Hand Sharpening a Spoon Carving Hook Knife with Wet Dry Sandpaper

In this video, I take you though the process that I use to sharpen a spoon carving hook knife by hand. The process is simple, I use adhesive backed wet dry sandpaper to sharpen the inside of the hook, and strop the knife in between grits. The hook knife I am sharpening was purchased second hand, it appears to be one of the older models of the famed Hans Karlsson spoon hooks.
Materials used in this video:
- A Hans Karlsson right handed hook knife
- Fine honing compound (from Hewn & Hone)
- An assortment of wooden and plastic dowels (mostly from Hewn & Hone)
- Leather and suede strops
- Steel wool
- Permanent marker
- Adhesive backed wet dry sandpaper; 800, 1200, 2000, 3000, 5000, & 7000 (from Hewn & Hone)
- Metal ruler
- Utility knife
Background music by Danheim.
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[@Washburn8219]

Great thing about this hobby.. so many ppl will show you what works for them. Little tricks they have picked up along the way. You take the little bits that suit you best and find what works for you . I just sharpened my hook knife with this method tonight.. worked like a charm ! Best I've seen so far.

[@9HomeWorlds]

That is awesome to hear!

[@Washburn8219]

Excellent tutorial . Thanks

[@peanutluva8735]

I'm loving the vids keep it up

[@adriansalas3741]

What an amazing tutorial, very clear and full of experience!

[@tewilliams1969]

Great video! Thank you.

[@tomservojr]

Interesting! JoJo Wood taught me the exact opposite technique-sharpen the outer bevel and pretty much never touch the back. I guess it's 50-50, but I like the steadiness of your method, riding the flat back instead of the more elaborate swooping motions to get that outer edge. Gonna try this for sure.

[@9HomeWorlds]

that is interesting! yes, everybody has a different method and this one works for me. I find this way, I am removing the least about of material as possible to preserve the life of my tool. and most importantly, I am not changing the outside geometry of the blade. Thanks for the feedback!

[@pthsdo]

Very helpful, great information, thank you

[@borp6912]

By only sharpening the inside of the hook, you're thinning the thickness of the metal. It will decrease the longevity of the tool equally if not more than just sharpening the outer bevel. By sharpening the outer bevel, it will slowly decrease the width of the tool, but you are taking off significantly less metal.

[@pecopecof8074]

Wow, thats honing compound is really fast! What is the brand?

[@jimmyrutledge4531]

Never sharpen the inside, you sharpen the actual bevel cutting edge on the outside of the knife, it’s a single edge tool

[@9HomeWorlds]

Never day never Jimmy. The advice I’m sharing is in large part from the blacksmiths who make these hooks. The outside of the bevel is polished by the blacksmith, if you sharpen it too much on the outside bevel you risk changing the edge geometry.