Hey Jerad. Been watching you for years on my other channels. where I didn’t create anything. This is the one that I will be using for sharpening and other things. You are the one who has taught me the most. You’re on live now, got to sign up-can’t believe I haven’t done that yet! You’re the master of freehand!! I have learned more from you than anyone else, but you can always pick up little bits and pieces from different people, but you have put it all together the best for me to learn by, and I have been sharpening freehand for about forty years, first starting with a Buck 110 on a cheap oil stone. My grandfather taught me first and he was a master of all lot of things. He was a master plumber and self employed, he was also a carpenter and homebuilder, he painted steel on oil refineries high up in Galveston, Texas before moving to Alabama where he learned carpentry and plumbing and got his master plumbers license. He then packed up the family and moved to Alaska. He lived in log cabins in Anchor Point and Homer before homesteading a piece of land in Kenai, in a house he built himself-an A-frame that he eventually added on to. I remember you talking about your father and other family being in the trades too, and how that’s what you had done before your channel took off. And I think that I told you that my grandfather was a master at nearly everything but not knife sharpening! Although I do remember him telling me nope, I had rounded the edge! Lol Man, that was a long time ago. I worked construction and was a backhoe and heavy equipment operator before getting into plumbing where I messed up my back. Best to you and your lovely wife Kara, Rob, a.k.a., CatoctinPatriot , from the Catoctin Mountain/Blue Ridge Mountains
Man, this is by far the single best sharpening tutorial anywhere on the web. I had trouble keeping my fingers from bleeding at first due to new diamond stones. Thankfully, that hasn’t been an issue now that they have broken in. I have used this technique for the past couple of week, and it’s made a huge difference in bevel consistency, thus sharpness. I’m still having to work extra hard right at the very tip; my finger wants to leave the stone (on pull stroke) and thumb wants to lay flat (on push stroke) when I get to tippy tip on knives with big bellies. But, overall, this is a game-changer on how to train yourself on getting a consistent edge from heel to tip. Really appreciate you sharing.
When you drag your fingers, try to doit as gentle as possible, no pressure. Also i have a video going up tomorrow on venev stones that work really ggod with this technique
54 years on this rock and I've never seen it done exactly this way. It is a great way for someone to get used to finding the right angle. I do love the little jig you've got there for your sharpener. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks
My man… why isn’t the sharpie mark on the finger more widely known?! Easily the most helpful sharpening video I have ever seen. Thanks for putting your knowledge out into the world for people like me to leverage.
i invented it, and a lot of people wear the skin off their finger from to much pressure, if thats an issue get kapton tape. you can wrap your finger and it wont wear off
Man I have been sharpening for probably about 30 years. First time grandpa took me out hunting. I come online to brush up every now and then cause new blade types new steels and all that. Your videos are fantastic man. Some great pointers for helping me to teach my son and get my own edges even sharper
To everyone here for the first time seeking a new voice after a lot of frustration; this video and his other complete guide to freehand are all you need. After years of accumulating a knife collection that was catching dust with a dull edge (extremely sad situation), I tried to learn 2 separate times over the years, and ended up throwing all the associated tools out the window after hours doing more damage than anything else on the knives that were my sacrificial lambs. With this above video and a single over nighter of almost non stop practice with my wife crappy kitchen knives while the kids were sleeping, and Inside the following 5days I had sharpened almost half my collection, all the kitchen knives and even put an absolutely perfect full polish up to 10 000grit on a D2 folding knife which is apparently a difficult steel for beginners to do perfectly. ✋ Stop looking, you have found the last video you’ll need to transform edges into mirrors!
Came back to say I now used the same basics and applied them to a 6 diamond stones 2 compound stropping procedure to my m390 and sv90 pocket knives and the results, well I feel like it would be a disservice to my bros to not sharpen theres !
Dude, thank you for all of the information you put out. I have a knife that I've had a few years, and while I love it, it's never been the same since it lost the factory edge. After a few days of watching your videos, I got it shaving sharp last night in less than 30 minutes.
BEST FREEHAND TUTORIAL! Love the sharpie line trick! haven't seen that before with "copying" the marking onto thumb for reverse passes. I'm very new at this and just got my first of MANY knives (pockets, chefs, and general kitchen knives) to a polished, hair whittling edge after about 30 mins on 4 stone and a strop. It took so long as I was messing up my angles on the coarser grits when using a pyramid angle finder for beginning references. Excited to try this method right now actually on another one of my cheaper pockets. Cheers!
The part at 4:22 is the most important part for me. Getting the tip even and consistent has always been the hard part because the tip curves away from the stone.
Excellent knife sharpening tutorial that shows and explains the details of proper knife sharpening. The marker indexing on the thumb and forefinger was an excellent hack to maintain the proper sharpening angle, especially for beginners. A+ work!
Good stuff here, I been learning to sharpen lately and was never aware of your finger pressure approach. I have a feeling its really going to work well and help me progress to the next level. Thanks!
I definitely think so, try to use the smallest amount of pressure with your finger on the stone, i try to make new sharpening content constantly i have sone more videos coming soon also i have a ton of videos in the play list
Very nice!! Thank you for showing the final edge. A lot of videos never show you that and I hate to see the grind very messy and scratch patterns all over the place. In other videos
First of all…I’m in my mid seventies and have free hand sharpen my pocket and fixed blade knives all my life…then around five years ago I started to enlarge my knife collection and thought I required sharpening tools to facilitate this chore. In time I acquired three………then…watch your video! Those tools are now collecting dust! My way was faster..only one part require (not counting the mark-a-lot now). I don’t show my knives but I actually use them so being super precise is not that important. Watched your review and technic… C👀L..! Putting it to use! And Thanks..
Great video Jerad. That sound is soothing to me for some reason. It’s wax on, wax off training too. I don’t know the blade until sharpen it and then use it decide I like how I can sharpen it.
Hey! Saw this linked in your last short. Watched this a few years ago and it helped me a lot in my early freehand days. This was THE video that really helped me get the consistency I needed to ditch fixed angle. I was so focused on the bevels I left some blood on the stones until I got a callous, but it was worth it! Thanks for the help J! Congrats on 200k bud! 🎉 Also, have you tried super vitrified diamond stones? I’m not even sure what exactly makes them different from regular diamond stones.
Neeves Knives ...I assume you are talking about the virus. That schite really sucks as I am older with COPD. I’ve been hanging in my man cave , but I think I may go insane before I get the virus...lol.
Thank you so much for the way you explained this got me over the hump from yeah it cuts paper to DAMN! Best sharpening video I’ve seen by far! Thanks again man!
Can one make some kind of small wedges made out of wood or some other material with the different desired angles, 20, 25, etc. and just prop them under the blade and then glide the wedge and the blade down the plate?
I have guides that do the very same thing. Dial up angle clamps are brilliant and they also have rollers on bearings. But if you do not have the equipment this gentleman has the right idea. I myself sharpen with the original direction of the grind. If you are experienced enough you can try the Ken Onion designed Worksharp. I personally am not a huge fan of these type of sharpeners if something goes slightly wrong your blade will pay the price. Another personal favorite is Spydercos sharp maker ceramic. Spyderco makes great ceramics Japan stones also really can put on a very keen edge. Diamond sharpeners are okay in my opinion if you have just regular old knives or kitchen knives. Diamond removes materials fast. Where diamond stones work well is if you are using the knife for cutting boxes or rope. It sharpens and under magnification you will see a jagged edge. Ceramics can put a mirror edge on knives. How experienced you are can make or break a edge.
Also recommend using water on stones to reduce scratches on the finish, especially if you have trouble holding the angle all the way through each stroke.
@@NeevesKnives People have been trying to talk me into doing these kinds of videos for years....mainly for my custom work (mirror polish work)....but I honestly don't have time to do all the backend that's involved...it's always interesting to see another perspective though...check out some of my videos if you like shiny stuff
Jerad, do you still drag your fingers across the stone or do you trust the angle you get with your wrist now? I'm debating methods and this seems more accurate with the downside of chewing up your fingers. I still need a to buy a cheap-o blade to practice with.
White compounds are usually a lower grit than the green, but there's many companies that sell it and they are all not the same, try to find one that tells you the grit, there's definitely better and worse compounds
I think I heard you say in another video that you did but aren't sure; do you do knife sharpening service? I just picked up the Lionsteel M1 fixed blade thatI want the edge reprofiled. Normally paying someone to do it would be a non starter, and this the second M1 I've owned as well as an M4, and I handled those myself. The difference in this case is that this was a limited run they did using CMP M4 Tool steel. They M390 is supposed to have an HRC of 59-61, while the M4 is 65-66HRC. The M390 was already a difficult steel to work with, but I also had access to a friend's equipment that made it easier, and I won't have access this time around. Plus the M4 is a bit more ambitious than I'm prepared to do at the moment. I figured that once I have the right edge on the M4-tool steel, stropping and cleaning up the edge now and then should be good for a while. Plus I've seen the edges you put on and you definitely do a better job than I can. (If you mention that you DO do sharpening in this video, I just haven't started watching it yet, I just went and looked for one of you sharpening videos to pose the question).
Great technique, although you really want to keep a puddle (yes, an actual puddle) of krud kutter/something similar on the stone to lubricate and collect the metal shavings, especially on expensive stones like these. Otherwise you're just working the shavings back into your stone and reducing it's cutting ability and overall lifespan. Just a suggestion!
I too found it does wear them down a bit faster without lubricant but hey I'm glad I started using oil with my diamond stones. It's a lil messy but it works 😂
I've been trying to find a towel or cloth that doesn't leave any fibers behind. Even microfiber leaves some unless you get good ones. Excellent explanation!
Excellent tutorial. Does this work for larger knives, say kitchen knives for example? Is there a video of this on your channel already? Also, does this method work on normal whetstones?
Could have used this video 30 years ago when I was ruining my Ninja weapons trying to teach myself. Best beginners tutorial on TH-cam hands down. I use a similar technique but I think yours is better. I'll be modifying next round. Thanks sir
Can’t wait to give this finger marking trick a try today! I’m getting much better but still have some consistency issues from side to side, so hoping your method might be the magic I need. Question: Do the plates not destroy your marked finger and thumb as you continue to drag across those diamonds? I know I’ve torn my finger up once just by scrubbing it pretty hard to remove some grit. Didn’t know it was doing damage till it started bleeding!
I have definitely done that, but just let your finger gently go across the stone, when you put the mark on just set your finger there, but when you start to sharpen just let you finger glide without pressure. And this trick will most definitely make your bevels consistent. Just try to replicate the same movements, and with the finger guide it helps you feel the little movements you make like when getting to the tip
@@NeevesKnives Great, thanks! I just resharpened a kitchen knife. Found that the "thumb side" was a little more difficult to maintain, and I discovered that I laid it back a little more on that side compared to the other side. But both bevels were consistent from heel to tip, and the knife came out sharp. I think I will get better with more practice, but having your finger/thumb glide across while maintaining contact with the stone along the entire edge does seem like a really good technique in order to achieve consistency. I'm guessing if your finger or thumb comes off the stone at any point, then you have changed angle.
Everything takes some practice, and sharpening opens up a whole new level of knife collecting and loving knives, between all the different finishes and different stones, and grinds and shapes. Sharpening brings knife collecting to a whole new level
@@forbo327 i dont think they are good because it heats up the edge your trying to put on and it makes it brittle, unless your using water and keeping it slow, so it can ok, but that is why most factory edges are burnt
Hey brother. I’ve seen you use a lot of different stones. I would like to get a set of stones and leather strop along with the compound. What would you recommend. I would like something of high quality. Great video as always. Thx
VENEV DIAMOND PLATES 3X8 amzn.to/3saACLG These are my favorite stones of all stones they are resin bonded diamond stones and are incredible, i have videos talking about them, as far as favorite stropping compound get gunny juice diamond emulsion, you can start with 6 micron then get the others you desire amzn.to/3VKolLn
Very good info on sharpening a knife. Would you do the same thing at bottom by plunge as the tip. Especially if there is no sharpening choil? Do you use any water or oil on the stones??
Do the back and forth motion at the heal of a knife with no choil just like I showed with the choil but watch it a little closer so you can make sure you hit it consistently. And I use these ones dry but you can use water, I have other stones that I use a soap and water mix as my oil and then I use just water on my water stones. If you want me to send you a quick clip on Instagram on how to do the heal on a no choil like spyderco, or email. Or tell me the knife and I will find my most similar and send a clip if you need it
I put the link in the description under the sharpening supplies, under stropping compound it comes in a set of two gren and white, the white ones the better one imo
I really gotta get a few nice big stones. Right now I’m sharpening with a diamond rod, a piece of ceramic tile, and a piece of leather belt with a mixture of green buffing compound and toothpaste applied to it. No angle guides, or clamps. I just hold everything in my hands and eyeball it. I get razor sharp edges that I could shave with, but it takes me about an hour to fully sharpen a pocket knife (10-15 minutes to re-sharpen). A good set of stones would cut that time down, and a sharpening system with guide rods would make perfect edges, but unfortunately, I have more time to spare than money. My current “sharpening kit” cost me about $12. Thanks for the guide though, If I get a stone large enough to do this with, I’m gonna try it.
Do you have to have a honing rod and strop or just one or the other? Do you just Hone and strop in between sharpenings? I’m ordering some stones tomorrow and want to know if I should order a ceramic rod with my strop as well.
You should have both, so if you barely used your knife then just strop, if the strop isnt doing justice then hone and strop, after doing that a bunch of times and its not doing any justice time to sharpen, it also works great for deburring an edge when sharpening, you always want to have very very light pressure almost none at all
@@NeevesKnives awesome, thanks. I checked out all your sharpening videos last night. They are amazing. I’m gonna buy the worksharp field sharpener, strop and hone this month just to have a basic setup. Then I may buy a fixed angle system or the flat worksharp guided stones to start learning next month to really get into good flat stones.
As good as I am at sharpening I still love seeing other people's techniques and the products they use. I'm always down to learn something new... And still do almost every time. Great stuff as always 🍻🇺🇲
I agree with that so much, another guy said it perfectly, if your not still learning then your doing something wrong. And theres so much from different stones and steels, to even different grit patterns and edges, Ive even gotten into the differences in the way you remove your burr. In this video Im trying to show an easy way for people to get a screaming sharp edge, but I obviously do things differently depending on what im sharpening or the edge im trying to put on
@@NeevesKnives I couldn't have said it better lol. With all the factors in play, you definitely have be open to evolve. I've never been afraid to admit when I don't know something or when someone else has a better system than me. If it works... I'm more than happy to listen and learn. I learn something new every day when it comes to knives and I've been collecting for 20+ years. Its just sad so many people's egos block them from that which in turn keeps them from passing on the knowledge themselves. Imagine just how much more advanced of a society we'd be if egos didn't exist. Lol🍻🙏🇺🇲
Thanks man, very focused tutorial. That helps a lot. Will it continue to form a burr as you move up with the stone grits? Also, at the very beginning I’m having a hard time seeing a fricking shadow. My eyes must be going to schite. ..lol.
If your having a problem seeing a shadow you can do one of two things, look for the edge to reflect back at you at the heal, or just pick an angle and dont think to hard about it, basically just attempt to match it up but it wont matter if your slightly off, as long as you stick with the angle you pick until its finished. And yes I always get a burr from every stone. Its ok to have a very small burr, that way your losing less steel. It will be way easier to get a burr on all the higher grits if you get a burr from heal to tip off your first stone, with each side you do
Thanks for the video. I am interested in these ultra sharp diamond plates. From looking at the 300 plate it looks and sounds coarser than say DMT. Have you tried the 1200 ultra sharp?
Can you elaborate on what you mean to find the angle once the shadow disappears? Are you talking about just moving the blade able from flat until the visible gap between the existing edge and the stone become flush/closed?
Also, I was trying the diamond stones last night on an Aus-8 old hunting knife, and started with 300 grit....I gave it a lot of passes, probably 40 or so on each side, and I was trying to keep going until I detected a burr. I'm having trouble detecting the burr. Can you detail more on techniques about finding the burr?
Absolutely, I have a video coming soon that should answer all those questions, also i did a step by step video that might help. th-cam.com/video/npEubLayJ7k/w-d-xo.html
Yes you can just use a different spot on the blade, or you can use you clamp or base as your starting point with your marked finger and angle the blade. Let mw know if that doesnt make sense.
Basically the same, but you might have to do it in sections then blend it in, I have a Sharpening playlist with lots of Sharpening videos, also I do 2 live Sharpening a month on the channel for the members but anyone can watch
@10colt01 you should definitely sign up to my membership on TH-cam, you don't have to but you would be able to talk to me when teaching knife Sharpening and then I can help much easier
if the blade edge has a curvature to it and you keep a consistent angle on the stone, you are giving different parts of the blade different angles of sharpening by definition
Really enjoyed this one Jerad, love a tip, anything to improve my sharpening is a win. Blade came up really nice to.. 👌👍 Didn't find the link for the Diamond stones, could you please help me there? Quit interested in checking them out man.. Cheers
I put them down in the description as a Link theres a couple of the same ones that are listed in different prices, idk why so look for the 3 stone set for around 45-50$ they also have a two stone set, the holder is down there also. ultra sharp is the names of the plates theres all diff sizes
Hey Jerad. Been watching you for years on my other channels. where I didn’t create anything. This is the one that I will be using for sharpening and other things. You are the one who has taught me the most. You’re on live now, got to sign up-can’t believe I haven’t done that yet! You’re the master of freehand!! I have learned more from you than anyone else, but you can always pick up little bits and pieces from different people, but you have put it all together the best for me to learn by, and I have been sharpening freehand for about forty years, first starting with a Buck 110 on a cheap oil stone. My grandfather taught me first and he was a master of all lot of things. He was a master plumber and self employed, he was also a carpenter and homebuilder, he painted steel on oil refineries high up in Galveston, Texas before moving to Alabama where he learned carpentry and plumbing and got his master plumbers license. He then packed up the family and moved to Alaska. He lived in log cabins in Anchor Point and Homer before homesteading a piece of land in Kenai, in a house he built himself-an A-frame that he eventually added on to. I remember you talking about your father and other family being in the trades too, and how that’s what you had done before your channel took off. And I think that I told you that my grandfather was a master at nearly everything but not knife sharpening! Although I do remember him telling me nope, I had rounded the edge! Lol Man, that was a long time ago. I worked construction and was a backhoe and heavy equipment operator before getting into plumbing where I messed up my back.
Best to you and your lovely wife Kara,
Rob, a.k.a., CatoctinPatriot , from the Catoctin Mountain/Blue Ridge Mountains
Man, this is by far the single best sharpening tutorial anywhere on the web. I had trouble keeping my fingers from bleeding at first due to new diamond stones. Thankfully, that hasn’t been an issue now that they have broken in. I have used this technique for the past couple of week, and it’s made a huge difference in bevel consistency, thus sharpness. I’m still having to work extra hard right at the very tip; my finger wants to leave the stone (on pull stroke) and thumb wants to lay flat (on push stroke) when I get to tippy tip on knives with big bellies. But, overall, this is a game-changer on how to train yourself on getting a consistent edge from heel to tip. Really appreciate you sharing.
When you drag your fingers, try to doit as gentle as possible, no pressure. Also i have a video going up tomorrow on venev stones that work really ggod with this technique
@@NeevesKnives Yep, working on focusing on lightening the pressure!
Im about to do a review on the venev stones they are pricey but they dont chew the fingers up and they work so good best stones ever
I strongly agree. I must have watched 100 sharpening tutorials and this is by far the best.
@@Watchamacallit thank you btw i have a whole sharpening play list with tons of tips and tricks
54 years on this rock and I've never seen it done exactly this way. It is a great way for someone to get used to finding the right angle. I do love the little jig you've got there for your sharpener. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks
My man… why isn’t the sharpie mark on the finger more widely known?! Easily the most helpful sharpening video I have ever seen. Thanks for putting your knowledge out into the world for people like me to leverage.
i invented it, and a lot of people wear the skin off their finger from to much pressure, if thats an issue get kapton tape. you can wrap your finger and it wont wear off
Man I have been sharpening for probably about 30 years. First time grandpa took me out hunting. I come online to brush up every now and then cause new blade types new steels and all that. Your videos are fantastic man. Some great pointers for helping me to teach my son and get my own edges even sharper
I concur , even though I have no children, but I can help teach thosev that want to know how it's done & done right.
Thank you Jerad👍🎉🏆🎉🥰❣
To everyone here for the first time seeking a new voice after a lot of frustration; this video and his other complete guide to freehand are all you need. After years of accumulating a knife collection that was catching dust with a dull edge (extremely sad situation), I tried to learn 2 separate times over the years, and ended up throwing all the associated tools out the window after hours doing more damage than anything else on the knives that were my sacrificial lambs. With this above video and a single over nighter of almost non stop practice with my wife crappy kitchen knives while the kids were sleeping, and Inside the following 5days I had sharpened almost half my collection, all the kitchen knives and even put an absolutely perfect full polish up to 10 000grit on a D2 folding knife which is apparently a difficult steel for beginners to do perfectly.
✋ Stop looking, you have found the last video you’ll need to transform edges into mirrors!
Came back to say I now used the same basics and applied them to a 6 diamond stones 2 compound stropping procedure to my m390 and sv90 pocket knives and the results, well I feel like it would be a disservice to my bros to not sharpen theres !
The marker pen stripes have helped me a lot and were very useful. Thank you very much for showing this. I finally see progress in sharpening by hand .
That is amazing! Seriously keep it up, and every month you will see way way more progress than the last
@@NeevesKnives
Practices does make perfection 👍🎉🏆🎉❣
I haven't tried this method I'm going to try it. You are by far the best on TH-cam
Watch my beginners guide next
This is the real teaching of knife sharpening technique, thank you very much.
Wow! the simplest bullet proof sharpening tutorial I've seen in 20 years! Thank you!
Dude, thank you for all of the information you put out. I have a knife that I've had a few years, and while I love it, it's never been the same since it lost the factory edge. After a few days of watching your videos, I got it shaving sharp last night in less than 30 minutes.
BEST FREEHAND TUTORIAL! Love the sharpie line trick! haven't seen that before with "copying" the marking onto thumb for reverse passes. I'm very new at this and just got my first of MANY knives (pockets, chefs, and general kitchen knives) to a polished, hair whittling edge after about 30 mins on 4 stone and a strop. It took so long as I was messing up my angles on the coarser grits when using a pyramid angle finder for beginning references. Excited to try this method right now actually on another one of my cheaper pockets. Cheers!
One can see the passion and sincerity this man has for this art.
Thank you for sharing your skill, experience and knowledge with us.
I love sharpening my knives by hand. Thank you so much for this video.
Yes ! If it don’t cut through paper like you did it’s not sharp enough . Awesome 👏. Two whetstones and a strop 👍👍. Took an hour ?
The part at 4:22 is the most important part for me. Getting the tip even and consistent has always been the hard part because the tip curves away from the stone.
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best sharpening tutorial ive ever seen. i never could get it right. this was very helpful. thank you so much😊
Excellent knife sharpening tutorial that shows and explains the details of proper knife sharpening. The marker indexing on the thumb and forefinger was an excellent hack to maintain the proper sharpening angle, especially for beginners. A+ work!
watch the end of the video i explain
@@NeevesKnivesWhat was the grit of the 2 stones that you used?
An excellent way to gain consistency as a beginner. Thank you for your tutorial.
Good stuff here, I been learning to sharpen lately and was never aware of your finger pressure approach. I have a feeling its really going to work well and help me progress to the next level. Thanks!
I definitely think so, try to use the smallest amount of pressure with your finger on the stone, i try to make new sharpening content constantly i have sone more videos coming soon also i have a ton of videos in the play list
Very nice!! Thank you for showing the final edge. A lot of videos never show you that and I hate to see the grind very messy and scratch patterns all over the place. In other videos
I thoroughly enjoy everyone of your videos
I just subscribed to your channel. This is by far the best instructional video I have seen. I tried your method and it worked great!
Thanks for the tips I’ve been wanting to try freehand 👊
First of all…I’m in my mid seventies and have free hand sharpen my pocket and fixed blade knives all my life…then around five years ago I started to enlarge my knife collection and thought I required sharpening tools to facilitate this chore. In time I acquired three………then…watch your video!
Those tools are now collecting dust!
My way was faster..only one part require (not counting the mark-a-lot now).
I don’t show my knives but I actually use them so being super precise is not that important.
Watched your review and technic…
C👀L..!
Putting it to use! And Thanks..
That means so much Old Bones thank you for this comment 🙏 👊
Great video Jerad. That sound is soothing to me for some reason. It’s wax on, wax off training too. I don’t know the blade until sharpen it and then use it decide I like how I can sharpen it.
I feel the same way, I learn so much from sharpening a knife, and the sound is very satisfying
Hey! Saw this linked in your last short. Watched this a few years ago and it helped me a lot in my early freehand days. This was THE video that really helped me get the consistency I needed to ditch fixed angle. I was so focused on the bevels I left some blood on the stones until I got a callous, but it was worth it! Thanks for the help J! Congrats on 200k bud! 🎉
Also, have you tried super vitrified diamond stones? I’m not even sure what exactly makes them different from regular diamond stones.
Great lessons..talented...
Great video hope you’re staying safe in this mad world
Yeah Kara had to come home early because there bording up but we definitely are and I hope the same for you stay safe and protect yourself
Neeves Knives ...I assume you are talking about the virus. That schite really sucks as I am older with COPD. I’ve been hanging in my man cave , but I think I may go insane before I get the virus...lol.
Mick Keim mainly the protests cops shooting innocent protesters tear gas framing protesters cutting down jewelry store security doors national guard etc . Also Coronavirus, murder hornets , flying spiders , zombie fires, tornados, floods shits wild
Super dope Video
Thanks a lot
I just sharpened my knife the first time by hand and got it actually sharp 😂🔥
Thanks for this tutoriel. I have always sharpened freehand but with inconsistant results. Hopefully this will help. All the best.
I hope it does, and if your already doing freehand then this will definitely help you get consistent grinds or bevels
Thank you so much for the way you explained this got me over the hump from yeah it cuts paper to DAMN! Best sharpening video I’ve seen by far! Thanks again man!
It's funny, just yesterday I commented on another one of your videos what that mark was on the blades. Thanks for the unintended reply 🤣
Can one make some kind of small wedges made out of wood or some other material with the different desired angles, 20, 25, etc. and just prop them under the blade and then glide the wedge and the blade down the plate?
Superb instructions!
Excellent video.
This should be an actual master class
I have guides that do the very same thing. Dial up angle clamps are brilliant and they also have rollers on bearings.
But if you do not have the equipment this gentleman has the right idea.
I myself sharpen with the original direction of the grind.
If you are experienced enough you can try the Ken Onion designed Worksharp. I personally am not a huge fan of these type of sharpeners if something goes slightly wrong your blade will pay the price.
Another personal favorite is Spydercos sharp maker ceramic. Spyderco makes great ceramics Japan stones also really can put on a very keen edge. Diamond sharpeners are okay in my opinion if you have just regular old knives or kitchen knives. Diamond removes materials fast. Where diamond stones work well is if you are using the knife for cutting boxes or rope. It sharpens and under magnification you will see a jagged edge.
Ceramics can put a mirror edge on knives.
How experienced you are can make or break a edge.
Thank you professor Snape ❤
If u don't feel the ruff stuff or grit can they still work and what type of edge can u get with 300, and 600
Also recommend using water on stones to reduce scratches on the finish, especially if you have trouble holding the angle all the way through each stroke.
What magnifying glass would u recommend?
Thank you Neeves.
Great tutorial Jared!
Great technique. This dude sounds like he ought to be a Bond villain.
Your methodology is rather unique...but as long as results are consistent, that's all that matters...good video
Absolutely, and I've got a lot of other Sharpening videos, i also offer a Sharpening service
@@NeevesKnives People have been trying to talk me into doing these kinds of videos for years....mainly for my custom work (mirror polish work)....but I honestly don't have time to do all the backend that's involved...it's always interesting to see another perspective though...check out some of my videos if you like shiny stuff
Jerad, do you still drag your fingers across the stone or do you trust the angle you get with your wrist now? I'm debating methods and this seems more accurate with the downside of chewing up your fingers. I still need a to buy a cheap-o blade to practice with.
Thank you for this video! I have been intimidated by the idea of free handing but you make it seem less so. Thanks again. Really great video
Jared is white compound from bark river or elsewhere. Awesome sharpening video. Keep them coming. Hope to get there someday.
White compounds are usually a lower grit than the green, but there's many companies that sell it and they are all not the same, try to find one that tells you the grit, there's definitely better and worse compounds
@@NeevesKnives where do you get your white compound from and what is the brand name you use. What grit is your white compound? Thnx
@@pauldelgados4517 the white is 6 micron, you can get them on Amazon or Sharpeningsupplies.Com
Ty for showing us everything you know God bless
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Very Nice. Thank you !
Awesome, now I know. Just to practice now. Btw, I have the very same knife 😊
Have you tried a leather strop wheel on a polisher ?
I think I heard you say in another video that you did but aren't sure; do you do knife sharpening service? I just picked up the Lionsteel M1 fixed blade thatI want the edge reprofiled. Normally paying someone to do it would be a non starter, and this the second M1 I've owned as well as an M4, and I handled those myself. The difference in this case is that this was a limited run they did using CMP M4 Tool steel. They M390 is supposed to have an HRC of 59-61, while the M4 is 65-66HRC. The M390 was already a difficult steel to work with, but I also had access to a friend's equipment that made it easier, and I won't have access this time around. Plus the M4 is a bit more ambitious than I'm prepared to do at the moment.
I figured that once I have the right edge on the M4-tool steel, stropping and cleaning up the edge now and then should be good for a while.
Plus I've seen the edges you put on and you definitely do a better job than I can.
(If you mention that you DO do sharpening in this video, I just haven't started watching it yet, I just went and looked for one of you sharpening videos to pose the question).
Great tip with the mark on your finger
Great technique, although you really want to keep a puddle (yes, an actual puddle) of krud kutter/something similar on the stone to lubricate and collect the metal shavings, especially on expensive stones like these. Otherwise you're just working the shavings back into your stone and reducing it's cutting ability and overall lifespan. Just a suggestion!
I too found it does wear them down a bit faster without lubricant but hey I'm glad I started using oil with my diamond stones. It's a lil messy but it works 😂
I've been trying to find a towel or cloth that doesn't leave any fibers behind. Even microfiber leaves some unless you get good ones. Excellent explanation!
Yeah I think microfiber are the best but your going to want to givem a good wash and dry them with some dryer sheets, that seems to work ok
@@NeevesKnives cool thanks!
Great "How To" video Jarrod Thanks for your effort..
Great video thanks for showing us your technique
Very nice tutorial slot of good tips and a really simple method to get consistent angles on your blade great job
Thanks Bud, it is definitely on of the most difficult parts
Excellent tutorial. Does this work for larger knives, say kitchen knives for example? Is there a video of this on your channel already? Also, does this method work on normal whetstones?
Yes and yes with a larger knife you might want a larger stone
@@NeevesKnives I'll give a try, thanks.
One of the best
Could have used this video 30 years ago when I was ruining my Ninja weapons trying to teach myself.
Best beginners tutorial on TH-cam hands down. I use a similar technique but I think yours is better. I'll be modifying next round. Thanks sir
I hope it helps in some way, I think it might and if you have a good muscle memory it makes it so much easier
If I have wet stones used for sharpening my kitchen knife can I still do it with my other blades
Is this technique optimal for kitchen knives?
Can’t wait to give this finger marking trick a try today! I’m getting much better but still have some consistency issues from side to side, so hoping your method might be the magic I need. Question: Do the plates not destroy your marked finger and thumb as you continue to drag across those diamonds? I know I’ve torn my finger up once just by scrubbing it pretty hard to remove some grit. Didn’t know it was doing damage till it started bleeding!
I have definitely done that, but just let your finger gently go across the stone, when you put the mark on just set your finger there, but when you start to sharpen just let you finger glide without pressure. And this trick will most definitely make your bevels consistent. Just try to replicate the same movements, and with the finger guide it helps you feel the little movements you make like when getting to the tip
@@NeevesKnives Great, thanks! I just resharpened a kitchen knife. Found that the "thumb side" was a little more difficult to maintain, and I discovered that I laid it back a little more on that side compared to the other side. But both bevels were consistent from heel to tip, and the knife came out sharp. I think I will get better with more practice, but having your finger/thumb glide across while maintaining contact with the stone along the entire edge does seem like a really good technique in order to achieve consistency. I'm guessing if your finger or thumb comes off the stone at any point, then you have changed angle.
Great video and thanks for the links!
Great video I've got a wicked edge system in the shop I need to add some decent stones for home use this video should help allot of people. ✌️
I hope it does and If I can help in any other ways let me know 👍
Wow! Thanks!
Great video. Looks like something I can do. Or at least try. Thank you
Everything takes some practice, and sharpening opens up a whole new level of knife collecting and loving knives, between all the different finishes and different stones, and grinds and shapes. Sharpening brings knife collecting to a whole new level
Neeves Knives. Question what’s your thoughts on the electric sharpers. Thx.
@@forbo327 i dont think they are good because it heats up the edge your trying to put on and it makes it brittle, unless your using water and keeping it slow, so it can ok, but that is why most factory edges are burnt
Hey brother. I’ve seen you use a lot of different stones. I would like to get a set of stones and leather strop along with the compound. What would you recommend. I would like something of high quality.
Great video as always.
Thx
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@@NeevesKnives Great. Thank you and keep up the videos.
@@NeevesKnives do you have any experience with Trend Diamond stones? If so how do they compare to the Venev stones? Please advise. Thx
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Very good info on sharpening a knife. Would you do the same thing at bottom by plunge as the tip. Especially if there is no sharpening choil? Do you use any water or oil on the stones??
Do the back and forth motion at the heal of a knife with no choil just like I showed with the choil but watch it a little closer so you can make sure you hit it consistently. And I use these ones dry but you can use water, I have other stones that I use a soap and water mix as my oil and then I use just water on my water stones. If you want me to send you a quick clip on Instagram on how to do the heal on a no choil like spyderco, or email. Or tell me the knife and I will find my most similar and send a clip if you need it
Best one yet! Good job sir.
Thank you sir
Can I please get a link to the honing compound you used? I can't find that box.
Yes give me a couple min and il try to put it in this video
I put the link in the description under the sharpening supplies, under stropping compound it comes in a set of two gren and white, the white ones the better one imo
I use water with a little dish soap in a spray bottle works good
I really gotta get a few nice big stones. Right now I’m sharpening with a diamond rod, a piece of ceramic tile, and a piece of leather belt with a mixture of green buffing compound and toothpaste applied to it. No angle guides, or clamps. I just hold everything in my hands and eyeball it. I get razor sharp edges that I could shave with, but it takes me about an hour to fully sharpen a pocket knife (10-15 minutes to re-sharpen). A good set of stones would cut that time down, and a sharpening system with guide rods would make perfect edges, but unfortunately, I have more time to spare than money. My current “sharpening kit” cost me about $12.
Thanks for the guide though, If I get a stone large enough to do this with, I’m gonna try it.
You should do review's on knifes?
I do 👍 look through the channel
@@NeevesKnives can you do a review on the Glock 81or the 78 knife,it's a affordable knife for 30 dollars.
How do you go about this for american tantos with their tips considering the corner break would get taken out if you sliced the whole way
Watch the members live I did yesterday I did a tanto and a recurve, just fast forward to the tanto
Hey Jared, your stones are obviously broken in. Should I follow break in instructions from Ultra Sharp ? Thanks.
appreciate your knowledge !
Thank you
After I reprofile on a gritty stone, is there anyway to get the grit out of the pivot without disassembly?
Yes just rinse it under hot water or alcohol, then wipe dry, also you can shoot air into it if you have a duster or air nossle, then oil it
Hey @Neeves, would you still recommend these after all this time?
Recommend the diamond plates, yes but I would get the 3×8, otherwise DMT or even better Atoma
Awesome job neeves!
Do you have to have a honing rod and strop or just one or the other? Do you just Hone and strop in between sharpenings? I’m ordering some stones tomorrow and want to know if I should order a ceramic rod with my strop as well.
You should have both, so if you barely used your knife then just strop, if the strop isnt doing justice then hone and strop, after doing that a bunch of times and its not doing any justice time to sharpen, it also works great for deburring an edge when sharpening, you always want to have very very light pressure almost none at all
@@NeevesKnives awesome, thanks. I checked out all your sharpening videos last night. They are amazing. I’m gonna buy the worksharp field sharpener, strop and hone this month just to have a basic setup. Then I may buy a fixed angle system or the flat worksharp guided stones to start learning next month to really get into good flat stones.
Do you suggest using a lapping fluid on your diamond stones?
You can if you want, it possibly can make them last a little longer, i use them dry and just rinse after sharpening
How would you sharpen a large bowie knife?
As good as I am at sharpening I still love seeing other people's techniques and the products they use. I'm always down to learn something new... And still do almost every time. Great stuff as always 🍻🇺🇲
I agree with that so much, another guy said it perfectly, if your not still learning then your doing something wrong. And theres so much from different stones and steels, to even different grit patterns and edges, Ive even gotten into the differences in the way you remove your burr. In this video Im trying to show an easy way for people to get a screaming sharp edge, but I obviously do things differently depending on what im sharpening or the edge im trying to put on
@@NeevesKnives I couldn't have said it better lol. With all the factors in play, you definitely have be open to evolve. I've never been afraid to admit when I don't know something or when someone else has a better system than me. If it works... I'm more than happy to listen and learn. I learn something new every day when it comes to knives and I've been collecting for 20+ years. Its just sad so many people's egos block them from that which in turn keeps them from passing on the knowledge themselves. Imagine just how much more advanced of a society we'd be if egos didn't exist. Lol🍻🙏🇺🇲
Thank you sir!
Now I've gotta make me one of those jigs
Thanks man, very focused tutorial. That helps a lot. Will it continue to form a burr as you move up with the stone grits? Also, at the very beginning I’m having a hard time seeing a fricking shadow. My eyes must be going to schite. ..lol.
If your having a problem seeing a shadow you can do one of two things, look for the edge to reflect back at you at the heal, or just pick an angle and dont think to hard about it, basically just attempt to match it up but it wont matter if your slightly off, as long as you stick with the angle you pick until its finished. And yes I always get a burr from every stone. Its ok to have a very small burr, that way your losing less steel. It will be way easier to get a burr on all the higher grits if you get a burr from heal to tip off your first stone, with each side you do
Neeves Knives ...thanks Jerad.
Thanks for the video.
I am interested in these ultra sharp diamond plates. From looking at the 300 plate it looks and sounds coarser than say DMT. Have you tried the 1200 ultra sharp?
Yes I use the 300 600 and 1200 all are great they do come coarser but break in to the grit labeled they are great plates and are affordable
Pencil eraser and small paint brush for the diamond sharpener.
For what?
@@Joshua2496-s9k clean it without water makes it less messy and prevent the diamond plate from rusting.
Can you elaborate on what you mean to find the angle once the shadow disappears? Are you talking about just moving the blade able from flat until the visible gap between the existing edge and the stone become flush/closed?
Also, I was trying the diamond stones last night on an Aus-8 old hunting knife, and started with 300 grit....I gave it a lot of passes, probably 40 or so on each side, and I was trying to keep going until I detected a burr. I'm having trouble detecting the burr. Can you detail more on techniques about finding the burr?
Absolutely, I have a video coming soon that should answer all those questions, also i did a step by step video that might help. th-cam.com/video/npEubLayJ7k/w-d-xo.html
Great tips, thanks. What brand are the plates? Never mind found your links. TY
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Can you use the ink on finger trick when working with large knives that won’t fit entirely on the stone?
Yes you can just use a different spot on the blade, or you can use you clamp or base as your starting point with your marked finger and angle the blade. Let mw know if that doesnt make sense.
How would this apply to large kitchen knives?
Basically the same, but you might have to do it in sections then blend it in, I have a Sharpening playlist with lots of Sharpening videos, also I do 2 live Sharpening a month on the channel for the members but anyone can watch
@@NeevesKnives nice I’ll check that out now. It’s a New Year’s resolution to learn how to sharpen my knives
@10colt01 you should definitely sign up to my membership on TH-cam, you don't have to but you would be able to talk to me when teaching knife Sharpening and then I can help much easier
These are the sharpening stones I have
GOOD JOB, WHAT MAGNIFICATION DO YOU USE TO LOOK AT THE EDGE? THANKS
😆 litterally a magnifying glass that you would read a book with.
I have some expensive loops a couple hours a way and my moms but I need to getm from there
if the blade edge has a curvature to it and you keep a consistent angle on the stone, you are giving different parts of the blade different angles of sharpening by definition
That's why he is raising the heel of the blade when moving towards the tip.
Really enjoyed this one Jerad, love a tip, anything to improve my sharpening is a win. Blade came up really nice to.. 👌👍
Didn't find the link for the Diamond stones, could you please help me there? Quit interested in checking them out man.. Cheers
Im sorry its there now
What’s the name brand of the stones and the holder and where did u get them from?
I put them down in the description as a Link theres a couple of the same ones that are listed in different prices, idk why so look for the 3 stone set for around 45-50$ they also have a two stone set, the holder is down there also. ultra sharp is the names of the plates theres all diff sizes
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Thanks 🙏