с таким инструментом и руки золотые,а когда кусок наждачки и полнапильника под рукой что бы он сделал????
I see you are a knife maker. do you know if using this wheel affects the temper of the steel, or create a large burr? I have a a few expensive knives & axes to sharpen. Cheers
Superbe vidéo.
C'est quoi comme meule que vous utilisez ? Merci
Jeremy my machine shop is temporarily out of commission due to a lack of parts. Particularly all of them!!!😂😂😂
How about an mdf wheel on a grinder turned around backwards. Would that substitute
Crazy sharp
+Jamie Roberts thanks
Great video.... love that string quartet music too :-)
What mill are you using? That seems like a nice size for a home machine shop. I just finished restoring a Logan 10x24 lathe. Acquiring a mill is next on my list
I have a Craftex CX600. I found that and my lathe for $700 used and I just couldn't turn that down and it came with a bunch of material (loads of brass and aluminum), dial indicators, rotatary chuck for the mill. It was a hot deal and turns out the mill is okay. I've spent about 5 years machining full time on much larger machines and that's the biggest down fall of these small machines is that they just don't have the girth and rigidity. But other than that it is a fairly decent little machine. Cheers!
how much would you charge to make just the clamping head for the knife?
Are you sell it? I wanna buy it
Excellent
Awesome 👏
Nice work....looks a lot like the Tormeck system.
+KnifeCollector031 The Netherlands I've never heard of that but I'll have to check that out. Thanks!
+KnifeCollector031 The Netherlands I've never heard of that but I'll have to check that out. Thanks!
great video, and looks like a very good setup for consistent results.
some voice over with the steps and thought process would have made it even better.
Yeah, I was considering a voice over but decided just to show the concept instead. It's one of the hardest choices I face when editing. To voice over, or not voice over:)
Nicely done! very innovative.
Thank you!
Does that lil milling machine have a backlash eliminator? And what kind is it? Looks cool n compact
I'm sorry but that's awesome I wish I had the tools to make that for me. sweet set up. god bless.
Thank you very much!
Very nice!!!
Thanks!
Nagyon jók a videok lehet belölük ötleteket meriteni.
Nice work! There is a drawback though, the speed of the turret is too high. Once you have sparks coming out of your blade, is already too high, you "burn" the edge of the knife. Maybe you will be able to find a low rpm turret, otherwise you will kill your knifes.
I'd like to see some paper snowflake skills developing after all the sharpness demonstrations
hahaha, yeah I guess so. Mostly just a huge mess on the floor:) Cheers!
What brand of milling machine do you have ? And what brand of lathe do you have ?
My milling machine is a Craftex CX600 and my Lathe is a King. Both very mediocre at best but I got them used on the cheap so I'll use them until I need something better. Cheers!
So why did you continue to search for a perfect sharpening system after this? This seems like it works awesome! My requirements for a sharpening system are: repeatable results and quick. This looks like it hits both of those. The wicked edge system creates a great edge but it looks like a lot of work and effort. For the price of the wicked edge system you can buy/build something that will do just a good a job in a quarter of the time.
This is good but it is unforgiving at times. I still use these wheels (without the support arms I made) when I need a quick edge on a blade. But when I'm setting brand new edges on knives I make I either use water stones or the TSRPOF or WE. The do a cleaner and more consistent job. For a high end custom knife that my customers pay for, I want to give them the very best I can. These paper wheels aren't it for me. But for my personal knives that I use daily, this is pretty much my go to. Cheers 👍
@@Simplelittlelife excellent reply.
I found this in reserching a similar project. My 1940s clausing grind n hone. Considering setting up with CBN wheels and a support rod like you have. Need to figure out vertical adjustment though.
The nice thing about the grind n hone is it has a vertical wheel as well.
wish I had your work shop , nice work...👍👍😎
Congratulation very very good. God bless you.
I would be eternally grateful if u dropped the plans to this!!!
Yeah maybe I'll do up a drawing and put t on my website. I only ever build from in my head and I wish I were better at making drawings. Otherwise I'd do a drawing of everything I make and put it on my website. If I have time to get a drawing done I'll certainly put it for free download on my site. Cheers!
Nearly as impatient as me with the milling machine xD haha
haha!
Very impressive!
That's a pretty slick setup with just basic machining skills. you wouldn't need to use a mill for everything, it just looks better. what are those wheels made of on the grinder? what kind of compound do you use?
+Josh Koch thanks. Those are pressed paper wheels and they're sold as the razor sharp edge making system. One wheel uses some type of abrasive powder (people call it diamond dust) and the other wheel uses white polishing compound. It's a fantastic system.
Awesome work!
Very cool.
Thank you.
overall, great idea and bravo on the final tool
+B.C.A.M LiveBait thanks!