Best video I've seen on the KME. Nicely presented & lots of info throughout. Love my KME!

@matthewhoward4549

5 жыл бұрын

The best way to get *TOP* results out of your KME clamp ... kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYZ7286Hd5Xafbg.html

@pokerchannel6991

5 жыл бұрын

Dear KME: I bought the delux $299 kit and I got the kangaroo strop. You say we don't need the mirror finish for knife.... but what about for broadheads? I am trying to build an implement that is strong, sharp, human, bleeder. Do you feel that a mirror finish for arrow broadhead for taking game is the right thing to do? Do you think it is a necessity if one's goal is a respect for the life one is about to take? In other words: should I put my time into the mirror or is it not as necessary and I should be spending more time practice my REcurve skills? Pls give me your thoughts. My feeling is that if I am going to take a game, I must do it with the most respect possible. Pls let me know, but I literally did just order the $299 kit, thx.

Don't have a KME yet but spoke to Brian on the phone today after he gave his phone number to me when I asked a somewhat silly/durr moment in a email without even asking. Took up far too much of his time with babble but at no point was he in a big rush to sell me something or hang up. He genuinely was interested in helping me find what would work and even shoot the breeze. 10/10 class act Without a doubt KME is the way to go when they got guys like Brian on the other end of the line helping you with any issue. Not trying to sell it but I know how it looks just honestly sincere on how impressed I am with it in today's world of terrible customer service.

@Crazyknives

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Branek do you have the phone number of the store where I can buy this KME sr?

I've watched a lot of tutorials and reviews on various systems and this is by far the most comprehensive. Great job.

Great support for the KME. I've been enjoying mine for years now. Having fun putting mirror edges on my knives has made the hobby much more enjoyable. Thanks for the video and expert help learning how to use the KME. 😎👍

Just got one of these kits for Christmas here in 2023, about to crank a few knives through this tonight while I sip some wine. Looking forward to the process and this video helps a ton.

Just got off the phone with Brian, I’m new to knife sharpening and had plenty of novice questions, we talked for a half hour and he was very kind and patient with me helping me understand the kme system. Awesome system and Brian’s a awesome guy thank you again.

I’ve never sharpened and have been reading up on it and watching a ton of videos. This is the best one I’ve seen and completely puts me at ease about the process and also saved me a lot of money as I was about to get a wicked edge but I think I can do a fantastic job now with a KME.

Very informative and direct. I took lots of notes!! Thank you. You’re like a “knife professor”. Lots of good info communicated quickly and clearly

The methodology herein is excellent. He is consistent & thoughtful from beginning to end. Excellent tips & points too. Although I am not a KME fan, this approach is very well done. Impressive...

Great instructional video. Very thorough and informative. I was already thinking about getting this system but this sold me on it.

Fantastic explanation. Answered a lot of my questions in this video. Thank you!

Great video- ordering one now… Also, anyone else been sharpening knives wrong the last 10 years? I have always looked for a burr until my last stone. Learn something every day.

Dang I’m glad I came across this video. My KME deluxe system will be here tomorrow and this was a huge help. Thanks for the great video

Drawing a line from the heel to the tip to aid in positioning is a good tip. I've been using the KME for a while but hadn't thought of that.

I have to say your the only guy I seen on youtube that I seen do a sharpen vid that doesn't speed up the sharpen vid which is awesome

Thanks for taking the time to produce this. I followed right along and got good results. Great reference video.

@Knifeguyyy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching very glad it was helpful! 👊🏼⚔️

This was a great info vid on the kme and all around best sharpening vid I've seen.

beautiful job--just enough detail---thank you! i think the basic kit with the four diamond stones will do it for me (at least to start with) . this was a real education for me--i have had the diamond lansky probably since it came out, and i have done ok, i guess, but the technique you demonstrated probably helps with any controlled attack system...

Your videos are a great help and the few I have watched have really improved my sharpening, thank you!

@Knifeguyyy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch man!

Ahhh very educational. I am glad I clicked on this video. I was only partially sharpening correctly. Thank you for this video!!!

Excellent video. I learned several new things despite watching lots of other sharpening videos in the past.

Great video. Got me started using my own KME :)

Love my KME system. Great video!

@Knifeguyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Thx for watching !

You know what you're doing, and you're very well spoken! Thanks for the great instructional video.

Brain, best KME video on youtube. Thanks

Very good info best one I’ve seen on the kme You kept it simple and too the point

I’m still a bit of a newbie. I’ve only sharpened 8 knives with my kme. There’s no debating the results achieved with it however. That said, I learned some things with this one, even after the 20 or so other videos I’ve already watched. Great demo, and great info. Thanks

@Knifeguyyy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and very glad to hear the vid was helpful!) 👊🏼⚔️

Great demo

Very good presentation.Very easy to follow even for and old guy like me. Kudos to you!

Awesome video! I just bought a full KME setup.

Subscribed and liked and saved. I have never seen a better video on the subject.

@Knifeguyyy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Very glad to hear that you found the video helpful! 👊🏼⚔️

Excellent video, thank you Brian!

Best KME video I seen, the reason I chose the KME over the Edge Pro or any other sharpener was portability, I can sit on the couch or chair in front of the TV and hold it in my hand and go to town plus I get better feedback when holding it in my hand, great video

just bought the deluxe kit today! Can't wait for it to get here!!!

Excellente vidéo concernant le système KME, la meilleure selon moi riche d’enseignements. Merci.

Very cool thanks Brian! and great email customer service :)

That was awesome! Cheers Mate.

Awesome job Brian!!

@Knifeguyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Thx Coop!)

Great coaching and thanks for the teaching Sir 👍

Best KME vid! Thanks!

Love this video, thank you so much!!

thanks for the great video.. Appreciate the tips.. Dan

I just ordered a set, hoping to get when my cousin comes home to Asia. Will tag you when I make my first video using it :)

I emailed you yesterday asking what progression to use after the 1500 grit stone to get a mirror polish, I should've just watched this video, oh well, thanks for the info .

Tool is sick. Great vid

This video was super helpful. Thanks

Outstanding video. Thank you

Great advice, great Vid. Much Mahalos.

@Knifeguyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Thx man!

Great video.

@Knifeguyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Thx Matt!)

Excellent video!

@Knifeguyyy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! ⚔️

Thank you for the video! How should I incorporate the ceramic/Arkansas stones into this process, the ones that come with the deluxe kit? Can I use the ceramic stones in between diamond stones to clean up the grind marks? I don’t understand the grit difference between diamond and ceramic/Arkansas stones. For example I have the 60, 120, 320 ceramic and the medium fine hard Arkansas stone, are those comparable to say 140, 300, 600, 1500 diamond stones?

Simply an outstanding video and I eagerly await delivery of my KME system. Question...can I sharpen hand plane blades with KME?

Cant wait to get mine tomorrow and sharpen my adamas

So on one side of my spyderco paramilitary 2 it takes the sharpie off at 19 degrees one one side, when I flip the blade it doesnt take all the sharpie off gets maybe half of it . So whats my next step? do I lower the angle and use the new lower angle for bother sides?

Perfect video brother this is exactly what I was looking for to progress my sharpening

KME is a minimalist system in some ways. 1x4 rather than 1x6 or 1x8. The grip has finger groves for two fingers. Thin guide rod. Dinky knob to hold on to. I own a complete kit like yours and I chose not to use it because I feel there are too many minimal things about the system. It’s like someone looked at a Lansky and worked at just barely being a little better. Imho. This gentleman is a good spokesman for the product, does a nice job. I completely agree about the mineral oil or lapping fluid.

What adjustments would need to be made for a blade with a recurve ?

It always amazes me that you are able to put a sharpie next to the sharp edge of your knife. lll tell ya, that sharpie tip must be made of the strongest material this face of the earth has ever seen. How else can you explain how the tip isn't just sliced off clean at the diagonal base like a Japanese Haystack bundle that is sliced by a katana, when your knife butter slices through all things else, other than this pen tip. Amazing. just amazing. In awe just contemplating this thought. Thx.

Hi KME: is polish on a Boradhead something which one may want or something one needs, in order to be the most respectful of the game of which we are their stewards? To harvest them. Thx. What are your thoguhts? thx.

Thanks for the tips...

Hi, KnifeGuy! Can you explain what your cleaning process is for the lapping films once you’re done? Do you do anything else beyond what you did in this video, just quickly wiping them off with a drop of oil and a rag? I just used my lapping films for the first time, and the lower grits especially have some darkening left behind, like a staining on the films. I added oil and wiped away as much as I could, but some staining/dark areas are always left behind. I couldn’t tell if yours looked the same way in the video, so I wasn’t sure if this is completely fine. I didn’t want to scrub too aggressively to try and completely get rid of the darkening as I imagine this would ruin the film. Thanks!

Will finishing with the 1.5 micron give a mirror polish if its done correctly or will I need to go finer when finishing?

sold on KME. almost got lazy and got a ken onion. glad i did some more research

Rewatching again...would you consider the 140 grit stone sufficient for the initial on some of the super steels - m390 as an example?

Thank you awesome video

GREAT VIDEO. Thanks

Had the kme for about 6 weeks and getting better at it each time. Now I want to progress to a mirror finish. What stones and strops do you recommend after the 1550 diamond? Based in Australia and at this point in time prepared to spend $100-125 us.

need some advice i'm new at sharpening I use the Lansky Deluxe 5-Stone Sharpening System it's alright I hate the base that go's with it really unstable I use it to sharpen my cold steel recon 1 folder should I upgrade to the basic kme ?

Where do you get the lapping stones and how much? I have the basic kit already. Thanks for a great video

This is a phenomenal video. I'm considering the system, but have a concern. I would use it mostly on kitchen knives, most of which are much longer. Please tell me how you would have to adjust the techniques shown here to sharpen an 8" kitchen knife. Thanks!

@Knifeguyyy

5 жыл бұрын

Blutch Blutcherson Hey man. So we can sharpen up to a 10” blade clamping once. We can sharpen longer blades clamping twice with overlapping sections. Thanks for watching!

Just got my KME... hovering the edge over my chest hairs cuts the tops off! That’ll do

@breadloaf4619

4 жыл бұрын

What stoned did you use?

@xXcajunblazeXx

4 жыл бұрын

Breadloaf I just used the diamond stones. And stropped by hand

@breadloaf4619

4 жыл бұрын

Pablo Lanier stock diamond stones or did you use the beast and the 100 grit?

Hi. Would you be able to look up the Benchmade Nestucca and let me know if the sharpening system would work with that blade? It has a huge curve on it and I'm worried I will ruin the blade. Thank you!

Good job man !!!

@Knifeguyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ralph!!

I only have the roo strops with 4 and 1.5 micron CBN after the 1500 grit diamond. Is that too big of a jump to get a mirror finish. I can't seem to achieve one and am getting frustrated! Thanks!

great video, thanks

Have you ever tried to align the edges surface to the blades steel, typically, perpendicular to the hilt? In other words vertical strokes tip to hilt? Straight up and down instead of sweeping or circular?

Cbn emulsion or lapping films? Any advice on that would be great.

Can you sharpen at a 15 degree angle with the KME if you use an angle cube? The markings are only from 17-30 so I wasn't sure. Thanks!

My method of using the KME is, unscrew the handle from the jig and hold the knife by its handle, use the jig just to keep that angle. That eliminates pressure on the jaws. Instead of flipping the knife in the jig, flip the jig around the knife when you need to switch side. I scrub only when resetting a bevel, otherwise single strokes over the whole blade length (unless it's too long), always against the edge. You can either hold the knife steady and stroke with the hone, or hold the hone steady and stroke with the knife, or combine movements of both hands for much more efficient work. The KME stones and diamond hones especially are quite expensive and there are problems with availability here in Europe, so I have just the basic set of four ceramic + Arkansas and the xc,c,f,xf set of gold series diamond. For higher grit, I use a strips of very fine sandpaper (2000 grit and higher) that I pull around one of the hones and tighten it on the stone carrier. To do heavy reprofiling, I attach the KME jig without a handle to a plywood or fibre board, and secure the knife on a riser to the same board, making sure nothing gives way no matter how much pressure is applied.

@richardofoz2167

Жыл бұрын

The slight wobble in the base bothered me a bit at first so I started clamping the base to my table. However, it really isn't necessary, and the risk is that it encourages you to "lean" into it too hard. Keep your strokes light and you'll find that holding the knife steady in the clamp isn't such a problem either, though you do need to check frequently that you haven't inadvertently moved it and changed your angle.

What are the packages of stones you have? I am just starting out and want to have all the correct sharpeners to get a mirror finish. Thanks

Commissioned a persian curved knife. Will this system do a curved blade?

What are those other ones on the back row for that you didn't use?

If I wanted to start out with the highest grit just to find the angle getting rid of the the sharpie what do you think about that. My thinking is to not make the mistake of taking to much metal off before I find the correct angle. What do you think?

@Knifeguyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Greg Wallace We really aren't removing much steel at all to find the angle.

Good Video!

Didn’t know they made a griptilian in d2 nice kme video

Hi, please Tell me, ist polishing to mirrow only a optical thing, or holds the edge longer? Thanks Andreas

I have the lansky... its hard to chuck.the knife in the same place every time... im thinking of this system for my replacement system. Seems to have more control over the angles. That slider on the vertical makes up for not chucking the knife in the exact same place everytime.

@Knifeguyyy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’ve found that anyone who already has experience on a guided sharpener picks right up on KME. Feel free to join our “KME Users” group on Facebook if you’re on there.

Thank you!

Nice job, a hook of some sort to hold the stone and round rod would be nice so you don't have to reinsert the rod everytime you flip the blade over

Just ordered the deluxe.

Is the KME system adequate for medium/large kitchen knives? In all the KZread videos i watched, including yours, i see just small, folding knives. Thanks

@Knifeguyyy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. We can sharpen up to a 10” blade clamping once, or longer blades clamping twice with overlapping sections. I’ve sharpened my Ontario Rtak2 with mine no problem clamping once.

Will the mineral oil harden or gum up and need to be cleaned off the stones from time to time? Thanks for the excellent tutorial.

@Knifeguyyy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ve never had any issues with mineral oil hardening. I just wipe mine off and they go in the sleeve with a small amount of oil still present.

Advice on where to clamp a 940?

I haven't heard anyone refer to using a jeweler's loupe to see EXACTLY what's happening at the edge. Maybe it's just my old eyes, but I find it helpful to use a 30X loupe to spot any minor issues at the bevel. They cost just a few dollars, so it's a cheap way of watching what's really going on at the edge. Does anyone else do this?

What was the diamond compound you used with the leather strop? Also...would you really do anything beyond what you have showed us? And also, thanks...you made it look easy...er than I think it is...lol.

I was told when I started sharpening, to always wipe out the blade edge with a rag so you don’t transfer the metal filings from one stone to the next stone. Do you think that’s needed or not? Great video, thanks.

Do you apply any pressure when using the kme stone?

@Knifeguyyy

5 жыл бұрын

We recommend light to moderate pressure. Just not zero or too heavy. In other words ounces not pounds. Thanks for watching.

i would love to buy this system but living in canada made it to expensive just the shipping is 50 USD do you have any seller in canada?

Is the base able to be stored in the carry case also? I have on on the way my fiancé ordered from the kme web page today and am curious how that will work

@Knifeguyyy

5 жыл бұрын

Yup the base and post fit in the box no problem. There’s plenty of foam to cutout later if you end up adding more accessories. Thanks and welcome aboard !

The deluxe kit comes with a set of ordinary stones (not the gold ones) are they of any use? They are relatively cheap

@Knifeguyyy

6 жыл бұрын

zom zom Hey there. Both kits come with the Gold series stones. The basic kit has the 140,300,600, and 1500. The deluxe kit adds the 50 and 100 grit gs stones, along with three ceramics, one Arkansas, and a strop with 4 micron cbn emulsions. My personal Gold series stones are over 6 years old and still kicking ass, and I sharpen a lot.

@averagerider92

6 жыл бұрын

Knifeguy 6 years is impressive!