@000cjr glad you agree, really appreciate the reinforcement. I tried sandpaper just ended up being a waste of money, they work, but not easily and not real well for me.
I have been carving for ten years, and I have not used a stone on my knives other than to repair the tip. I have Helvie knives, and they stay sharp as long as I strop them regularly. I do own diamond stones that I have used on other tools such as "v" tools and some gouges. They work the best of all stones I own. Thanks for sharing.
My dad could sharpen a knife to razor, razor sharp. His joke was the his knife was so sharp that the shadow of it cut the leg off a table. I never learned from him, although he always wanted to teach me. My teacher had a poor student. Learn whatever you can from those you have. I eventually got it figured out for what works for me.
Johnny! I suggest back lighting the blade with a flash light, checking both sides, to check for the burr at the end. Carving tools should whittle hairs before you try to whittle wood.
Hi Johnny. I've also started using diamond stones recently. I got a Sharpnal stone which has a course side (325 grit) and an extra fine side (1200 grit) and I also got a cheap 600 grit plate. Those together with a strop seems to cover all my needs so far. I've been using them dry but I'll try putting a bit of water on them now I've watched your video. Thanks! :)
@Grumpy_old_git-73 Glad to hear it. I tried without the water but the dwarf can build up and create an uneven plane on the stone. Once I realized that I was all about the water. Just make sure you dry/clean your stones thoroughly after use.
I have two of those knives and they are my favorite. I have two because I dropped one and needed to “fix” the blade. I fixed it with sandpaper but may grab some of these diamond stones.
@coreybrown1421 i tried and failed to sharpen properly on Sandpaper, just ended up being a waste of money. Diamond stones are easier to use, more straightforward, and they are so durable it's amazing.
Another great video! I don't think I would have had the nerve to touch a blade to a stone. I was always told that if you strop correctly, you should never have to stone a blade. My gut said that isn't the case, but I'm a beginner, so I was just going by what they said. How about I come down, have a pipe with you, talk carving and let you sharpen my stuff!
@toddjunck5769 😆 🤣 😆 it's not that hard to sharpen on a stone brother, but if you ever need hands on help, just let me know. Sharpening on stones intimidated me at first, so I made it a personal challenge to figure it out real well. Now that I have it down it feels infinitely easy. Next week I'm gonna do a review/How-To on a powered sharpening system. 😉 I'm too lazy for stone alone, and I'm carving so much I want to streamline everything
Great video as always!!! DMT are the way better stones Still using wet and Dry paper but planing to switch to dimond stones after I use all my sandpaper on stiks etc
Great video Johnny! Do you eventually need to take the knife to the stone even if you strop it frequently? I haven’t dulled a whittling knife yet, but I’ve been carving for only a few months. Is that process a must someday or just when you forget to strop for a while? Also, I accidentally rounded the edge of my only v tool while trying to fix a tiny chip. Now the blade is even but a little rounded, maybe a video for v tools as well.
@joaofalco939 You know, i though that you wouldn't. Matter of fact I was certain. I was dead wrong. Over time the knife will dull if you don't go to a stone. It's slight, not much but over time it will. It'll shift slowly enough that it can be hard to discern till you get a knife that's hit the stone recently. I've carved over 200 carvings this past years and I have definitely seen the effect on my knives.
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Johnny boy. You're the Bob Ross of wood carving.
@@tamarockstar45 haha, I like that. Bob Ross was a swell guy, I'll take that all day long.
I've been struggling with sharpening knives for ages, will follow this and hopefully reignite my passion for carving. Thank you!
@@JoseSuarez-gl3ye Fantastic. I hope it helps! Thanks for commenting and watching.
Excellent video. Diamond stones are definitely the way to go for beginners. Great advice throughout the whole video.
@000cjr glad you agree, really appreciate the reinforcement. I tried sandpaper just ended up being a waste of money, they work, but not easily and not real well for me.
I have been carving for ten years, and I have not used a stone on my knives other than to repair the tip. I have Helvie knives, and they stay sharp as long as I strop them regularly. I do own diamond stones that I have used on other tools such as "v" tools and some gouges. They work the best of all stones I own. Thanks for sharing.
@waylandgammill625 that's fantastic. I find that if it works for you that's the way to do it then.
Great video, I like how it covers sharping in detail.
I tried to keep it thorough for folks just getting started!
Thank you Johnny ..Thank you for the lesson ..Great job
@whittler0507 Appreciate you Gene!
I love all your videos, thank you for sharing 😊
@@arielmorales8822 Sincerely appreciated Ariel, thanks for commenting and saying so! 😀
My dad could sharpen a knife to razor, razor sharp. His joke was the his knife was so sharp that the shadow of it cut the leg off a table. I never learned from him, although he always wanted to teach me. My teacher had a poor student. Learn whatever you can from those you have. I eventually got it figured out for what works for me.
@@scotttatlock3188 Wise words Scott, thanks for sharing that.
Johnny! I suggest back lighting the blade with a flash light, checking both sides, to check for the burr at the end. Carving tools should whittle hairs before you try to whittle wood.
@mikereed4876 That's great, thanks Mike.
Hi Johnny. I've also started using diamond stones recently. I got a Sharpnal stone which has a course side (325 grit) and an extra fine side (1200 grit) and I also got a cheap 600 grit plate. Those together with a strop seems to cover all my needs so far.
I've been using them dry but I'll try putting a bit of water on them now I've watched your video. Thanks! :)
@Grumpy_old_git-73 Glad to hear it. I tried without the water but the dwarf can build up and create an uneven plane on the stone. Once I realized that I was all about the water.
Just make sure you dry/clean your stones thoroughly after use.
@@JohnnyTheLayton Thanks, yeah I wasn't sure about wetting them but like you said I'll make sure I dry them completely afterward :)
I have two of those knives and they are my favorite. I have two because I dropped one and needed to “fix” the blade. I fixed it with sandpaper but may grab some of these diamond stones.
@coreybrown1421 i tried and failed to sharpen properly on Sandpaper, just ended up being a waste of money. Diamond stones are easier to use, more straightforward, and they are so durable it's amazing.
Another great video! I don't think I would have had the nerve to touch a blade to a stone. I was always told that if you strop correctly, you should never have to stone a blade. My gut said that isn't the case, but I'm a beginner, so I was just going by what they said. How about I come down, have a pipe with you, talk carving and let you sharpen my stuff!
@toddjunck5769 😆 🤣 😆 it's not that hard to sharpen on a stone brother, but if you ever need hands on help, just let me know.
Sharpening on stones intimidated me at first, so I made it a personal challenge to figure it out real well. Now that I have it down it feels infinitely easy.
Next week I'm gonna do a review/How-To on a powered sharpening system. 😉 I'm too lazy for stone alone, and I'm carving so much I want to streamline everything
@@JohnnyTheLaytonwill do!
Great video, Johnny. I just bought this same set per the recommendation of Master Carver Roger Stegall. Now with your vid I could be dangerous......
@@kevint8532 😆 🤣 Glad to hear it!!
Great video as always!!! DMT are the way better stones Still using wet and Dry paper but planing to switch to dimond stones after I use all my sandpaper on stiks etc
@marlawhite3682 Thanks Marla! 😀
Great video Johnny!
Do you eventually need to take the knife to the stone even if you strop it frequently? I haven’t dulled a whittling knife yet, but I’ve been carving for only a few months. Is that process a must someday or just when you forget to strop for a while?
Also, I accidentally rounded the edge of my only v tool while trying to fix a tiny chip. Now the blade is even but a little rounded, maybe a video for v tools as well.
@joaofalco939 You know, i though that you wouldn't. Matter of fact I was certain. I was dead wrong. Over time the knife will dull if you don't go to a stone. It's slight, not much but over time it will. It'll shift slowly enough that it can be hard to discern till you get a knife that's hit the stone recently. I've carved over 200 carvings this past years and I have definitely seen the effect on my knives.
I spend more time sharpening and stropping than carving.
I find myself investing too much time in it every so often, but that maint does pay for itself.
@ I used to be a chef - you always get cut with the dull knife.
@@PaulRidgeway-h7l ain't that the truth.