Freehand Sharpening Part 1-The Beginning - Mantis Outdoors
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- Опубликовано: 17 фев 2018
- in this video we are going to be discussing the basics of freehand sharping and why you should get into it.
Special thanks to www.sharpeningsupplies.com
for all there help with this video and the videos to follow in this series
I love your philosophy! When I was about 16 years old I tried to learn how to freehand sharpen on my own. I knew no one who could teach me. So I tried and failed over and over and over again and finally gave up. My love of knives continued but I ended up trying to find shortcuts and easy ways to sharpen a knife all with less than stellar results. The closest I ever came to success was using a Spiderco Sharpmaker. Lots of work, virtually no flexibility, but an acceptable edge. Started that about 10 years ago. After retiring I decided that I wanted to spend time and learn how to hand sharpen. Thank God for RUclips!! I'm still not very good but I am learning and I can at least get a blade sharp! And there is just something that's soothing and meditating about sharpening by him. I'll look forward to following your channel and seeing where you go!!
Thanks brother
This is exactly the type of series I have been looking for!! I'm a knife enthusiast and I know the bare minimum to keep my knives at their current level using a ceramic or Arkansas rod, but not beyond that. Every knife channel on youtube says the same thing, "Learn how to sharpen...", but there are barely any videos/advice beyond "Find the angle of your knife" and "Make the same number of passes on each side". I am very much looking forward to the tutorials!!!
I have been sharpening everything with only a Fallkniven DC4 stone so I can own the skill of field sharpening with that stone. The best part of our craft is the time and focus everything takes. Time flies when your mind is not worrying about normal responsibilities or things out of our own control. I can't wait to see the rest of this series.
Freehand sharpening is very therapeutic. I find it very relaxing.
Great start to a much needed series. I personally use Dan's Arkansas Stones. I use the soft (medium grit), hard (fine grit), and the translucent (extra fine grit). I get the pocket sized stones so I can use them at home our when I'm out crafting bushes. LOL. Seems to work just fine for my needs.
papaschuette thanks brother
papaschuette Thats what i use.
I'll be following this vid series. I'll be honest, I've never been good at hand sharpening.
Thanks brother, I have always had issues keeping the right angle when free hand sharpening. This series will be very helpful and appreciated.
This resonates with the Japanese in me... :) Thanks man.
Iratus Jackalope Lol awesome bro
Other than the flailing hands
Good video
I’ve been sharpening knives all my life and I’m looking forward to seeing more of this series cause I’m sure there is something I can still learn
Yeah if you tied my hands behind my back I wouldn’t be able to talk LOL thanks for the view and comment
You should check out Rough Rooster knife Sharpening. He’s really good knowledgeable about Arkansas stones.
Thanks again for sharpening my Genesis!
Looking forward to the HOW and the tutorials, etc....
Buy the stones on Amazon. The 8k is $58 and 320 and 1000 are under $40. I also use 2k sometimes. The Shaptons are amazing stones, love the 1k. Also get a flattening stone, I use atoma 400 for flattening, works great.
Thank you for doing this! Very informative.
I see a pile of you tube videos on freehand sharpening on stones or plates. I see this video was done in 2018 so maybe more now than in 2018.
Thanks for taking time to explain all this. This is one area I'm weak in
Shen Tree hopefully by the end of this series you will have the knowledge you need and are looking for
Shen Tree 👍
Great premise for a video series, Will! Please show us how you free-hand sharpen convex blades.
I thought you were going to do a whole series of sharpening videos.
Awesome thank you!!
I have the worksharp field sharpener but im putting together a EDC freehand touch up kit with the base being a DIY A.D.D wallet strop and a DMT credit card plate. I agree the calmimg effect of good free hand sharpening
I wish someone somewhere will tell people a WorkSharp Ken Onion only works on 110volts. If you just plug it into any outlet it will pop pop then burn out.
Anyone that uses sharp tools should know how to sharpen the tools that they use. It takes practice to be able to sharpen by hand so if a beginner wants to use a sharpening device to start with that’s ok. It just depends on the tool and the user and how sharp it needs to be to do the task at hand. Good video keep up the good work.
I just got done using the Spyderco Sharpmaker, then felt guilty I didn't use my DC4/CC4 combo stones while watching this lol. Well I'm expecting to see a Sopses on the stones in future vids ;) good stuff!
Ever going to do the actual videos???
Steven Johnson yes working 70 hrs a week has me way behind in videos I'll get it out asap
Mantis Outdoors i understand bud. I know you have a real life. Just a series i was really looking forward to from you. I really enjoy your teaching style.
Stones makes appearance around 10 minutes in
Best Sharpening system: 400, 1000 and 3000 grit set sharpening stones or sandpaper,combined with a (kangaroo) leather strop and newspaper. No need to go higher on stones grit,if you strop the knife on leather and then newspaper. (How to sharpen tips): Excample: Every 50 passes per side on the 400 grit stone,you have to do double (100 passes per side on the next 1000 grit).Then you have to do triple passes on the 3000 grit.The only part that you don't have to work more,is the final step,stroping on newspaper.Remember to keep the right angle,never put to much convexing on the edge and regularly,carefully check the edge as you progress.This is how I do it,this is the only way,I get very very long lasting scary sharp edges on my knives!
Running behind on videos, see this has 5 dislikes 3 days in, what is wrong with them? Growing up all we ever used was the 2 sided cheap stone, got the job done just was not great. Have tried multiple little pocket sharpners and current camp pack is a smiths 4 in coarse and fine diamond with a piece of leather glued to the cover. Have seen waterstones before but generally whats recommended cost over $100 a stone.
im looking forward to this as well. I hope the stones i bought and haven't yet used are good enough,lol. peace.
I personally use shapton pro stones all the way up to 5000 grit I’m gonna get a kme
For those of us who are beginners, do you have a part 2 to this video where you demonstrate how to use these stones?
Rev Wolf it's coming up
I'm not good at holding the angle to sharpen freehand. I picked up an India Combination Oilstone IBE, Craftsman Combination puck, a double of pucks with tapered/chamfered edges, a carborundum pocket stone, a large rectangular stone with 3 V-grooves on one side, a pocket diamond rod in a metal case, and I think one for fishing gear. A new cheap mill file. Access to a bench grinder though I have a small lightweight grinder, and a flex grinder thingy that goes to a drill, I think. There's a handle out near where the stone would be.
I have a new Guardian machete that is not even factory sharp. The two grinds are shaped in though. How can I sharpen it?.
Awesome! I was just looking to getting a stone. I was looking at a trend diamond plate 300/1000 grit. It is a little over $100. I knicked up my favorite knife on a rock🙁 my LT Wright Lagom. Do you think I can fix it with this plate?
I thought you were going to be doing a whole series of sharpening videos? Still waiting for that.
BTW, your facebook link takes you to some colored fellow. Just thought you should know.
What's Will's way to do convex? A old school mousepad secured under different grits of sandpaper? It's alot of work to convex on a flat stone
Hey man, ive been freehanding for almost 23 years. Check me out sometime. I agree it is meditating. Alls u need to freehand is a steady hand and patience. 👍
I’ve been waiting for a series like this! I’m deff ready to leave these other systems and get with the old tried and true!
So I have a technique of stropping I’m proud of. It’s what I did to my edges before I hit the leather I’m not happy with.
So your saying this kit will get me threw,but your gonna keep showing us better brands in the same girts?
I’ll wait and watch.
Nice information and thoughtful presentation.
First time to the channel...subbed mate.
Keep up the great work my friend.
Kind regards
EasY
That's not a good 8000 grit polished edge, I can see scratches and it's not as shiny as it should be.For beginers: As an excample: don't jump from 1000 to 8000 grit.Go 1000 then 3000 etc.Also you have to multiply the passes,every time you go higher on grit. You have to double and then triple the passes as you go higher on grit.I have made another comment on this video,to share some tips.Feel free to ask me for advice.
i see you are visiting Chris' massage pallor .....ask for the HAPPY ENDING .
Just threw up in my mouth a little thanks
I use the Chosera stones and theres no edge like it.
Knifeaholix yeah the naniwa chosera line is my favorite can’t wait to do some comparison videos
Knifeaholix Have to disagree with you there.
I go to there sight and the stones are out of stock.
John Yearick there only 3 stones that are out of stock the others ship in 3 weeks and the 8000 is in stock
Dude, if you’re doing , “long story sharp”, leave out the blaming of the wife.