How to Sharpen a Knife: Beginners Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2016
- I'm showing some starter tips on putting an edge back on your blade.
The steps are easy and anyone can do it.
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Filmed and Edited by: Dustin Farnum
Music by: Dustin Farnum
Channel Managed by: Dan Bell
Special Thanks to Steve and Shari
Accidentally sharpened the rock with my knife.
that's funny!
Instructions unclear.
XD
Happens to me too, cut myself on the stone
Lol
Paper trick was very helpful, explanations were clear and presentation simple. Well done, mate.
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I do mostly Bowie knife videos .
Not a pro . Just been collecting knives for a long time and thought I would start showing the world of TH-cam.
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I'll subscribe to both. I just got into knives 3 or 4 years ago.. I mostly review flashlights but I want to do knife vides as well and other gear
Ya like fairy bread mate?
@@tubes5150 lol you were here to, I'm trying to learn this sharpening thing
@@JLee-bi4es It’s a small world right ?!?!
Haha haha haha
I can watch every knife sharpening video out there and still suck at it . Nowadays
I just use this nice Diamond rod to sort of clean and give a better edge .
Made my life so much easier .
You need to change that camo backdrop, I could barely see you.
What background? I don't see anything.
See who?
Bruh there's nothing there, no camo. What you talkin bout?
What video?
@@madselissen4572 BAHAHAHA!!!!!
Thanks for the tip on 22.5 degrees. I've always just guessed and have gotten very frustrated. Now I know how to find the right angle.
Professor Kitchen I agree .
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Yeah, except that I f the angle of a knife’s blade is 22 degrees for example, what that actually means is that EACH SIDE is only HALF of that number, 11 degrees in this example. 22 degrees per side might be ok for an ax, but it’s a little extreme for an ordinary knife just sayin’
3 years later and this is still one of the most useful 101 videos. Thanks, man.
Simple and straight to the point. Very sharp video and tutorial sir.
Knife pun
...and knife
Grammar Nazi i love your profile image and name lmao 🤣
It’s a knife video is what you wanted to say, it’s a very knife video
Ok boomer
This is such a great tutorial on sharpening. Simple and straightforward. I just can't get over the fact that those knives and stones were just levitating in front of you like that though.
Thank you!! My dad taught left me a huge collection of knives and never really got into teaching me how to sharpen them before he passed. I'll be testing this out on his Benchmade today, thank you 😊
Damn that paper angle trick is on point👍
All I heard was Nicolas cage telling me how he sharpens a knife. Maybe it’s just me.
All I heard"I'm gonna save the fuckin day"
Not just you haha.
I just subscribed to your channel .
Hope you return the favor .
I do mostly Bowie knife vids .
Not a pro .
Just a guy having fun .
Plus I enjoy doing giveaways to those who support my channel .
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@@tubes5150 lel loser
It does sound like him.....why is the ghost rider doing a YT tutorial.
Dude...😂🤣😂🤣.I watched a second time after I read your comment, your awsome 😀 👌 😎
That whole folded paper thing (to get the right angle) blew my mind... So simple yet so useful. Thank you!
Army Barracks: This was the most useful and informative knife sharpening video I found. Thank you for sharing. I'd love to see a video on sharpening serrated edges like you talked about sharing at the end of this video. In the mean time thanks again, my fishing knife is razor sharp.
super random, but if you put water in a spray bottle and sprayed it on sheets behind you, all the wrinkles will disappear! Anyways, I enjoyed the tutorial.
Senko Skipper came for knife sharpening, left with a tip for my studio photo work. thanks! lol
Thanks for the tip and comment!
Senko Skipper but then they'll be wet...
My bathroom gets steamy when I shower so I have a small drying rack with crinkled clothes on it. It works as gravity-assisted, steam-ironing.
Senko Skipper I'm random to lol
Thank you! I am not a beginner, but I have been sharpening for so long that I have developed bad habits. You gave clear explanations and I learned a lot. You do great work!
Great tutorial. Very clear. Thanks.
I’ve been struggling with this for years. That paper trick for the angle really helped me. Thanks.
Thanks for the excellent tutorial. Always wondered how people figured out the angle to sharpen at and the paper trick was so easy and simple. Your presentation was very clear and straightforward to understand with not any rambling bs. Great job !
Awesome tip with the paper. This helped me so much.
Thank you, I’ve been having a hard time Preparing my lawn mower for my yard trimmings. You’ve saved many lives.
Great video. I have a wooden box with a stone in the middle that was my grandfather's and since he died years ago, I found my pocket knife earlier and found the wooden box with the stone in it, so thanks for the tutorial of how to sharpen a knife. I appreciate it a lot, now it's time to sharpen old knives, thanks again! :D
Hey thanks dude I appreciate the help been trying to figure out exactly how to do this for over 35 years and with in 5 minutes my knife was super sharp. Thanks dude.
The paper used as angle finder is a neat trick. Very useful. I wish I knew that when I started.
I have always had trouble figuring out angles. Thanks for showing the proper angle tip! I am going to use it in the future.
Awesome tutorial! Always been afraid to sharpen my own knife. Your directions made it simple and understandable. Thank you.
Love your straight to the point and very clear tutorial. Thx!
I feel like an idiotique noob now... I've been doing it soooo wrong the whole time! No darn wonder I couldn't get it sharp and or lasting... Thank you for teaching me
Everyones an idiot when they first learn something they didnt know before hand. You're good lol
@@MikeDbean420 Now that's a great response! I hope you're having a great day!
Um.. idiotic? Not idiotique lmao wtf
@@The_Sphinx-22 he's French?
@@indriadrayton1132 and? Every other word is in english. It is idiotic still. You don't swap spellings for only one word
4 years later and still helping people with this video lol. i have never seen that paper trick before! invaluable tip, appreciate it!!
Been researching the best ways to sharpen a knife so that I would be able to sharpen my new hunting knife that I just got, and this video helped a lot. Thanks for the well-explained tutorial, genuinely helped.
This was the easiest to learn way to sharpen a knife I have ever seen. Different people have tried to teach me to do this mostly with circles. The paper trick is awesome. Thank you so much wish I could give you more than a thumbs up and a subscribe.
I love the folded paper tip! Why complicate things and it really helps to visualize what angle you should hold the knife at.
Literally spent like q5 minutes on this last alone until inreized the difference in paper measurements. I thought I was stupid. Uess I am and just can't follow simple paper instructions. I folded my paper in every way and I still cannot get it to look like his. Ffs
Excellent reminder, always going back to sharpening 101. Thanks for the info!
I am a hunter and I love to collect different types of hunting knives.
I found a knife online and ordered it. The knife met my expectations and I just fell in love with it. Incredible! The details and craftsmanship are just breathtaking. It came super fast within a week and a half. I HIGHLY recommend and I will be purchasing more from Almazan Knives. I'm lost for words, it's amazing.
I enjoy your No Bull-Shit approach. ..Thank you! !!
The angle thing really helped, got a cheap balisong shaving-sharp.
You got my sub.
Thanks for the great pointers man. Been struggling to sharpen a knife for a while and it seem to work the way you told me it would.
Dude, you're an excellent teacher, to the point, understandable and knowledgeable. Good job!
i'm a survivalist and your videos have been very helpful lately if you don't have a tent creating video you should make one i'm building one out of pvc
Nice video. Love how you show to find the angle. Was how I was taught too 😃
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Thank you for the straightforward and informative video, exactly the kind of content that deserves appreciation!
as a beginner and amateur collector, this really helps. thank you!
Thank you! I've been swimming in improper directions on TH-cam. Lol
Nice.. I learnd a lot. Tnx
+Ewoks Reyes thanks man
The best tutorial I’ve seen thank you
Thanks for the video man. I've been doing it all wrong and I can tell a big difference in my knife now since I've been doing it this way
Hands down the best tutorial ive found for this
+BeFaLcon 94 thanks man
When you do it and u forget the leather
Me:ight, imma get ma shoe now
A great video. The paper trick has made such a difference in sharpening my knives. Much appreciated.
The tip about using the paper for the angles really helped me.
“But it’s actually pretty hard to do if you’re paying attention” me: 😳
The folding paper is an awesome ideas!
Do you not put oil on your stone, or did you do that beforehand?
plutoandlucy There are different types of stones, water, oil ect.
It sounded dry
Thank you for a clear and simple tutorial! Loved the paper trick!
Loving this guys delivery! Great video thanks!
How do you find out what angle your knife blade is manufactured at ??
Any Techniques for finding this out ??
Trigonometry
A google search might do the trick
Science, mathematics.
I'd love to see how to sharpen a karambit.
Look into a spyderco sharpmaker
That was good. Clear, intelligent instruction with a sure hand.
I'm 46 yrs old, and have never been able to sharpen a knife. I even worked as a cutter in a meat plant, where they taught us how to keep your knives sharp, because we were constantly sharpening our knives. I noticed my hands and arms were hurting quite a bit, and it was because I couldn't keep my knives sharp...lmao I guess its a curse...I will try it your way. Thank You.
I’m actually really interested in learning how to sharpen a machete! This would be super useful for the field work that I do. 👍🏻
Thank you for the great video! Will practice this :)
Sorry for the late ass Reply i usually sharpen the machete with a grinder
are y'all the army barracks with stores in south portland/Scarborough and Conway?
+garrity5 yes we are in Fact that Army Barracks! We are the guys from Conway
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Hey I really like your presentation on the sharpening the knife you did a great job I really didn't know you went in in that direction to do it I really didn't know but I just learned something thank you so much for sharing
Thanks for an easy-to-understand explanation. Cant wait to have sharp knives.
What about oiling or wetting the stone?
He used a different type of stone. This one is cheaper and easier to use
this is a great video and thanks for sharing. My main question is once you establish the angle with the paper, how do you guarantee you keep that angle across the entire stroke? Especially with a drop point or even more complex geometry of different blades. If this angle is so important (which I understand it is), then the geometric tolerance is so tight, that there is no way to insure you can get it exact by hand. We're talking a 7 degree tolerance over a distance of and 1/8 of an inch or less. Parts that exact are manufactured for aircraft and such and cut on $1 million machines. It seems to be a "feel" thing, which is fine. But I don't understand why a specific angle is called for in this method when you can't measure your accuracy. I'm not talking about the video poster, I talking in general. A human hand is not that steady. The method I see here is take a piece of paper to get a starting angle and then just guess. Then do it to other side of the blade. I get it, my post will probably get a lot of negative comments. But the point and question I have is, how is this accurate at all?
You bring up some valid points, and I believe that for sake of a short video, he did not cover. I have to disagree with your assertion that humans are inferior to $1M machines when it comes to precision and feel. The human fingertip can distinguish 13 nanometer waves on a “flat” surface (reference Swedish study from 2013). Not cm or mm, but nano scale waves. So we have the receptors in all of us to be insanely precise. The question then becomes, how do we use this precision? Practice. Lots and lots of practice. You can absolutely hold a dead on angle through your entire sharpening stroke if you build the muscle memory. The learning curve is steep (meaning the first few attempts will be rough), but after a few hours of practice you will be as good as a machine. After 100 hours you will beat just about any machine made. Hope this helps. If you are a Star Wars fan: “Do, or do not... there is no try.”
Quick and easy and to the point. Definetly gonna take those tips
Thank you. What a outstanding presentation of how to sharpen a knife. Very informative.
He had a full set of gloves before doing this xD
Instictions unclear made knife to sharp it cut my stone in half
Kuan Hulio *too
Haha
Your grammar is fucking terrible. There should be a comma after unclear.
"Instructions".
Lol people get so angry for misspelling anything 😂
Thank you this was incredibly easy to follow.
I really like your demonstration with the paper for a 22.5°! Great idea, great vid, thanks!
Crash N Burn I agree .
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Idk what im doing wrong, i found the angle, made even passes on both sides really slow and nothing is happening?? Help?
andrewandthebee123 it could be that the steel that makes your blade is tougher than the stone. Try getting a coarser stone
andrewandthebee123 im guessing rougher stone like this guy in video said depending on material you may need tougher stone.
Is it maybe a ceramic blade? I have one and even a diamond plate wont do it. Could be very tough steel also. Some are very wear resistant, which usually means they dont sharpen easily.
andrewandthebee123 buy urself a WICKED EDGE , EDGE PRO , or at least a SPYDERCO SHARPMAKER and all ur problems will be over
Don’t worry, this is a common mistake, you only put question marks after questions, not after statements.
I once saw a dude sharpen his knife with a rock and his belt. I think his name was Rambo
That was me
The paper trick is excellent. I couldn't remember the angle to use. Thanks!
Simple and to the point! Thank you so much!
testing the sharpness of the knife dulls it for no reason. wow, i knew i was doing something wrong.
paper doesn't dull the edge that much
It doesnt really dull the knife that bad, bit it is abrasive.
I only meant there are better ways to check sharpness, albeit less flashy ones.
It's useful for learning whether there are any rough spots along the edge.
@Anuel Jackson That's what I do.. if a nice can shave... It is as sharp as it needs to be.
I have a permanent bald patch on my left arm..
Who else is here because they wanna sharpen their practice knife 😂
Uhh duh... It's the whole point of this video 🙄
Brilliant vid. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I taught myself how to use a stone. I have an interesting technique.
When you are at the correct angle the blade sounds the quietest as you go over the stone.
The blade is sharp when it no longer makes any (or almost any) noise as you run it over the stone.
I use an oil stone and I believe a water or dry stone would sound louder. Keep that in mind.
What is the best pocket knife...
Jeremy Gray spyderco para military 2
I like the Benchmade AFO myself.
Jeremy Gray Benchmade griptillian
no such thing. thats all a matter of opinion.
Benchmade 940
when stabbing, why should i twist the handle & then break it off? oh sorry, wrong video. :-D
Yeah twisting it is good
No you need to twist and push then pull
Make sure how dig it RIGHT in there tho..
Iron Man
That's what she said.
Huge shoutout. So many videos about anything knife, flashlight, or outdoors related are drawn out and you wind up not learning shit because they talk like you're an expert or go through it so fast you never get it.
Outstanding video. Straight and to the point.
all I know is I have a dull pocket knife
I checked to see if my knife was sharp and ran my thumb across the edge without pressure, then a few minutes later it started stinging and looked at my thumb that it was actually bleeding.
Siren
Hey... hey.... excuse me... sir? Just FYI, knives cut skin.
Let it rest on a finger nail. If it sticks with ease, it's sharp enough. Less risk of cutting yourself than doing that or trying to shave with it. More accurate too because you can check each spot of the edge.
@@ummimconfused how you do that?
Thats... you accidentally cut yourself on purpose.... I'm impressed.
Omg I have been having problems with the angle thank you so so much for these tips
Nice tutorial. Easy to follow and well explained. It helped me greatly.
I found out the most best way to sharpen a knife ..." WAIT FOR IT " GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT !!!
What if you're out in the wild, and there is no one else around?
Sunny77ist Maybe if you're rich or lazy. If you'd rather waste money on someone to do something you could easily do in 10 minutes thats sad.
I tried to sharpen mine but for some reason I just cant get it right .the blade is still dull .
Look at the edge of the blade and see which side is rounded and which side is flat. the edge I am talking about takes the shape of an upside V. I use Smith Diamond stone kit, because some of the things in it is a jig which if careful you can hold a fixed position on the edge. My Dad was very good at sharpening knives, but I gotta tell ya I am horrible. I loaned a guy my # 110 Buck and he exclaimed, this thing is almost dull. I confessed I never knew what to do when I sharpen any instrument. The Smith Kit helped me to some extent. Take care Sunny!
...hehe.... 10 minutes.....
LOLOLOL... ...NO.
how sharpen machete
A kid your age should not have one, much less try and sharpen it. I'm going to assume its your fathers or brothers machete and say you should probably ask before even looking at it
SwiftNight Why? I don't see anything wrong with giving a kid a knife or machete as long as they respect it and safely use it.
themaster 123 pretty much the same way, just more time
SwiftNight a person ur age as dumb as u r shouldn't ever be allowed to speak in public to muck up adult matters. But I wasn't gonna say anything till u thought u were allowed to speak when people are speaking on adult topics
Shawn Jones savage
Great hint with the paper. Something anyone can access immediately.
Thank you. Excellent presentation. And great tips!
24 sec intro
... tone it down just a litttttttle bit
I agree. I watch videos to save time, not to spend my life watching someone's ability to waste my time. And to the person telling people to use the controls to skip it: Fuck off..
I'm so poor I can't even pay attention ...
UUHHHHHHHHHHH!!! LOL!!!!
Best sharpening tutorial. Thank you.
Thanks for the info. Great video! Short, simple, and to the point.
Amstorm Amen to that .
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"It's actualy pretty hard to do if you're paying attention"
what
hard to mess up
Matija Sukovic nisi bas pametan jel? Ili ti je engleski totalno u kurcu...
+gloc100 dobro si mu rekao hahahahahah
Is it weird that im 11 and i love collecting pocket knives???
borderlands fanatic1334 not at all man keep at it i started wheb i was 6 in mexico lol
borderlands fanatic1334 ur lucky AF...I don't get given knives and I'm 13...
You only have 11 knives??? :)
Take up judo train your mind and remember love is the answer
borderlands fanatic1334 nothing weird about that. My first knife was a Boy Scout knife made by buck. Cut finger once.
Good video its quite amazing how many people mess up their knives sharpening the wrong way! Thanks
Thanks for putting in the time to make this vid, time to sharpen my knife!
Carbide sharpeners are crap!
I learned so much from the video. Thank you!
Thanks for your service
I like your honest style very much, very informative, no talk for the sake of talking! I’m impressed & will visit your site. Love the last OTF blade if I could get it up here. Thank you!