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- The Easiest Way To Sharpen Knives. Keeping your knife sharp may seem like a daunting task. There are dozens of different techniques and tools to get the job done. Simplicity though, proves to be one of the best practices! The goal when sharpening a knife is to simply make the knife sharp. This is done by removing metal from the edge of the dull blade. Blades become dull due to, on a micro level, the metal rolling over. As we sharpen the blade we remove that rolled metal leaving behind a nice clean crisp edge.
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I realize this is an old video but I'm a 49 year old homeless man with cerebral palsy. Your candle trick and y stick and lots of your content makes life easier.
I realize I am not your target audience but thanks.
Love from Wisconsin.
God bless you, my friend.
A good tip if you are new to knife sharpening is to use a permanent marker to colour in the edge. Then when you sharpen it makes it clear where you are removing metal.
I agree I used to do that
Thanks for the tip.
finally someone sharpens a knife the way i do!! been a toolmaker for 38 years and never could get anyone to catch on to my knife sharpening style!! way to go!!
Me too
I gave out those cheap red Morakniv camp knives at the office for Christmas last year. Later people came back to me telling me how amazingly sharp they were. Awesome for a cheap knife.
@@sibco96 ay the cheap ones can shock you sometimes.. my favorite knife i own and that i had for like 5 years now was a 50$ one i got at canadian tire "its an outdoors shop/tire change garage here in canada" and it beats out my 300$ knives lol
Well,that done it for me,finally someone showed me,what worked for me!!!🙂
yes, you have to whet it with a leather strop to remove the burr@@natxanadu
You just taught me something I could not figure out in the first 50 years of my life.Thank you for the great video!
Thanks Dan, FINALLY someone gets that we are not all expert sharpeners! Sub!
Excatly right
We will be now...after a lil practice
Finally someone who can actually explain this properly.
This has got to be the best video on TH-cam explaining knife sharpening. I dread trying to sharpen my knives and usually have someone do it for me. With this EASY explanation, I’m going to bite the bullet and give it a shot. Thanks Brother!!!
How did it go
Simple, solid physics explaied brilliantly! Thanks, Dan, from now on I will do it right. I expect many good years from my new carbon Companion. ☺👍
OK. You're encouraging me. If it works for you it'll work for me :-) This method makes the most visual sense I've ever seen. Awesome.
Try it on a crappy knife first, to get the feel of it....
Agreed.
This makes so much more sense to me than ALL the other videos I've watched.
Prior to this video, I gave up. I just happened to watch this one on a lark.
That’s been my method for the past 60 years. The “kiss” method rules supreme. 😊👍👍
So I just tried this with my single blade Case XX. I don't think it's ever been this sharp!Great video, very helpful. Thank you much!
It's 2022 and this video is yet one of the most useful tips I have ever seen on youtube
I love how you flipped this around, bringing the stone to the knife, to help us understand how to maintain the grind angle. All the other tutorials I've seen or been taught were about trying to somehow "envision the angle" as I brought the knife to the stone which never worked for me and undermined my confidence in the technique as a beginner. Thanks for sharing this innovative, clear, and simple method to do this correctly.
Excatly
Well said
This makes it harder...with a scandi knife you can easily feel when the bevel is at the correct angle on the stone
Very good screening. Good job.
You sharpen a knife blade on a large stone at first, but you only need to use the smaller stone later to resharpen small areas later.
Excellent video, 👍🏼 I think your the only guy I’ve seen who actually knows what he’s talking about! with proper technique. 😎
Thank you ! I never looked at sharpening a knife in that way but it damn sure works!!! Thank you ! Mr Dan
Thank you! So many people emphasize the 15 or 20 degree angle, but I like how you mentioned the gap and closing it. Makes sense!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I will most certainly try this method out next time. I have always had problems with keeping the correct angle when using the classic slide on the stone method.
Agreed with a lot of comments, this is one of the best knife sharpening videos that I've seen and sharping it in the woods.
Thanks for sharing!
Ever use the edge of your truck window to put a quick edge on your knife. The ground glass of a car/truck window is an excellent honing tool!
That and the very bottom of a ceramic coffee mug
@@markodenbrett2163 Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
This is the best knife sharpening video on TH-cam.
Think you sir for putting this on TH-cam.
I really like how you hold the knife and stone so you can see the gap. However, you may want to mention that not all knifes have a single grind. For example blades that are made from thinner stock than the one you use in the video, like Swiss army knives, will have a primary grind of around 15 dps which extends 1/4 or 1/2 the way towards the spine of the blade, and then a secondary grind, which only extends a couple of millimeters from the edge, of 20-25 dps. This means that when you 'close the gap' your stone is resting on the primary bevel and won't remove any metal from the secondary bevel. It could be quite frustrating for someone to apply your great technique only to find that their knife never seems to get any sharper.
Dan, you are a simple person and I say that in a good way. Love ya.
This was the most helpful video of I found on internet for amateur 💯💯💯 THANK YOU
I have never heard of the gap explanation/method before, it is mind blowing! Thank you for not only explaining what to do - but WHY. This is what too many TH-cam videos fail to do.
A sharp knife is a safe knife is so true 💪👍
Hands down the most effective technique! Tried it with a dull knife, and im chopping thru my onions and tomatoes like there's no tomorrow. Thank you very much!!
Dan, thanks pal. I can’t wait to get home to the bush and try that out. I have never seen this method before. Your Chauffeur, J Bruce, Hollywood North 🇨🇦
Omg! I've been trying for awhile to sharpen my camping knifes and even had a friend with a bunch of fancy stones try and it didn't work but this was the best video ever!! I've now got sharp knifes and I did it myself!
I just found your channel tonight! Love it!
I am an old guy who could never sharpen a knife. Now I can you are there man wow thanks great video
I think it’s hilarious that every time someone puts out a video on how to sharpen a knife, it’s a Scandi grind. The easiest grind to sharpen. Show how to field sharpen a convex or hollow grind with no obvious bevel to use as a guide. That would be a big help for people starting off in Bushcrafting. Not all knives are scandi.
Select the tools that will help you. There's a reason most bushcraft era use scandi grind. Why make life difficult?
Thanks for the tip, I never knew that.
@@toddandangelbrowning2920 The speediness of your reply equals your attempt at sarcasm. Listen, your the same as all the others. Making a big deal out of sharpening the easiest, but not the only, knife grind there is. 🙄
@@itsawonderfulknife7031 I’m sorry pal, you assumed an untruth. I really meant the comment as sincere as I could be. I seriously never knew most bushcraft knives were of Scandi grind. No attempt at sarcasm.
@@itsawonderfulknife7031 if you're going to use rarer equipment you have to work harder to learn it. You have a bad attitude towards someone who put out free content and someone who tried to show appreciation.
Great , Great I have been using this design of a way to sharpening a knife for a lot of years . It works great. Thanks
Thank you. I will never sharpen knives the same again. Very informative.
As we say in Canada, this guy's a beauty. Thanks for the simple, straightforward method.
U fixed my way of sharpening knives! Now I want to fix those holes in your plaid. A stitch in time saves nine.
The fact that it's a decent video with no commercials is awesome
Very easy to follow and utilize the technique! Thank you!! I always heard the knife should be at a 20 degree angle but who the hell can tell all the time! This video takes the guesswork out of knife sharpening! Thank you again!!
Brilliant - thank you. As someone who struggles with knife sharpening this concept of determining the blade angle is genius - thanks once again.
This is by far the best video I’ve seen on how to sharpen a knife ! Superb thanks
Whenever my Grandfather would come visit us one of the things he would do is sharpen the kitchen knives, axes, etc. I remember not understanding what he meant by “sharp is safe.” Thankfully he passed his knowledge (and his Arkansas whetstone) onto me. I look forward to passing on the same knowledge and stone to my son. Thanks for the vid! Good advice!
I collect knives & I've viewed many, many videos covering "How to Sharpen" your knife.., well, your's beats them ALL!!! THX for these insights [especially the info covering blade-to-stone angle] and safe & sure way to kill dullness.
Lol. Thanks man appreciate it....it funny, I've had people for YEARS!! Tell me spit on the stone, put it on the table , push the blade across the stone...never had good results.i bought some new knives,some had no edge, so I took a sharpie and colored the edge, and basically did what you just showed, worked ggggrrreat!! .it was cool seeing you do it now I don't feel like I'm doin it weird. Hahaha. Again thanks!!!
Excellent video.. there are so many ways, but this by far seems the easiest and most accurate.
I’m glad I grew up in the country where we learned this stuff from childhood. A dull knife is extremely dangerous!
Simple. No unneeded attention catching. Great video
Man I can't thank you enough. I used to use V sharpeners because I could never get the hang of using a stone. I had an old Buck 110 laying around that was unbelievably dull. Using the technique you showed here it's now shaving sharp.
Awesome "close the gap" excellent thanks from the UK!
Thank you for making it so easy! 🔪🗡⚔️🪒
Dan, I sent you an email about knife sharpening. This is a great video! I will certainly show it to my kids and families before my event.
Good video. I’ve been doing it wrong for years. Thank God for Razor knives
Thanks for sharing this simple easy to follow method. Been struggling all my life to understand the sharpening process and coming up short. Anxious to try your method asap!
Just love your videos, always thankful when I watch. All the stuff I've been teaching my son. Love it don't stop.
Simple concept. Simple response. Thank you, Dan.
I just appreciate the fact the video is as sharp as the knife!
Hello from England, I'm crap at sharpening knives, but I can do this method. Thank you, just subbed.
I learned this technique as a boy scout (a thousand years ago) and it’s so much simpler than any other method I’ve ever tried. Great advice. Great video.
Thanks very much, that is the best instructions I have seen so far it's just easy, so I will do that next time I am in the kitchen, top marks
Very refreshing outlook on knife sharpening. I prefer the bald flat with the cutting edge sliding forward on the stone, one drag on tee flipside just to fine tune the edge. With a smaller stone, your technique provides a more simple way especially in the wild. Thanks for this, Dan.
As a boy my older brother taught me this same concept.Safety is priority...Great job...
Thank you!!! Greatly appreciate that. I haven't been able to use a stone right, ever. Can't wait to try it.
Such a good teacher
I feel confident about sharpening my knives correctly now! Thank you!
One of the best video out there....really good teacher
Best video I've seen on this.
Great video, best explanation about sharpening I have seen.
I use to think I knew how to sharpen a knife. Thanks Dan, awesome job explaining how to do it right!!!
This man is safe. A sharp knife of a man.
Thank goodness I found your channel. Joyfully subscribed.
Not the way I was shown, but why not ill give it a try. Always like using paper to check to see how sharp my blade is great video thanks.
Nice video Dan. Clear, concise and duplicatable. thanks
Update on my K-bar tdi dude its sharp AF ! I watched other videos as I stayed b4 and none of them even come close to yours. Thank again brother. You da man!
No idea if you'll see this, but thank you sir! This has helped me so much (especially since I'm a new blacksmith)
I’ve never seen this technique. Seems pretty simple. I’m looking forward to giving it a try myself.
Great vid, Dan! Couldn’t have been clearer❣️
Great advice! I ues the second method you showed, it definitely takes practice. I have been using a stone for knives for years. Have a great day
This is surprising to see you go both up and down with your grind stone against the blade....everyone taught me to just slide one way away from you same as one way on a chain saw....going to try your new to me method....thankyou.
I'm sure it has already been said in the previous comments but this technique for finding the edge angle only works for a Scandi grind on a knife such as a Mora or other Scandi knives. If your knife has a convex grind, secondary bevel or micro bevel it is an entirely different story to maintaing the correct angle on the edge.
Video has over 550 thumbs down votes for good reason (whereas the 26,000 people who liked it are comin’ from those who probably never sharpened/never heard of a micro bevel and are almost certainly gonna destroy their pocketknives and/or kitchen knives with this guy’s technique). I will admit the guy does have a good screen presence, at least.
Thank you!!! Finally, my pocket Buck knife is sharp again.
Thank you for sharing your skills, knowledge and experience..
From S.A. TX
Like it ! Just simple. And i can tell !! A good sharp blade is safety !
I"ve watched a handful of sharpening videos and your method is inspired. It was quite wasy for me to get the right grind angle. Thanks!
Ok, I'm going to try this. Thank you for the excellent video!
I have not been able to find my sharpening kit and did not feel like buying a new one so I been sharpening my knife on the back of another knife it works for the moment
I’ve always been afraid of doing this, but now I will try. Thanks!
Thanks so much I can’t wait to try this!! Sharpening is my arch enemy but I’m determined to overcome and conquer this!
I don’t know why but I feel like I need to watch every knife sharpening video I see…😁 It’s just satisfying I guess…🤷🏼♂️
Absolutely agree with the points on this video. Use the factory bevels as your angle guide. Of course this is a scandi grind mora which is probably the easiest knife in the world to sharpen because of the massive wedge that are the bevels. I’d easily sharpen a Mora in the field but I’d rather wait till I get home to sharpen a Buck 110 because of the smaller bevel. I like my Lansky sharpening kit for everything that isn’t a scandi grind and prefer just any type of flat stone for Scandis. My Lansky kit might be the best bang for the buck product I’ve ever purchased. One kit countless sharpenings of just about everything I can get my hands on.
Excellent instruction, many thanks 🙏🏼🇬🇧
Amazing. Why have we always been told to sharpen with the edge down? Edge up makes perfect sense. Thank you. I’ve got a lot of knives to fix. 👍
Absolutely correct. Great video!
Super helpful, thanks
Good simple video.I have never been able to get a truly sharp blade,like of patience and like of skill.Think I can do it now.Thank you for your knife angle information.
Those Morakniv knives are sharp as mess right out of the box
Thank you so much for this lesson. I've always been worried about sharpening all my knives, including kitchen ones.
Wow, best knife sharpening methodology I've ever seen for stone work! The other useful tips I could add is to wear a solid leather belt (not two halves stitched together, they fall apart easily) so you can use it to "strop" or polish the edge further after you stone it to get it even sharper.
More importantly though, START with better blade to begin with! One like that amazing Morakniv/Mora you have that's super affordable but sharp as HECK! The "best" knives are ones made from a harder "high Carbon Steel" vs any type of Stainless, which is so much softer metal it sucks at holding an edge and will never get NEAR as sharp as a high Carbon blade! Look at the "Rockwell Hardness" or RH to see how the blade material compares. A higher RH like 58 or higher (like that Morakniv 511 has) will get sharper and stay sharper 3-4X longer than Stainless. But it also takes longer to get an edge on initially or if you let it get too far gone.
A high Carbon blade will tend to rust easy though IF you don't take care of it! You want to either polish them to a mirror finish (small pits is where rust forms first) and keep them polished up, use a metal bluing finish, or put another coating on the blade like pure Carnauba or Bee's wax. If you can help it, you NEVER want to put it back in the sheath wet! Especially a leather sheath because it holds moisture... Dry it off really well first, or clean it up by the end of the day. Let it air dry out of the sheath and dry the sheath out good too.
I wish I would have seen this many years ago!! Thank you 🦾
Thank you. All my knives are dull. I tried to sharpen them and failed so I just started to imagine the guy who used to drive through the neighborhood sharpening knives. The good old days.
Thank you. Very good video and information. Easy to follow!
So simple it's crazy. Excellent tip. Thank you!!
Another important tip. Many times the thickness of the blade is so thick that the angle to hold the knife "to close the gap that you talk about", becomes so severe you won't be able to get a sharp lasting edge. You can correct this quickly with a few quick passes on a bench or belt grinder etc. and then finish with your stone followed by a honing steel. Grind the knife in fairly swift strokes avoiding excessive heat temper damage. Experienced from several years using knives daily in a meat packing house.
Wow! Thank You so much for this!
It works, I just did it, thanks bud.
I thought I knew knife sharpening. (Yes I've also produced scalpel type results.) Until now, You just taught Me My no new crazy angle technique.& proper lubrication. Thank You.
By the way, this is a FIVE STAR presentation.
Oh Yes! Alway's close the Gap Folk's.