The sharpener u used first requires the stones to be wet!!!!! I have the exact same kit and my stones are in great shape even after sharpening more than 50 blades
Sharpen a rock I won’t stop asking until you do I’m genuinely curious how sharp you can make one as it’s such a hard material and was used for arrowheads a long time ago so plz do it
Also used for knives the First Nations room has a slate arrow head and its deadly sharp and that’s just chipping at it so I wonder how sharp modern tech can make it probably fuckin slice your hand off if you look at it type sharp
The type of "rock" matters. Thr best would be obsidian, but it's pointless when you have metal and especially with all the blade steels we have today. Just look up the hardest blade steel and get him to do that
So the reason that "katana" is sharpened at such odd angles is because the sweatshop that made it probably has 2 grinders set up facing each other and the worker just drops the blade in edge first between them to sharpen. If you don't pay attention while doing that you'll get horribly varied angles on your edge.
I'm not a sword guy, but I am a chef and I sharpen my own knives. Your whetstone technique is just fine. Too many people rely on fancy gadgets when they, in fact, should just use feelings.
Well yes and no. The fancy gadget is there to help first and foremost. Either it helps new people to get their skills going without fucking anything up or it's there for pros who have to do a lot of knives in a relatively short amount of time. Of course doing something good by hand is one of the best options. As you're a chef... it's great to be able to cut things fast by hand, but how many slicers, mandolines, graters etc. exist to make cutting easier for amateurs (or chefs, like the stuff a good mandoline can do would be close to impossible to do by hand without taking ages). It's not bad because it's a gadget. If it gets you started or does something really fast you otherwise wouldn't have done, it can still be worth it.
Probably about a month before it starts to mildew and mold up and he's forced to hire people to get all that mess cleaned up or the city will start putting down fines for it.
Day 3 of asking Tyler to start a series similar to wish Wednesday where he goes to Dollar Tree and tests all of their off brands compared to the actual brands (tapes, glues, locks, charging cables, ect.)
"Did I twist it or something?" Yes. You did. It's called edge alignment and it's the hardest part of swordsmanship. Even getting the angle a little off can make a big difference on the effectiveness, and on a curved blade like a katana the error gets amplified. (A reverse curve like a sickle instead corrects the alignment but sacrifices cutting ratio.)
Yeah, you can tell it takes skill, focus, and the ability to keep the katana at the right sweeping angle on the swing. I would like to see a talented swordsman do the same test, with different swings
Some people actually sharpen their razor blades. 🤷♂️ With enough skill you can get them razor sharp. All my knives will shave, and they don't have the approximately 5-10° angle of a razor.
There's a variety of different stones. Some require soaking in water, some need a small layer on top, some need a small layer of oil on top, some (like diamond stones) you don't use either. Always go with what the type you have requires. For the record, he did soak the stones. He didn't show that in his video, but with enough experience you can tell it was.
Hey Tyler you should have tried the blade grinding attachment for the work sharp!!!!!!! I have it and it is just aaaammmmaaaazing!!!!! It actually does not matter if your blade has a 1" long edge or a 20" long edge, sword, knife or axe.... it can do it all😍
The kit ur using requires you to wet the stones. I literally yelling at my screen lol as i watch you ruin the stones that i have not harmed at all in 2 yrs use. Everyone help me get tyler to see this message he didn't give it a fair use.
@@oleric3309 he used a sharpening vise and then switched to whetstones. Both use stones as the main abrasive. The “kit” could have been either method which is why I was asking clarification.
i know he isn't a professional but when you go to slice something like the water battles its all about edge alignment and the follow through the reason why you launched the water bottle into your wall was the follow through XD
So, on your new sharpener, I think it would have worked better if you would have only used it to sharpen away from the blade and not into it, that would have kept the blade from cutting into the stone. I am no sharpening professional though. Still happy with the results!
jea, like every time i see my mother use a blade. Why the heck do you have your hand/fingers infront of the edge and not on the backside of the blade? 2 Days later: "jea i cut myself again" me: "duh"
If you're trying to hog out material for something like a full angle change, it's useful to go back and forth, when you've propperly apexed your edge, and want to sharpen it properly, it's much better to only work into the edge.
"I've got nothin' to lose..." then the look of utter disbelief. Then, he realized - he did in fact have something to lose: his dignity. 😂 Love the vids man.
Love the videos. Small piece of advise I have that exact same sharpener you should only apply pressure when coming towards you and lift up going away from you. I’ve gotten some very sharp results
You should leave knifes in four different jars with different liquids for 30 days and see if it’s possible that it could affect the strength and ability to sharpen the blade
I have that Ruixin sharpener and have some things to keep in mind. 1) Use anglemeter app on phone to check angle between stone clamp and knife. 2) When clamping make sure to check with the anglemeter that you have the same angle when twisted on the other side. It has a lot of wiggle room before tightened. I place the phone on the side of the knife/blade to check. Usually try to keep to less than 1 degree difference. 3) Whetstones are call wet cause they use water. Please use it. 4) Clean residue off before going to a higher grit stone cause the slush will wear out the stones faster. 5) A sharpie is a essential accessory for this tool.
Look into DMT Sharp's bench stones. They use a diamond grit abrasive imbeded into the surface of the stone. They stay flat and can be used to flaten a traditional whetstone.
color the edge parts with a bright colored sharpie before starting sharpening. this will let you see were exactly on the edge where you are grinding. good indicator for eveness.
if you really want to do sharpening comparisons here is a fairly easy and not to evasive to ones pocket book ither.. Create the sharpest edges known to man with the WEN 10-Inch Two-Direction Water Cooled Wet and Dry Sharpening System. Boasting a 10-inch by 2-inch 220 grit wet sharpening stone and an 8 in. x 1-1/8 in. leather stropping wheel, you'll have everything you need to bring dull tools back to life. The heavy-duty 1.6 Amp motor quietly rotates the wheels at an earnest 115 RPM for maximum precision during operation. Once the edge is nice and sharp, polish and finish the surface on the leather stropping wheel with the included honing compound. Resuscitate dull blades, wood chisels, carving tools, scissors, screwdrivers, lathe tools, axes and more. Reverse the rotational direction with the simple flip of a switch to meet the needs of any task. The universal support adjusts to both horizontal and vertical positions, allowing for jigs and other accessories to be utilized with the machine. The WEN 10 in. Wet/Dry Sharpener also includes an angle guide, a height adjustable water reservoir and a jig for sharpening planer blades and chisels. The WEN 42704B 4-Piece Sharpening Accessory Kit is also available for other blade styles. The carrying handle makes transportation easier than ever while the mounting brackets combined with the sturdy base prevent walking and wobbling during operation. And, because its a WEN product, your 10 in. Wet and Dry Sharpening System comes backed by a 2-year warranty, a nationwide network of skilled service technicians and a friendly customer phone line. i found this unit here--->> --www.lowes.com/pd/WEN/5013558893?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-tol-_-ggl-_-PLA_TOL_129_Power-Tools-_-5013558893-_-online-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuuKXBhCRARIsAC-gM0gUUDPWVHnGF4eVXeKGuP_Kzge30k-3giyBOFYJgBoU90sJJJki-rAaAnR-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I actually have that sword. It's a katana machete from Cold Steel. Great blade, but unlike a traditional katana, it's flat steel that is ground sharpened (Like a machete). To sharpen mine, I ditch the stones and use an angle grinder with a sanding wheel. Works great.
I have that same Ruixin pro sharpener it's such better quality then many other brands. The blade attachment is all one unit compared to many other's that are magnetic and don't hold sturdy. Also to use that kinda sharpener you need a angle finder to be sure you're being accurate because when you flip it over it's off by a few degrees. Plus every blade is different so a angle finder helps big time. But it's an amazing system just not made for sharpening a katana lol. I've had and used mine for a very long time. Do some research Tyler and you will learn this system is amazing when used properly and on the correct blades.
Did you dry sharpen again? I'm not all the way through the video but you gotta soak the whetstones in water until they stop bubbling and continuously add water to lubricate it. If it's not a whetstone you need to use oil.
Hey its me again, you should sharpen a toothbrush handle, kinda how like prisoners do but just to test its sharpness level or its damage to ballistic gel
Hey Tyler, I hope you know anything past 1000 grit is mainly for finishing and polishing, higher grit doesn't necessarily mean more sharp. Spend longer on your lower grits, when it's good at 1000, you can continue to finish and polish with the higher grits
Great to see the potential of just regular freehand sharpening! It’s often the best method in my opinion. Using an angle grinder would also work, I sharpen axes that way with great results.
i tried an angle grinder and completely butchered the edge i had going. chipped it in several spots and dug little gauges in it unevenly. i have no idea how people get so good at that stuff.
@@thatguybrody4819 Use flap discs of progressing grits, I start with 60 and then 120. Than 2 polishing discs, the last one with compound, and you´ll get a mirror edge. You will have some burr left. Don´t use grinding wheels. Take it slow, and cool your edge down with water pretty often. Start with for example axes and a low angle, i.e. a large edge surface, it will be easier to keep an angle. A little convexity is only good. You will get that muscle memory pretty soon and think it´s easy :)
i've never seen a stone that's wearing itself down at a faster rate then the blade. Also the ken onion work sharp has an attachment that lets you freehand sharpen blades like a traditional belt grinder
Hey Tyler you should make a video about the ken onion attachment for the ken onion sharpener, would like to see how the sharpener itself compares to the attachment, you might be able to sharpen a katana with it! Thanks have a happy new year
The whetstone is what gave you the edge you were so impressed with. It’s the simplest but also most effective method by far if you do it right. A work sharp may give you a consistent edge but it will never give you the results of a whetstone on any cutting tool.
For a sword, I'd probably use a grindstone or a belt sander with different grits. Not AS up close and personal as a whetstone, but you're not really supposed to get a sword to be as sharp as an industrial razorblade. Sharpening too much can cause it to chip easier if it hits something harder than your common vegetables and stuff because the edge will be super thin. Razorblades are that sharp because they have barely any weight to them. That sword could've measured like 3x as much as the end result and still would've performed fine without the risk of ruining the blade.
The technique used to shapren it I don't believe is correct, I could be wrong. But I thought I saw a seperate review of the sharpener and it was used in more of a swooping montion acrossed the length of the blade, wear instead of shaprening the knife along the whetstone, you move the whetstone along the length and sharpening it.
I'm a bladesmith and have been sharpening professionally for over a decade. Never have I seen or heard of someone keeping the blade stationary and moving the whetstone over the edge. The way Tyler does it is correct and the most widely accepted way of sharpening.
You could check other sharp materials on that sharpness tester, such as the lid from a metal food can, a broken pop can, broken flint stones, broken obsidan and so on. ... and then, well idk, make an electric powered obisidian rock or something to give it that tyler flair.
depending on the stones you have, you might have better results with 3 in 1 oil or an actual sharpening compound. I use 3 in 1 on my pocket knifes to bring them back to life after cutting up cardboard and fiberglass, When the metal shavings pollute the stone i give it a spray with wd40 which forces the heavier oil out of the stone, and then clean that off with hot soapy water to get all the dirty oil and metal shavings out of the stone and then once its dry give it new 3 in 1 oil. Also you finally tried to help your sword. Have a sub sir.
Your edge alignment is off and your trying to hit the bottles hard. That’s why your batting them around the room. Setup to cut diagonally downward. Raise the blade above your head and allow the blade to fall with its own weight guiding the blade to align it with the cut, don’t try to add force. If you get it right you probably won’t even feel the bottle as the blade passes through and the top of the bottle will drop vertically down.
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All these sharpeners and sharpening videos and you still haven't learned the basics of sharpening? It's ALL about the BURR my guy, THE BURR.
No
The sharpener u used first requires the stones to be wet!!!!! I have the exact same kit and my stones are in great shape even after sharpening more than 50 blades
@@frogsnacks correct!!!! Sharpen til u feel a burr then repeat the other side then rotate to remove burr and polish
Also u got such a sharp blade cause thats made from good steel.
Sharpen a rock I won’t stop asking until you do I’m genuinely curious how sharp you can make one as it’s such a hard material and was used for arrowheads a long time ago so plz do it
Ceramic tile? Travertine? Limestone? Lessgettit!! 💪🏻🤣
im down with this...
Also used for knives the First Nations room has a slate arrow head and its deadly sharp and that’s just chipping at it so I wonder how sharp modern tech can make it probably fuckin slice your hand off if you look at it type sharp
The type of "rock" matters. Thr best would be obsidian, but it's pointless when you have metal and especially with all the blade steels we have today. Just look up the hardest blade steel and get him to do that
It's a unique process called Flint-knapping I think
Edit: I know the name, I just cant spell. I doubt that the stuff he has would work.
Dude, one thing, i really appreciate how you mention your merch, its short, direct and no bullshit. Thank you, never change that.
I agree
I might be reading it wrong, but what does, "C VOID WARRANTIES," mean?
@@stevegroark2034 my sleepy mind got "covid warranties" lol
@@stevegroark2034 it says “I void warranties”
@@stevegroark2034 That C is supposed to be an I. It’s the outline of the letter and his lettering just wore right there
Tyler: "Let's go again Why not? Got nothing to lose"
Tyler 2.8 seconds later: "I lost the bottle of water.....in the wall. "
This comment has me dying😂
So the reason that "katana" is sharpened at such odd angles is because the sweatshop that made it probably has 2 grinders set up facing each other and the worker just drops the blade in edge first between them to sharpen. If you don't pay attention while doing that you'll get horribly varied angles on your edge.
Its because it’s probably cold steel
@@petiebowen8746 Don't insult sweatshops by comparing them to cold steel.
its most likely the steel quality. a double grind edge, even a TERRIBLE one, can hold up pretty well on decent steel
Yeah we gonna blame the manufacturer., not Tyler that tried to literally beat the holy out of his Katana.
@@darrelladams4188 if it was good enough steel, the katana would have snapped by now
We need a sock cam for those waterbottles at this point mate.
I'm not a sword guy, but I am a chef and I sharpen my own knives. Your whetstone technique is just fine. Too many people rely on fancy gadgets when they, in fact, should just use feelings.
Well yes and no. The fancy gadget is there to help first and foremost. Either it helps new people to get their skills going without fucking anything up or it's there for pros who have to do a lot of knives in a relatively short amount of time. Of course doing something good by hand is one of the best options.
As you're a chef... it's great to be able to cut things fast by hand, but how many slicers, mandolines, graters etc. exist to make cutting easier for amateurs (or chefs, like the stuff a good mandoline can do would be close to impossible to do by hand without taking ages). It's not bad because it's a gadget. If it gets you started or does something really fast you otherwise wouldn't have done, it can still be worth it.
Shouldn't he have wetted the stones on the first gadget?
I'm also a chef. I pay someone £3 per knife to do it for me cause I can't be bothered 🤣
I've said that for all his sharpening videos! You can use an actual rock (wet) as long as it's a smooth sharpening surface.
He really restored his katana to 110%😂
It's cold steel lmfao they already come with -10% sword 😂
Could you see how sharp you could make like the edge of a cd
This would just be a repeat of the plastic video mixed with the pizza cutter video.
The true question.. how long will that bottle remain within the wall?
F O R E V E R
Forever
Hmmmm good question
until one day an archaeological team digs up the garage. somewhere in a far away future
Probably about a month before it starts to mildew and mold up and he's forced to hire people to get all that mess cleaned up or the city will start putting down fines for it.
Day 3 of asking Tyler to start a series similar to wish Wednesday where he goes to Dollar Tree and tests all of their off brands compared to the actual brands (tapes, glues, locks, charging cables, ect.)
"Did I twist it or something?" Yes. You did. It's called edge alignment and it's the hardest part of swordsmanship. Even getting the angle a little off can make a big difference on the effectiveness, and on a curved blade like a katana the error gets amplified. (A reverse curve like a sickle instead corrects the alignment but sacrifices cutting ratio.)
also if you slow mo it the tip of the sword hits the table a little on contact with the bottle so arrest of momentum doesn't help either
Yeah although curved blade like a katana help edge alignment if you do a draw cut kinda like pulling motion as you hit the thing
This dude understands the assignment, watches alot of forged in fire 👍
@@brandonchappell8545 Actually Shadiversity and Skallagrim.
Yeah, you can tell it takes skill, focus, and the ability to keep the katana at the right sweeping angle on the swing. I would like to see a talented swordsman do the same test, with different swings
Could you sharpen a razerblade with the wet stones and see how sharp you can get it?
If your looking to sharpen razor blades a strop is the only thing that will make it exceed a razor sharp edge.
Bru it is called a razorblade because it is RAZOR SHARP
Some people actually sharpen their razor blades. 🤷♂️ With enough skill you can get them razor sharp. All my knives will shave, and they don't have the approximately 5-10° angle of a razor.
@@jatbatman Ay yo I put a secondary 20 degree bevel on my working razors. If I'm just using it on soft material I'll strop it to keep using it.
@@TheBudgetguy_K.T isn't a scalpel sharper then a razorblade?
You should always soak the whet stones in water until bubbles stop then use them. You get much better results
ive also heard diesel/kerosene works beter
I think it depends on the stones. Idk anything else other than that so he may have those stones 🤷♂️
@@garrettmuir4150 Those work great but they also wreck your stones. Once they're soaked in that you'll never be able to soak them in just water again.
There are stones made for using water and some made for using oil. Only use water on water stones and only use oil on oil stones.
There's a variety of different stones. Some require soaking in water, some need a small layer on top, some need a small layer of oil on top, some (like diamond stones) you don't use either. Always go with what the type you have requires. For the record, he did soak the stones. He didn't show that in his video, but with enough experience you can tell it was.
i love how every time he destroys water bottles, he has this amazed look that water has gone everywhere
He finally stropped it!!!!
I'm pretty sure you go side to side not back and forth using that sharpening jig
Yeah that’s what I was thinking to.
Me and my husband were just talking about that. We own katanas, it’s side to side ONLY. It’s the same as a kitchen knife
@@Meowz3r hes trying his best 😂
Hey Tyler you should have tried the blade grinding attachment for the work sharp!!!!!!! I have it and it is just aaaammmmaaaazing!!!!! It actually does not matter if your blade has a 1" long edge or a 20" long edge, sword, knife or axe.... it can do it all😍
@@zonk6115 go away bot
Don't know why, but these sharpening videos are relaxing and entertaining. Keep em comin!!!!!
Strop ftw, told you ti would help out. That's pretty dang sharp on that katana.
The kit ur using requires you to wet the stones. I literally yelling at my screen lol as i watch you ruin the stones that i have not harmed at all in 2 yrs use. Everyone help me get tyler to see this message he didn't give it a fair use.
Which kit dude
@@Bigtexbbq if u dont know what hes talkin bout just sit down bruv tyler used the "kit" for 6 mins or somethin in the vid lol
@@oleric3309 he used a sharpening vise and then switched to whetstones. Both use stones as the main abrasive. The “kit” could have been either method which is why I was asking clarification.
@@oleric3309 smartest British person 😭
$1000 says he’s in crocks and socks not just socks.
I bet he is wearing his black slides.
I think in prior videos he has those arch-velcro sandals with socks.
Seeing you finally wash and care for this poor katana is cathartic. Thank you.
Finally you used the sharpening stone and did it free hand. Excellent work Tyler 👏👏👏.
FINALLY! I've been requesting this one forever!
Man is getting paid to clean his own stuff living the life keep up the good work man
No no no, it's called the "small knife" lol. Nice video, keep it up.
Sometimes I like to call it the "butter knife"
Tyler, you definitely have a knack for freehand sharpening. Incredible.
i know he isn't a professional but when you go to slice something like the water battles its all about edge alignment and the follow through the reason why you launched the water bottle into your wall was the follow through XD
So, on your new sharpener, I think it would have worked better if you would have only used it to sharpen away from the blade and not into it, that would have kept the blade from cutting into the stone. I am no sharpening professional though. Still happy with the results!
You should try and get a collab going with a swordsmith to make an actual Katana or something.
Don't sharpen by grinding back and forth. Slide it along the edge to get a smoother edge and not wear out the stones
Whenever Tyler touches the blades it's so anxiety inducing.
jea, like every time i see my mother use a blade. Why the heck do you have your hand/fingers infront of the edge and not on the backside of the blade? 2 Days later: "jea i cut myself again" me: "duh"
Nice i've been waiting for you to sharpen your Katana for as long as i can remember
Are you supposed to go back and forth like that? I thought you were only supposed to pull towards the edge
If you're trying to hog out material for something like a full angle change, it's useful to go back and forth, when you've propperly apexed your edge, and want to sharpen it properly, it's much better to only work into the edge.
"I've got nothin' to lose..." then the look of utter disbelief. Then, he realized - he did in fact have something to lose: his dignity. 😂 Love the vids man.
Day 1 of asking
Can you turn a broom stick into a spear?
Or
Can you sharpen stone and make it an axe?
Just use a powered grinding wheel and take a layer of metal off of the edge. It'll give you a chance to even out the angles.
Love the videos. Small piece of advise I have that exact same sharpener you should only apply pressure when coming towards you and lift up going away from you. I’ve gotten some very sharp results
You should leave knifes in four different jars with different liquids for 30 days and see if it’s possible that it could affect the strength and ability to sharpen the blade
Hate to break this but Acids will etch or rust and the only thing that will mellow steel is heat thus heat treating a blade.
I have that Ruixin sharpener and have some things to keep in mind.
1) Use anglemeter app on phone to check angle between stone clamp and knife.
2) When clamping make sure to check with the anglemeter that you have the same angle when twisted on the other side. It has a lot of wiggle room before tightened. I place the phone on the side of the knife/blade to check. Usually try to keep to less than 1 degree difference.
3) Whetstones are call wet cause they use water. Please use it.
4) Clean residue off before going to a higher grit stone cause the slush will wear out the stones faster.
5) A sharpie is a essential accessory for this tool.
Tyler plz never stop being you
Omg when the last water bounced off I lost it, dying laughing!
Glad to see you survived the microwave Thanksgiving
One tip, you should only push the blade side towards the stone never pull it back, that ruins the edge.
For finishing an edge and for a shiny edge yes for resharpening or reshaping an edge the saw method is acceptable to a degree as long as your careful
You Finally sharpin your little knife
Tyler: you can see all the abuse and dirt. Its never been cleaned.
Also Tyler: ugh! So much dirt coming off.
You can take the angle guard off of the Worksharp and freehand it. I use it to sharpen mower blades, machetes and hatchets all of the time.
I think you're supposed to run the stones up the length of the blade. Parallel, not perpendicular
Aye what he was doing worked he got a 105 crazy sharp
SHARPEN A ROCK FOO
I'd have hit that thing on a belt sander and corrected the edge angles and profile first honestly. Would've made this task so much easier for you man.
Look into DMT Sharp's bench stones. They use a diamond grit abrasive imbeded into the surface of the stone. They stay flat and can be used to flaten a traditional whetstone.
He finally sharpened that butter knife
On the next video Tyler trys to see how sharp he can get a whetstone with a whetstone
16:33 lol looked like a HOMEEEE RUNNNN...grand slam swing. lol.
You answer questions I didn't even know I had tell I see the video
color the edge parts with a bright colored sharpie before starting sharpening. this will let you see were exactly on the edge where you are grinding. good indicator for eveness.
PLEASE WET ALL OF THE WHETSTONES!!
Every one of those sharpening stones you used are whetstones, not just the plain stones.
He did..
if you really want to do sharpening comparisons here is a fairly easy and not to evasive to ones pocket book ither.. Create the sharpest edges known to man with the WEN 10-Inch Two-Direction Water Cooled Wet and Dry Sharpening System. Boasting a 10-inch by 2-inch 220 grit wet sharpening stone and an 8 in. x 1-1/8 in. leather stropping wheel, you'll have everything you need to bring dull tools back to life. The heavy-duty 1.6 Amp motor quietly rotates the wheels at an earnest 115 RPM for maximum precision during operation. Once the edge is nice and sharp, polish and finish the surface on the leather stropping wheel with the included honing compound. Resuscitate dull blades, wood chisels, carving tools, scissors, screwdrivers, lathe tools, axes and more. Reverse the rotational direction with the simple flip of a switch to meet the needs of any task. The universal support adjusts to both horizontal and vertical positions, allowing for jigs and other accessories to be utilized with the machine. The WEN 10 in. Wet/Dry Sharpener also includes an angle guide, a height adjustable water reservoir and a jig for sharpening planer blades and chisels. The WEN 42704B 4-Piece Sharpening Accessory Kit is also available for other blade styles. The carrying handle makes transportation easier than ever while the mounting brackets combined with the sturdy base prevent walking and wobbling during operation. And, because its a WEN product, your 10 in. Wet and Dry Sharpening System comes backed by a 2-year warranty, a nationwide network of skilled service technicians and a friendly customer phone line. i found this unit here--->> --www.lowes.com/pd/WEN/5013558893?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-tol-_-ggl-_-PLA_TOL_129_Power-Tools-_-5013558893-_-online-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuuKXBhCRARIsAC-gM0gUUDPWVHnGF4eVXeKGuP_Kzge30k-3giyBOFYJgBoU90sJJJki-rAaAnR-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I actually have that sword. It's a katana machete from Cold Steel. Great blade, but unlike a traditional katana, it's flat steel that is ground sharpened (Like a machete). To sharpen mine, I ditch the stones and use an angle grinder with a sanding wheel. Works great.
What ever happened to the other sword
I have that same Ruixin pro sharpener it's such better quality then many other brands. The blade attachment is all one unit compared to many other's that are magnetic and don't hold sturdy. Also to use that kinda sharpener you need a angle finder to be sure you're being accurate because when you flip it over it's off by a few degrees. Plus every blade is different so a angle finder helps big time. But it's an amazing system just not made for sharpening a katana lol. I've had and used mine for a very long time. Do some research Tyler and you will learn this system is amazing when used properly and on the correct blades.
Can we talk about how dangerous 2:06 was lol
I’ve been waiting for this one
Did you dry sharpen again? I'm not all the way through the video but you gotta soak the whetstones in water until they stop bubbling and continuously add water to lubricate it. If it's not a whetstone you need to use oil.
I gotta say that katana has stayed in pretty good shape for the abuse its taken
16:32 the laws of physics didn't want you do cut that last bottle
Hey its me again, you should sharpen a toothbrush handle, kinda how like prisoners do but just to test its sharpness level or its damage to ballistic gel
The two most important rules in combat:
1- don't mess with a guy holding a gun.
2- don't F**k with a guy holding a Katana!
Great video, loved it, but you do realize the stones are supposed to be soaked in water before you use them, right?
Bro you gotta soak all your stones, and do it for 30 minutes you'd get hella good results
Loving the vids Tyler keep it up
Hey Tyler, I hope you know anything past 1000 grit is mainly for finishing and polishing, higher grit doesn't necessarily mean more sharp.
Spend longer on your lower grits, when it's good at 1000, you can continue to finish and polish with the higher grits
Great to see the potential of just regular freehand sharpening! It’s often the best method in my opinion. Using an angle grinder would also work, I sharpen axes that way with great results.
i tried an angle grinder and completely butchered the edge i had going. chipped it in several spots and dug little gauges in it unevenly. i have no idea how people get so good at that stuff.
@@thatguybrody4819 Use flap discs of progressing grits, I start with 60 and then 120. Than 2 polishing discs, the last one with compound, and you´ll get a mirror edge. You will have some burr left. Don´t use grinding wheels. Take it slow, and cool your edge down with water pretty often. Start with for example axes and a low angle, i.e. a large edge surface, it will be easier to keep an angle. A little convexity is only good. You will get that muscle memory pretty soon and think it´s easy :)
Tyler said hey lets just sharpen evrything in the garage
i've never seen a stone that's wearing itself down at a faster rate then the blade. Also the ken onion work sharp has an attachment that lets you freehand sharpen blades like a traditional belt grinder
i think you have a hidden talent with sharpening blades especially with that technique
Hey Tyler you should make a video about the ken onion attachment for the ken onion sharpener, would like to see how the sharpener itself compares to the attachment, you might be able to sharpen a katana with it! Thanks have a happy new year
The whetstone is what gave you the edge you were so impressed with. It’s the simplest but also most effective method by far if you do it right. A work sharp may give you a consistent edge but it will never give you the results of a whetstone on any cutting tool.
For a sword, I'd probably use a grindstone or a belt sander with different grits. Not AS up close and personal as a whetstone, but you're not really supposed to get a sword to be as sharp as an industrial razorblade. Sharpening too much can cause it to chip easier if it hits something harder than your common vegetables and stuff because the edge will be super thin. Razorblades are that sharp because they have barely any weight to them. That sword could've measured like 3x as much as the end result and still would've performed fine without the risk of ruining the blade.
The technique used to shapren it I don't believe is correct, I could be wrong. But I thought I saw a seperate review of the sharpener and it was used in more of a swooping montion acrossed the length of the blade, wear instead of shaprening the knife along the whetstone, you move the whetstone along the length and sharpening it.
I'm a bladesmith and have been sharpening professionally for over a decade. Never have I seen or heard of someone keeping the blade stationary and moving the whetstone over the edge. The way Tyler does it is correct and the most widely accepted way of sharpening.
I used my katana to cut a lid clean off a bottle have a video of it aswell. You should try to see how close to the top of the bottle you can cut.
On a blade that tapers down to an edge, the clamps will lay one side down flat and one side won't be, that's why you'll get two different angles
use the worksharp for long blades and it's faster and works. You didn't even soak those stones in water
You could check other sharp materials on that sharpness tester, such as the lid from a metal food can, a broken pop can, broken flint stones, broken obsidan and so on.
... and then, well idk, make an electric powered obisidian rock or something to give it that tyler flair.
Watching your videos really helps my anxiety. Dont know why but keep doing what you're doing my man 😂 👌
Can you make a video of how much clothes can a washing machine wash?
Or bricks
@@mealex303 yea that would be good too
I just got that same sharpener, works great so far.
This channel is just a series of escalating danger.
OK now I want to see you make your own blade preferably a sword but a knife would be cool too. By make your own I mean forge it
depending on the stones you have, you might have better results with 3 in 1 oil or an actual sharpening compound. I use 3 in 1 on my pocket knifes to bring them back to life after cutting up cardboard and fiberglass, When the metal shavings pollute the stone i give it a spray with wd40 which forces the heavier oil out of the stone, and then clean that off with hot soapy water to get all the dirty oil and metal shavings out of the stone and then once its dry give it new 3 in 1 oil.
Also you finally tried to help your sword. Have a sub sir.
Your edge alignment is off and your trying to hit the bottles hard. That’s why your batting them around the room.
Setup to cut diagonally downward. Raise the blade above your head and allow the blade to fall with its own weight guiding the blade to align it with the cut, don’t try to add force.
If you get it right you probably won’t even feel the bottle as the blade passes through and the top of the bottle will drop vertically down.
I fucking love how Tyler manages to make a mess every single video.
that 530 measurement could not have been right at least as an average for how sharp the entire thing is.
When there's actual chunks taken out of the edge and he somehow manages to find a spot that reads 530 LOL
Tyler I hope you read this, but, do you find the sound of a blade against a stone meditative? I do and just want to see if it is a universal thing.
I'd probably use some sort of oil with the stones and I'd try long sideways sweeps instead of the sawing motion.
Whetstone use water. Oil stones use oil and the "sawing" method is correct
Hey Tyler, if you get a small fine metal file you can fix those little blade nics
Proper patience and wet stones will always get a knife and a sword the sharpest.
Bro no way I’ve really been actively watching you for three years now! Crazyness
Why you sawing the metal with the stone, make sweeping motions like a c almost and down the blade and down the stone same time
I have that. Clamp sharpener. The thing with it gotta level it again whenever you switch sides to get a good even burr. You can get a verrry nice edge
Also take the top set screw that you have in top and put it below the pivot point to better secure your stone arm