Knife Sharpening

Knife sharpening refers to the practice of removing material from the bevels of a blade to sharpen the edge. There are any number of ways to sharpen a knife, from simply abrading it on a rock to stropping it on leather and others. There are also any number of types of sharpeners designed to do the job, including but not limited to standard bench stones, angle-guides, pull-through models, crossed ceramic sticks, electric models, belt grinders and more. A variety of abrasives are used in the process, including diamond-coated ones, the aforementioned ceramics, stones, sharpening steels, etc., all in a variety of grits from coarse to fine.

8 Amazing Additions To Any Knife Book Library

When you look at these eight knife books that F&W Media has put out, they’re not only impressive as a whole, but each individual title is clearly an example of quality work.
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DMT Brings You: Two Ways to Sharpen Your Hunting Knife

The experts at Diamond Machining Technology (DMT) have composed a “how to” article below to help knife users understand which sharpening techniques are best for different hunting-knife tasks.
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4 Steps to Perfect Freehand Sharpening

by Dexter Ewing 1) Select a Sharpener Invest in a good bench stone. You have the natural ones like the arkansas stones and the manmade ones such as the Norton India stone. There are also the diamond-bonded stones that many …
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Hunter’s Edge: 3 EZ-Carry Field Hones

Keeping your hunting knife sharp at all times is a must in the field. One of the best ways to do it is to touch the edge up after each time you use it—and the easiest way to do …
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Hunter’s Edge: 2 Sharpeners and Sharpening eBook

Keep your hunting knife sharp and ready to perform in the field with two great sharpeners and a sharpening eBook from ShopBlade. One of the more unusual and ingenious sharpeners is the Spyderco Duckfoot diamond sharpening system. Sporting …
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Knives Of Summer: Keep Those Puppies Sharp!

When you use one of our “Knives Of Summer,” you will need to sharpen that puppy. In fact, a little edge maintenance after each use—when feasible—is the best way to keep your knife sharp for the next time you need …
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Hones for the Sharpening Challenged

The CCKS 2-Step Knife Sharpener from Smith’s offers coarse tungsten carbide rods on top and extra-fine (1,000 grit) ceramic rods on bottom—both at pre-set angles for easy pull-through use—for sharpening and edge touch-ups/refinement, respectively. MSRP: $3.99. (Smith’s photo) If sharpening …
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