How To Sharpen a Knife with a Whetstone - Kitchen Knife Sharpening
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2024
- Sharpening a knife on a whetstone is both art and science. Whetstone or water stone knife sharpening is an excellent way to put a razor sharp edge on kitchen knives, pocket knives and most tools with an edge. The sharpening process is a labor of love, with practice and muscle memory the results can be amazing.
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First soak your stone in water until no more bubbles come out... this usually takes 10-15 minutes.
Then secure your stone in a frame or base or on a towel.
Keep water close by and frequently wet the stone.
Sharpen one side on a coarse or medium grit with 10-15 strokes and then switch sides and sharpen the opposing side. Check for a burr.
A burr feels like a fine wire at the tip of the edge and will be on the opposite side from the side most recently sharpened.
Once a burr is raised along the full length of the blade switch to a fine stone.
Make 5-10 strokes per side with a lighter touch. After 10-20 strokes alternate strokes one stroke per side. for another 5-10 strokes. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Flashback. 1978. Me (8 years old)and my grandpa in his garage, stone in the vise on his workbench, teaching me how to stone sharpen on his barlows and old timers. Every year for my birthday he would let me pick one of his knives out of his knife drawer where there were always 10 or 15 knives of various sizes. It was love at first knife for me.
That's incredible 👍🏼 thanks for sharing
What a blessing!
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Great anecdote!! Those are the best kind of memories!!
Wow, that's what my Dad did putting the wet stone in his vice. Such memories. Those old timers taught us well. Thanks for posting
I have a special love for my papa and all his incredible skills and tools. The man was an absolute inspiration and superhero to me. His work ethic and character was something to look up to. He too had so many knives and his whetstone sharpening skills was an art. I remember he used to cut sashimi grade tuna so thin. Sharp sharp sharp sashimi knife. It blew me away and I was only 7 yrs old watching him do it. He used to shave the hairs off his arms like a razor. Miss that man everyday maaaan🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😔
After 50 years of marriage and cooking, I am Italian lol, I decided an ole gal can learn new tricks!! Ordered the Work Sharp whetstone and took the advice of a reviewer and checked out your TH-cam video...Wonderful instruction....Thank you.....Look forward to the delivery of my Work Sharp whetstone!
I have diamond whetstones that I never used because it was easier using the Work Sharp belt sharpener. I look forward to using my whetstones after seeing this tutorial. Thank you and keep sending us new episodes.
Excellent instructional video..........patience and consistency I see now is the secret to the skill set, thanks again!!
Thank you for having your teaching videos. I have looked at several, as this one, many times. I keep seeing very useful tips that I may have missed the first few times.
Thank you for explaining the reasons things are done! My brain only seems to really get concepts when I understand the reasons for making the choices. Excellent tutorial here.
I'm using my whet stone for the first time. I love it so far I'm a big out doors person I live in alaska and I find my self wanting to learn more and more about the tools I use and how to keep them well maintained. Using my own 2 hands and not Relying on other people to get the job done. I have both the whetstone and belt sharpener. I got to say this is not only vary helpful to have and learn with. It gives you lots of options to find your own way of doing things. I hope to give more details when I have tested everything out. Ps please put more information on how to properly clean and get your whetstone ready to put away. Thank you guys for some great videos and tips. Also thank you guys for really coming up with products for people that's want too learn life skills. Your fan so far John Wayne.
Great tutorial. Straight forward and easy to follow. Thank.s
I always enjoy watching and learning with the Knife Sharp method. I have tried several methods of sharpening a knife and find your comment that each method has its pro’s and con’s. I prefer the Work Sharp belt sharpener due to it being fast and accurate. When a knife needs to be resharpened I don’t want to make it an all day affair. If when slicing a Tomato I find the knife needs sharpening, the belt sharpener is pulled out and it is done. Don’t want to think that when I get some time will have to resharpen this knife.
This is the best knife sharpening video that I have seen -- so far. Thank you so much.
I've watched a couple tutorials so for regarding intro whetstone sharpening and this one has been one for me to understand the process.
For a my set of high end kitchen knives, and an assortment of others, all of my knives are now sharper than when purchased. It’s fast and certainly effective.
Excellent job of demonstrating and explaining how to do this. Thanks.
Thank you so much! I'm going to start sharpening my own kitchen knives.
Nicely done as usual. I'm really wanting to get started with wet stone.
Best video I've seen on sharpening. As a beginner, thanks!
I bought one of these and the other day. Awesome system! Super easy to sharpen all my kitchen knives and utility knives. It is science and a technique but you can master it quickly. I was able to revive all my knives and place them back to a razors edge. Key is water. Saturate the stone and keep a little bit of water as you sharpen and hone. Awesome system. Highly recommend. Thank you #worksharp
Great video. I had been taught to try and take a very small slice of the stone off with each stroke like slicing a grape, & also when working the other knife side to pull it back toward me. I think I like your method better!
Great vid like always .
I've always wanted to try sharpening my knives on a whet stone.
I have a number of Work Sharp products including the Ken Onion belt sharpener and I really enjoy watching these videos.
Great video. You explained, very well and very thoroughly, the steps needed to get a very sharp knife. Thank you.
Always had trouble using a whetstone. This video gave me some good techniques when using a whetstone.
thank you good sir. it has been ages since i used an actual whetstone to sharpen. your video really helped me get back in to it.
Love the Sharpie suggestion; thank you!
Well I watched an now I'm doing it wow so fun and I'm just a lady for I lost my husband and I'm learning stuff you guys do but how fun thanks for your help
I love whetstone sharpening. This would be a good gift for my dad
Your technique helped me a whole lot better than others I love your video thank you
needed a refresher it's been a couple decades, awesome video.
I've been interested in getting into knife sharpening. I've been machining for many year making my own cutting tool and such. I think this would be a nice hobby to try.
Good information on using a wet stone, i learned a few things that i didn't know
Thank you for demonstrating the proper way to use a whetstone and how to verify the correct angle..
Thank you. Very informative. I may be willing to try whetstone sharpening now.
I have exactly the same stone as you from Amazon I had a blunt knife now it’s super Sharp by following your instructions I’ve been watching videos now for about six months I would say out of my 10 knives they’re all very very sharp . Next week next year investing in a new Japanese knife 🔪
Thank you you explain that much better than most people did I've been playing with sharpening knives for a long time and still don't have it down yet
Another great video, thanks for doing them!
I've sharpened my knives for years and they use to get razor sharp but haven't recently. You methods and mine are slightly different and I'm going to try what I've learned from your video. Thanks, Grant Workman.
Just have the right grit stone for the job. Start at 400 grit if your knife really becomes dull
Great video. I’ll keep on practicing. Thanks 🙏
This series has definitely made me a better knife sharpener.
Great job, thanks for the simple explanation, I have ordered a whetstone and I will start practising , I enjoy sharpening knives 😊
Great instructional video. I'm new to knife collecting. My knives work for a living. They don't get to just lay around and look pretty. I'm not going to buy a bunch of knives if I can't maintain the edge. Thanks for the videos.
Out standing video! Thank you for the information.
I have the Work Sharp Ken Onion but would like to start using a wet stone, thank for the great video.
Excellent Demo. Thanks
Love the simplicity and detail of your video. My birthday is coming up and I have asked for the work sharp belt sharpener. But still very interested in learning how to sharpen consistently with a wet stone. Thank you for the explanation. Look forward to other videos
Work sharp products and great & have never let me down!
Thanks very helpful, I have a drawer full of dull knives, thanks to your video cooking will be easier again.
Great video, thats one thing I'd like to do more of is wet stone sharpening.
Work Sharp always surprising with their awesomes products!
Excellent video Josh!
Thank you I'm sixty two years old and my dad from world war two Taught me how to sharpen on a Stone. However I find this very informative. I have a Ken Onion sharpener I have struggled with for years. I bought Arkansas stones and can't quite get the edge I want 😩. I'm disabled I've shoulder issues that cost me my job. I'm waiting for a complete spine reconstruction. So go through a lot to get the sharpener right height and distance to work on. But as you said reword for working with stones. In the past I've ordered all sorts of belts for sharpening kitchen and hunting knives. Haven't hit the right ones yet. Any way I appreciated your video. Keep it sharp 😊
I love these videos. Am going to buy the whetsone and see how sharp I can get my knives. Thanks.
Thank you for the video. Got this stone at Cabela's and can't wait to edge our knives. Thx.
Thanks for the great tutorial!
Great video, new to sharping I am now going to try a Whetstone I have the work sharp WSKTS which I love, But want to try this way.
Very well explained. Thanks
Deserves a thumbs up if only for the Sharpie idea. Obvious in hindsight and yet I would never have thought of it
Awesome video! Thanks!
Just picked one up at Sportsman’s Warehouse for $29.99. Very impressed by this stone. Reset some very dull kitchen knife edges in only a few minutes each.
This guy sharpens ambidextrously? Being this consistant with both hand is impressive.
I really want to perfect my sharpening skill,thanks for this video!
Great instructional! I have the whetstone you are picturing and this helped me get my knives razor sharp! Thanks for posting!
Very welcome!
@@WorkSharpOutdoor I have a Buck 119+ knife I want to win a whet stone prize
Very informative as usual. Thank you?
New to sharpening. I plan on purchasing a workshop precision adjust system but I would like to learn free hand sharpening, practicing on one or more of my budget Knives. Thanks for the great video.
Nice product, just bought yesterday. 5 razor sharp kitchen knives in about 30 minutes
Great video. I really need to get some guides for my diamond stones.
Good tutorial. Thanks
Very educational, thanks
Bought one of these units for the 15°/17° angle guides i have the diamond plate benchstone already and the ken onion electric sharpener with the blade grinder attachment. Just need to get my hands on the precision adjust now
Thx for this teaching video good information
Great video and information
Excellent video! I just got my whetstone! I had seen this video about 5-6 times before I got it and I just used it for the first time!
I came back to this video right after I sharpened my first knife just to see if I’d missed something!
Great video!
I have never been able to get my knives sharp on a stone, thanks for the info.
Best tutortial I've seen
That was fantastic. Very Zen. You are one sharp dude. Pun intended. Thank you.
I definitely want to see that comparison!
Thanks for the video, it is bringing back so many memories?. I used to be a saw doctor , Sharpening saws' circular saws ' bandsaws ? You name it I sharp sharpened it
Nice setup, I hope to see a upgrade pack for it too. A strop and coarse and extra fine stone's. With more angles and strop guide.
I like the guided sharpener. Think I would like this too with the larger stone's. No pivot but that's ok.
good video
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Just bought a whetsone and did only 4 passes per edge. No wonder the paper folded when I tried to cut it. More work than I expected. Excellent video. Thanks for making me work harder.😖
Love worksharp products. Use them all the time. You guys need to have some more brand products on you site, ie stickers, hats, t-shirts, etc. You don't have anymore on your site.
Watching a demo on which sharpen ing method gets the knife the best edge is very interesting
I really appreciated yourwhetstone demo. I would appreciate similar instrution on honeing. Question: Which honeing tool is preferred - ceramic or steel?
I am constantly honing straight razors so the thing I do after saturating the stone, unless it's a splash and go stone is to lap it. I am now just trying to re-build my muscle memory so I can free hand the many different knives I own. I dig your stone holder..is it available without the stone? Nice work on that edge and for putting out a competent and easy to follow demonstration.
Very good video. I look forward to using a wet stone sharpening.
Thanks 👍
I would really love to see that abrasive comparison! Just be sure to let people know about how different steels act on different abrasives!
Looks great, I'll have to pick one up to try. Any reason that this whetstone should not be used for tools like chisels and plane blades? Aside from needing different angles.
Too many amateurs don't have the symmetrical skills that this guy does. The best technique is for the sharpener to be ambidextrous! Or, at least, he should develop skills on his support side, (fingers, hand, wrist, hand, etc.) as he has on the other side. Some will call the support side the weaker side, but let's think of everything in a most positive way. We should develop skills that can be used by either side of the body; don't limit yourself!
I enjoyed this guy's technique and teaching.
Freehand shaping is a skill I have never masted & I have runed many knives practicing it. For me a pull sharpner is the way to do.
Thankyou 👍
Great and very informative!. Very simple and easy to understand, step by step on how to sharpen right!. Too bad I miss the giveaway!. Still very good video!.
Glad you liked it!
good channel
Nicely done video, Josh, thanks. If this is a water stone, doesn't it need to be lapped occasionally? What do you recommend for that?
If by chance a wet stone gets oil contaminated, can a wet stone be resurfaced enough to be usable again? Thanks for the great instructions on how to properly use a wet stone.
It's amazing when you put it in the water the white side was up but when you take it out, brown side up. That's magic water.
nice dude...
Love the video series. Should be noted to the viewers what happens to the knife-edge if you are normally using a belt system and you want to change to a whetstone. Does it not take longer and would it not damage the blade in the long run? is it not better to stay with one system?
This question may deserve a whole video on its own. Switching from convex (belt sharpeners) to stone sharpeners will require more material to be removed if maintaining the same angle. A convex edge is similar to a micro bevel, so if sharpening to 20 degrees on a belt sharpener the effective edge angle may be closer to 22. So when sharpening on a stone adjust to about 22 degrees per side and touch up the edge rather than remove material and reprofile to a flat 20 degree edge.
Can you make a video on when and how to flatten waterstone?
This is well portrayed: sharpening with a whetstone is art & science, and embodies a skill set that is NOT trivial and which must be maintained by using those skills on a somewhat regular basis. For a household cook and utility knife user like me, whetstone sharpening proved to be a fiasco. After attempting with several different whetstones over the years, I finally secured a tool (a Lansky, as it happens, there are others) that automatically maintains the correct angle on the edge. And I have had sharp knives ever since.
How about a video on stropping with diamond stropping compound? For example how do you apply it to a strop or the cloth stropping belts to avoid waste as it is fairly pricey.