Knife Sharpening | Simplest Way To Hair Whittling Sharp | Entire process Shown
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- Knife Sharpening | Simplest Way To Hair Whittling Sharp
In this video I go over my knife sharpening system ive use for the past year. Also, why I use it, and how I use it.
This video I primarily for beginners who are just getting into knife sharpening. There are many ways to sharpen thanks for watching!
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What do you think about? The DMT. Diamond whetstone It's the fine one. Red And get a knife short. But not shaving Sharp Wonder what you thought about. Is it me or the stone? LOL Do I need a new stone? Thanks.
@@rogersmith6752 First you need an English translator so Alex can understand your question. Or maybe it's just me. :)
@@rogersmith6752 you can get a knife shaving sharp on a bathroom tile if you have the skill. Some stones are easier certainly but if you dont want to spend money on a new stone the one you have is probably just fine
@@stormlord4719 lol mostly just you.... mostly
@@stormlord4719 ok smarta$$ I posted before editing. I'm glad you have time to be a smarta$$
My wife won't let me watch your videos until the hair on my
arms grows back. Tis a small price to pay. Thanks for the
free master's classes.
My wife always makes fun of me as well😂 Haha more like a beginner class😉 Thanks for the comment my friend 👊
I’m grounded also but until the hair on her arm grows back. She was pissed when she woke up
@@jimmys3153 You might wanna shave her legs instead then😜
Esoteric I’ll try that next time 💩
funny
Everyone knows it isn't properly dull unless you use the mug.
Not sure you want to try and dull a knife on your mug ;^)
@@Reploidx9 you're completely right! I prefer to use someone else's mug.
@@Bocahj4 Hah! So do I! Just makes life SO much easier
Im not sure whether its harder to get the hair feathering edge or to record it on camera! Great vid as usual
Getting it on camera is the unicorn of the knife sharpening tricks for sure. Especially with a relatively shallow depth of field🦄 😂 Thanks Pete👊
Nerf Lerb!
Great vid. Thank you! This is exactly what TH-cam is all about. I can’t tell you how many times I watch and rewatch your old sharpening vids. 99% of my sharpening ability comes directly from your tutorials. This one is an amazing addition. Again, thank you!
Thanks for the info, needed the simplicity and ease.
Man simple and easy. Awsome content. Thank you so much for taking the time to educate us man.
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I don't have a lot of money to spend but your disclosure that you will get a cut makes it seem all the more worth it for me knowing it will help you out too. Win, win.
Thank you for the support 🙏
Best sharpening video. Hands down
Just received my DFT fine, it’s great. Thank you for the recommendation 👍👍
A video from Alex? Day much improved. I seriously love the sharpening content.
Just received two of your strops with the 3 and 1 micron compounds you recommend / sell.
Love my stones. These are an awesome complement to them. Many thanks.
”I like alcohol sometimes“
Me too...
hah ;D
Oddly enough I read your comment as he said "I like alcohol sometimes"
By far the best instructional channel for beginners. Well edited, no rambling or hours of sharpening/ polishing.
I'm going to learn how to do this properly because of you. Thanks. Keep up the great work.
Excellent tutorial. I sharpen knives night and day to do my job making oboe reeds. Did this with one of my dull knives and it came back to life.
Thank you. I've been doing sharpening for a while, practicing and watching hundreds of tutorials. I got pretty decent but couldnt get my blades even to start shaving, but ultimately it's your videos that made that last missing puzzle piece fall into place and got me to my first shaving edge. Still working my way up to hair whittling, but I'll get there. Also, glad to see you back with another video. Salutations from Ukraine!
You’re back!
Excellent video (as usual)!
Love your work! Thank you so much for all the videos you put out! I was inspired by you 90 second sharpening vid and have been watching ever since. First sharpening system was sharpmaker + ultra fine, then I tried the worksharp, then lanskey, then DMT extra coarse plate + Spyderco medium benchstone + strop with green compound (sound familiar? Very happy with the recommendation 😉) then Spyderco fine and ultra fine benchstones to work on my freehand. I just finished purchasing Jende 1, .5, .25, and .1 micron poly diamond emulsions for my DIY leather strops to take them to the next level. Thank you again for all your help and information on the subject of knifes and sharpening.
Thank you for sharing this very informative video. All the best to you. 🤗
Awesome work. Free hand sharpening is a great talent to have
I currently use the Smiths tri-stone system and a stropping block with the green Formax honing compound. I use your sharping technique and I get a really good edge on my knives, but looking to take it to the next level and this video helped me see what I needed to do. Thanks for the helpful videos and product links.
I've been watching your videos a long time. This one though so damn spot on and easy.
I don't have a knife sharpening setup. But I'm very interested in getting into sharpening my own knives, hence why I watched this video. I'm going to give your setup here a try after I order the stones. Thanks for the video.👍🏻
Dude, your videos are seriously awesome. You are a gifted teacher, and unlike soooo many other youtubers, you don't just like to hear yourself talk. I learn a lot, and I never feel the need to skip ahead. Once I begin your videos, I basically always watch the whole thing. Thanks for thr great content, and keep up the good work. Sorry it took me so long to realize I wasn't subscribed
Awesome...enjoy your videos. You make it look easy...still working on my skills.
This really helped! Typically I could dull and edge in about 30 seconds (trying to sharpen or hone it)! I was able to take a couple of knives that I wouldn’t use because I couldn’t get them sharp and have them slice right through some paper with no drag! Thx so much. You helped one for sure.
I use and Edge Pro Apex 3. I used to do all my sharpening completely by hand with diamond stones but decided to give a fixture type sharpener a try. I really like it. With just a little bit of a learning curve you can you can get perfect angles and some very, very sharp blades. I'll still do touch ups by hand but for dull blades or blades that need reprofiled they will go onto the Edge Pro. Used it to sharpen a couple of blades today.
I'm a newbie, thanks good tips.
Here in 2021, got the DMT fine on your recommendation - its awesome! Subscribed.
I have been sharpening my PM2 S110V on a handheld DMT medium and fine. I use my knife at work and even get it dull depending on what I use it for. The little DMT sharpens very well on this super steel. I only started stopping it after watching Cedric and Ada. On my D2 I just finished it on a pasted suade strop and then a smooth one. Your system is great for pocket knives!
As always, great video
Thank you so much for these videos. I originally bought the popular amazon stone that you reviewed and had no luck in sharpening with it (novice over here). But after acquiring the DMT, my knives are sharp again.
I use the DMT diafold in fine/extra fine and the green compound on a leather belt, the pocket size is great for having it with me all the time.
Simple Quick Effective. Love it.
I use a Chinese copy of the Edge Pro, with very cheap diamond stones and a modified Cliff Stamp methodology that forms an apex from non burred (i.e. non stressed and weakened) metal.
Restoring a profiled blade to shaving hair takes a few minutes and it stays sharp fairly well, due to the Cliff Stamp metallurgy and experimental knowledge, that avoids the burr as much as possible. As soon as a knife shaves hair from my arm, it's sharp enough for me.
Cheers Sincerely David
glad there are videos like this - i really don't want to spend a small fortune on a guided system - rather buy a cheap knife and practice - practice - practice... it also gives you bragging rights when you finally get it right
KME and a work sharp grinder depends on what I’m sharpening but I use strops more than anything 1mic diamond spray lately love the videos thanks for making them
Thanks for the honest review ... For a
long time I looked for a system for sharpening knives that was easy to use and long lasting ... I don't need my blades to be sharp as razors ... I just want them to do their job ... Best regards from Brasil!
I use a Lansky in a cheap vise because I’m poor lol. Take it to 600 then strop on this thing I made watching videos from some guy in PA...!
Thanks for the video. Always learning something new.
As always - awesome video!
I am currently using the Ken Onion version of the worksharp tool while i practice my free hand sharpening. The worksharp is easy tpo use and makes a super sharp knife with little to no skill required, which works well for me lol. I have bought the edgepro stones and made a strop as well from your earlier videos. I have had great success with the worksharp and DIY strop, the edgepros stones are more capable than myself at the moment but am working to get there.
You got good results, well done! I use an edge pro apex with thee whole gamut of stones and strop down to 1 micron on kangaroo. For maintenance I use the ceramic rod then strop. Works well for me.
I just use a cheap 2 grit stone like the one you showed, can’t get it shaving sharp but your videos definitely help
Great vid!
Unless reprofiling I use a 600 grit diamond followed by 5m and 3m strops. I need to setup a 1m strop.
I do tend to refine to a bit higher grit on zdp-189 though. It seems to like a more polished edge. Definitly 600 grit on the high vanadium steels!
Been watching this for a while and finally tried it.. Never could do sharpening free hand before.. but OMG I made three blades razor sharp last night.. I know I need to practice more.. but awsome!
Hi Alex. Have to let you know that following your tips I can make knifes pretty sharp. Much sharper then I could do before.
Not really shaving sharp just yet, but quite close to. I use 220 grit and the knife plus stop block.
I suppose I just need to practice more and improve holding angle, even if I am for now only using back stroke sharpening.
Many thanks!
My favorite knife is also my para 3 s110 so I think this setup will get me where I want to go
I've been sharpening on paper wheels for a while now, it's the first system that has given me consistently good results. I suck at hand sharpening but I may have to give another crack at it with this setup
Super sharp super quick
Impressive! Thanks
Good video. The indexing tips were especially helpful. I usually use the Lansky system with clamp and angle guide system. It works especially well for shorter knives. I recently purchased a set of various grit 8 inch stones, largely in part to your influence. And then you went and switched to diamond hones. :-p
I have several strops that I made, some are leather on plywood backing and one is leather glued on a section of heavy duty 5 gallon paint stirring stick. I use green or black buffing wheel compound. Thought about trying a strop with Flitz on it.
Used on a fairly sharp knife, strops are an amazing game changer.
I have also used various grits of wet/dry sand paper taped to a 12x12 piece of polished granite. The granite was $2 from a flooring store. It doesn't move when you use it.
Sharpening a knife is a art and you are a very good "knife artist" lol I have been sharpening knives for a while and I still suck lol so I just bought the paper sharpening wheel for the bench grinder , I might have to stick with that. Great videos , keep it up.
I have the Knife center version with CTS-XHP. I love how light this knife is
Been waiting for this! I've been improving at sharpening, but still have trouble getting an edge that consistently shaves.
Thank you for the step by step tutorial! :-)
Glad it was helpful!
Spyderco duel stone medium and fine. I put 3 micron diamond compound on the leather case it came with. Perfect for 90% of the stuff I do. For the heavier stuff I have a few very course diamond stones that i use for chips.
Thanks for this vid, huge help, I've watched a million of these and I think you have simplified and helped the most. I use dmt coarse, fine, x fine and do okay but need that next level of sharp. Going for the strop next, and want to get the flat diamond stone like you have here.
Ordered this morning!
Current sharpening setup-none
Currently looking for that perfect match. I really like this because I can see myself sharpening kitchen knives often because of the ease and quickness of use.
I do have a Spyderco sharpener but I HATE cleaning the stones. So I end up never using it.
I use a worksharp guided sharpener and a flexicut strop. It does ok, saving up for a tormak T8 to replace it.
Excellent video.
I have absolutely no knife experience let alone sharpening them, as a 30 year old Alaskan lady, I thank you. Love your sense of humor too in your videos.
I recently got into sharpening.. I just use a Worksharp Guided Field sharpener; works great so far, and cheap too
I like to use a little alcohol also! Friday’s seem to work best, but anytime is good. Great video as always. I love the simple approach.👍
So I just purchased the spyderco medium ceramic stone and one of your strops with the green compound. I'm totally new to this but I like it so far. Your videos help a lot as far as technique goes. But it looks like I'll need to order some more strops from you and some diamond compound.
Great knife I have the orange handle one I think it's s90v. Fits the hand perfectly and so lightweight
I use the Worksharp guided system still. I bought it about 3 years ago because i wanted to learn how to sharpen a knife and I got a killer discount through work. I also bought the upgrade kit for it so I have extra coarse, coarse, fine, extra fine, a ceramic hone and a strop. One of these days I will buy some DMT plates so I have a bigger surface area to work with but the kit I have still works like a charm. I really want to try some Japanese stones one of these days also but idk if there really is a reason to switch from diamond.
I got a worksharp guided system with the upgrade as a gift. Pros. Less skill needed as it pivots to accommodate the curve of the blade. Con is it’s small. 1/2 x 6 inch. (13 year old minds comment now). I’m 54 and I’ve been sharpening over 40 years man and boy and I’m so glad you make your vids. I’ve used a barbers strop forever and you, just now, got me to get another strop attachment for the worksharp. Brilliant. As a reference I have the motorized worksharp and can’t recommend that. Way to fast.
I'm starting to think your "dull" blades are my sharpest blades lol, I want to get into this practice but the options are as vast as the questions, I appreciate the videos very informative and helpful 🤙
Love your videos! I use a disappointing coarse fine Norton combination stone. Reason : We don't have anything better where I live.
I eventually "broke down" and bought the Edgepro system. I have a lot of knives and cycle through them so none ever really gets extended heavy use. So I sharpen so infrequently that I have been unable to develop good technique r skill to freehand as you do. I needed help, so I got some.
I use the lansky 5 stone sharpening system and love it!
Same. It just works. But I really like Alex's set up here.
Great video. One thing I got from it was to NOT push so damn much when stropping :D Thank you for that. I have a leatherman Surge and use the diamond file + a leather strop with a green compound like jewelers rouge. Overe the years I learned to sharpen with the small diamond file the stropping really takes is to another level.
New to freehand. Thanks to you and your demos, I just got the coarse and fine DMT Diamond stones. Made a couple of strops also, using leather from Hobby Lobby glued to strips of wood. From just using the stones I’m able to cut arm hair but I haven’t had much luck with the strops. I’m using the dia paste 6, 3, and 1 micron. The strops don’t seem to be doing anything. They aren’t turning black like my old strop with green compound did. Wondering if you have and ideas or suggestions on what could be wrong with the strops or what I could do differently. Like maybe add more dia paste to the strops? All three feel like leather with no compound.
I'm a LOT slower at sharpening than this very streamlined technique, but I eventually work my edges up to a 0.1 micron stropping compound. In theory, my edges should be hair-whittling, but I'm totally bald, so I guess I'll never know for sure. :-(Loved the video!
Just for regular "maintenance" of my edges, I just have a bunch of balsa strops, with various cheapo amazon diamond paste on,, seems to work OK for me,, !! I just chuck em when they get too black, ! (which proves they are actually removing steel, !),, I find this is a very affordable alternative, to expensive diamond plates which I can't afford,,,,
Thanks for this great video 'tho,,,,
really practical especially if you're using high carbide steels. I'm gonna get a medium spyderco benchstone as alternative since I don't have even 1 high carbide steel.
My current setup is:
KME Super-Tuff Ceramic Benchstone (Medium-Fine) and lapped it 60 grit
400 grit Chinese ceramic from online
Hoyama Fine Stone (cheap fine stone)
then strop on green compound
Atoma 400 and 1200 diamond stone. Followed by Spyderco 302fine or a and 302ultrafine ( bought mainly for maintenance) and white/green compound double sided leather strop. All for my Japanese leather/skiving knives...which are all single bevel like a planing iron or chisel.
Have a Spyderco 302medium on the way... cos I’ve been watching this channel
I have been on my own personal quest for the holy grail level of sharpness you indicate in this video. I watched, learned, ordered your strops/paste, and applied. I want to personally thank you, after trying every imaginable devise on the market, following your simple guidance I have attained for the first time in my life - "hair whittling sharp". It is such a joy and the deep feeling of satisfaction can not be overstated. For anyone considering this program, it is definitely attainable with very little practice. I am very happy!! Thank you sir!!
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Thanks for making an intelligent guide that doesn’t watch like an infomercial or a clip from CSPAN. Good balance
I use the course and/or fine dmts then venev or just venev then a couple leather strips with diamond compound. I cant really get an edge without a snag somewhere without using the venevs. I'm thinking if my skill was greater or maybe I used less pressure on the dmt or maybe some other factor I could get you results with just the dmt and strop.
I got the same knife but in black G10 and S30V steel. Best knife ever
Just jumped into the deep end and got my first bench stone (DMT Fine) and a Beavercraft strop with standard green compound. Can't wait to try freehand out!!
How did it go?
Kme! All I need is a good strop setup!
My current setup is a piece of ceramic armor plate in about a 6x6" square, and stropping I just use my leather belt.
I use spyderco medium and fine stones finished with a strop with green compound. Not sure if green is a standard or not but I got it from Bark river years ago and have been using it on my convex edge blades forever. I recently started using the strop on my non convex edge blades and have been liking the results, just have to use super light pressure, just the weight of the blade.
Man, love your videos! Keep up the good work.
Hope all is well with you!
Thanks you as well👍👊👊👊
AS OF THIS VID, I USE THE SAME AS YOU, AWESOME
Hey Alex! Your videos got me to the point where I’m now sharpening my knives to an awesome level. Without any bs and making it super complicated and expensive. Took practice, and at times I thought I wouldn’t be able to get the sharpness I wanted, but, after not too long it made “click” and now it’s super easy and fun. Thanks for that.
Now, for the actual comment 🙈.
In the links you posted of the DMT stones, the fine says it’s 25micron; but, there are also extra fine (9microns) and extra extra fine (3microns). With those values being similar to the ones you used on your strop; do you think you could ignore the strip and get the same results??
Another question is: what’s the point of super high grit stones (10000+) if you can achieve such an amazing degree of sharpness with just your 2/3 steps/“stones”??
Is there any advantage let’s say in cooking, or tools? Or it’s just another marketing scam just to make people spend money on something they don’t even understand?
Take care dude and thanks again for showing us your method.
Hopefully you’ll reply back, will be checking for your response often.
Best of luck. Greetings from Colombia
Dude your brother sounds excalty like you that's awesome!!!!
My current setup is a KME. I wish I saw your videos before I got it.
Just started trying wet stones... bit of a wake up call when you use the one i just bought to dull the knives😅
Love your vids. I've been sharpening since the early 90's, and one of the best things I learned was to train my left hand so that I only use strokes coming toward myself. It allows me to constantly observe the apex contacting the stone. It's awkward at first but I believe it's good in the long run. If you're bored, experiment with it.
Could you make a video about steeling?
(Passing the striated steel stick along the knife)
I bought a strop an hour after watching this video... All my knives thank you! :)
Thank you for the support 🙏
Could you make another video on how you sharpen the other knives you make or possibly even kitchen knives? My current sharpening setup is a cheap amazon stone (400&1000 grit) and a strop with medium compound, not the best but it puts a serviceable edge on my pocket knives and my carpet knife.
When you mentioned the length of the index finger you forgot to mention if it's an imperial or metric index finger.
My right is imperial the left is metric 🙂
@@OUTDOORS55 probably worth mentioning that if you start with your imperial finger you get a left handed knife, start with your metric finger to get a right handed knife. 👍
Would you recommend using diamond stones to thin down the primary bevel of the knife? I don't have a grinder and would like to thin down some of my flat ground knives, but wasn't sure if this was a common thing to do. Many thanks!
I use a Sharpal course/medium grit diamond stone and usually call it, or a DC4 and call it, but I think I will be trying strops with a green compound to get closer to the awesome results you showed. I also really like your technique, seems to sharpen the heal of the knife very well, which I suck at.
I use the medium spyderco ceramic stone and and knives plus strip and get them hair shaving sharp and I normally just hold the stone in my hand
Awesome ..
thx good video