Knife Sharpening with Water Stones

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

I've struggled for years with sharpening on water stones. Recently, I've learned a few tricks that have made a huge difference in my sharpening and I finally feel like I know how to sharpen. Here they are for you. I hope they help.
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  • @Grazfather
    @Grazfather4 жыл бұрын

    So a nickel is 21.21mm across and 1.95mm thick. If we want a 20 degree angle we can do some trig. The tan of an angle is the same as the ratio between the opposite length and the adjacent length (of a right triangle). If we say we want to use a nickel as the spacer, we know that the length of the adjacent side is 21.21mm, so tan(20) = x/21.21. That means x = tan(20)*21.21mm, which is 7.71mm. Since we know the width of a nickel is 1.95mm, we can see how many nickels we need. 7.71/1.95 = 3.95, so almost exactly four nickels! Basically that means that if you're careful, using this trick should get you JUST above 20*. The cool thing is if you change the angle to 15 degree, you get almost exactly 3 nickels (for a Japanese knife). So basically: Cool trick, I'm going to save up for the nickels I need.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha 😄👍

  • @Iheartknives1
    @Iheartknives15 жыл бұрын

    Another tip: use a pencil and draw an X or a grid pattern on your sharpening stone before trueing it or flattening it. It will give you an idea of where you flattened and how long to flatten until it is flat. Once the pencil lines disappear you’re good. Ps don’t use a sharpie!

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's a great idea! Thank you🙏

  • @michaelshults7675

    @michaelshults7675

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife this works! A charcoal hb pencil works better, because charcoal is more difficult to remove, and a regular pencil will prematurely wear away before the stone is flat.

  • @crazylover4

    @crazylover4

    Жыл бұрын

    GREAT TRICK / IDEA 💡 ! I don't know your background about mechanics, but as a former Engineer who worked several years on Racing 🏁 engine, when You learn how to remove material from a flat surface with a simple file ( sometimes called the old fashion ), without a milling machine, you always use the cross method ( depending of the surface geometry, the " cross " can vary from a real cross ( if your surface is square ⛶ ) like with most gaskets, to an " X " if your surface shape is rectangular ( like most sharpening stones are ). So I am 100% OK WITH YOU, I DO LOVE YOUR COMMENT BRO !!! 👍 ( Sorry for my bad English, I just hope that readers will understand me ).

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    Жыл бұрын

    Great information, thank you!

  • @omarsedano4301
    @omarsedano43015 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much I learned way more in this video than any other sharpening video.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right on! I'm glad it helped. Cheers👍

  • @deadstickdave9479
    @deadstickdave94795 жыл бұрын

    Always eager to learn how to better my sharpening skills. Thanks so much for the great tips.

  • @rpttrsn1
    @rpttrsn14 жыл бұрын

    Your video is the best I have ever seen. That includes any sharpening method. I have been sharpening knives for about 20 years and have most every type of system out there. For speed I use a Kalamazoo belt grinder with belts in the low micron grit to a leather belt to strop when done. I have been using many types of water stones, man made, natural and diamond. For sharpening customers in my area I use the belt grinder unless they have a high quality knife then I do it by hand. You articulate extremely well explaining this sharpening method. I enjoyed watching it and would recommend it to any one wanting to start learning sharpening by hand and even those who have been at it for some time. Keep up you videos again as they are so well done. I have book mark your video so I can forward it to some of my friends.

  • @skipsargent
    @skipsargent5 жыл бұрын

    One tip I had picked up when truing my stones is to draw an X corner to corner in pencil. That way when you have erased the X with your truing stone you know it is even and there are no low spots.

  • @biscuitkitchentreviews
    @biscuitkitchentreviews5 жыл бұрын

    That saran wrap trick is priceless. I will definitely be adding that to my sharpening process for wa handled knives.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right on! 👍

  • @SwitchbackXThunter
    @SwitchbackXThunter5 жыл бұрын

    I just took a course from Knifewear in Ottawa on water stone sharpening. It was excellent!

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sweet! Yeah I'd say 100% worth it for sure!👍

  • @felixcooks5435
    @felixcooks54354 жыл бұрын

    Definitely one of the best and most insightful sharpening tutorials I've seen on KZread. Thank you very much for your high quality content. Greetings from Germany man ^^

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I appreciate that. 👍

  • @eathanjaax1852
    @eathanjaax18525 жыл бұрын

    As a professional chef I've heard it's bad to leave your stones in water for a long period of time. Something about them getting soft and more prone to cracking. Also I broke down and bought the chosera naniwa splash and go stones. You should check them out

  • @perniciouspete4986

    @perniciouspete4986

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the Chosera stones are great. Their sharpening grit is more consistent within each stone than other manufacturers.

  • @LoganSumrell
    @LoganSumrell5 жыл бұрын

    I have struggled with sharpening for years. I make knives and I am always worried about sending them out the door not as sharp as they should be. Thanks for the tips.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right on. I've always thought the hardest part of making a knife is sharpening a knife 👍

  • @HoaLe-hj9yy
    @HoaLe-hj9yyАй бұрын

    The best knife sharpening stone video I have ever seen. Perhaps you could have shown placing the knife at the 4 o'clock or 45 degree angle with respect to the stone. I learned a lot of useful tips from this video. Thank you!

  • @mickkeim4142
    @mickkeim41424 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your education. Also, very nice work table...

  • @ManCrafting
    @ManCrafting5 жыл бұрын

    The perspective that you bring to this video is the same that I bring to all my videos. 👊🏼

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahaha! 👍 Right on man. Just sharing what we’re learning right👍

  • @ManCrafting

    @ManCrafting

    5 жыл бұрын

    Simple Little Life exactly. 🔥👊🏼🔥

  • @OUTDOORS55
    @OUTDOORS555 жыл бұрын

    Great video! You've got some skills, that thing is sharp!👍👍

  • @michaelp9238

    @michaelp9238

    26 күн бұрын

    The king of sharpening has spoken.

  • @waterfordrs22
    @waterfordrs223 жыл бұрын

    A granite surface plate with lapping film makes a great surface to flatten your stone. One advantage being it’ll be larger than the wet stone. They can get super pricey if you go for a lab grade surface plate. Wood craft sells them to a sufficient flatness in three sizes for a great price. You could even sharpen your knife with lapping film on the plate itself. It’s a nice option.

  • @alancats
    @alancats Жыл бұрын

    Informative video; I appreciate the content. One comment that I offer is that grit levels in the sub-1,000 range are best used for knife blades with chipped gaps or other severe damage. At the sub-1,000 grit level, the stones are removing a lot of material from the blade, so, for undamaged, non-chipped blades, you're really removing a lot of unnecessary material and shortening the lifespan of your knives. For sharpening undamaged kitchen knives that are merely dull, I think that home cooks are better off using a stone in the 1,000 to 2,000 grit level range, and, finishing on a "polishing" stone or stones in the 5,000 to 8,000 grit range. Just my two cents from personal experience. I personally use the Shapton Kuromaku "splash-and-go" stones (no pre-soaking required) in the 2,000, 5,000 and 8,000 grit levels, on both my German and Japanese kitchen knives (and, even a few cheap Chinese-manufactured knives), with great results.

  • @dragonwaterforge
    @dragonwaterforge5 жыл бұрын

    Yes thank you im goin practicing wondering is there a way to determine a wet from an oil stone if you don't know what they are

  • @nealrousseau
    @nealrousseau4 жыл бұрын

    Another way to get the angle close, you could also just fold a piece of paper 2x. First fold gives you 45° angle, fold it again onto the fold you just made... 22.5° angle, which is about what you would want. Great tip with those nickels though. I will have to try that. Excellent tutorial! Thanks!

  • @mo.j7849
    @mo.j78493 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tip bro👍👍

  • @daringlisson9353
    @daringlisson93535 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy, when lapping your stones, take a pencil and make a rough grid on the stone and then when using the lapping stone it will let you see your low spots better. It helps a lot, oh and also take a sharpie and mark your edge. That lets you know what part of the edge you are hitting and you can adjust technique to hit it. I learned that stuff honing my straight razors.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right on! Thank you very much!

  • @daringlisson9353

    @daringlisson9353

    5 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure! You showed me how to make a knife with basic tools, and figured I'd pass on info I have to help you.

  • @rmholladay
    @rmholladay5 жыл бұрын

    Do you prefer water stones now over something like the Wicked Edge system you have shown in some other videos?

  • @bobnorman5269
    @bobnorman5269 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, I have been struggling to learn to sharpen with a stone but my knives keep getting duller. Hope the nickel trick helps.

  • @jean-baptistecardamone7775
    @jean-baptistecardamone77755 жыл бұрын

    Can you use a disc sander to flatten the stone ?

  • @MrMarsBlades
    @MrMarsBlades5 жыл бұрын

    thanks mate, good tips there

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome 👍

  • @neilyeag
    @neilyeag5 жыл бұрын

    I bought one of the flattening stones, and for me found it did not work very effectively. Seemed to clog up right away. Went with a diamond sharpening plate course grit and works great. Good video, with a lot of great tips.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right on. 👍

  • @ceceliahuynh
    @ceceliahuynh6 ай бұрын

    I am coveting that plastic tub too. Thanks for the pro-tip on the tape - I found some grafting tape and that is working a treat until my butcher's glove comes in the mail :)

  • @alaskajohn5695
    @alaskajohn5695 Жыл бұрын

    Very Professional Job for your average home owner, when of the Best knife sharpening video’s Out-There. New Subscriber …

  • @NotRelevant1
    @NotRelevant15 жыл бұрын

    I’m considering trying to do knife making as a part time job. Any advice for how to get started/ where to sell and find customers?

  • @Stargazer80able
    @Stargazer80able Жыл бұрын

    DMT is my go to. Blue and green combo. Never could find the yellow in store. Dickoron blue polish steel to hone.

  • @legacysage
    @legacysage5 жыл бұрын

    My sharpening is nowhere near as an exact science as that, lol. Then again, the amount of effort you put in is going to depend on the quality of the steel you're working with. No point sharpening a knife for an hour that'll lose it's edge on the first cut. Always curious to see how others do it, though.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey hey yeah! That is a good point. I like the perspective you brought with this comment. Thank you! 👍

  • @akonkar
    @akonkar4 жыл бұрын

    Nice video i will try it

  • @masonleeth956
    @masonleeth9565 жыл бұрын

    I’d recommend a dmt diamond stone for a truing stone. Works WAY faster!! I only use a 1k and a 6k Murray Carters method is great to learn as well. Thanks for the video. 🍻

  • @WildKat25
    @WildKat255 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed to support a fellow Albertan that sharpens their own knives and works with their hands. I had to teach my BC husband the finer points of knife sharpening. Pun intended.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    😆 hahaha! Thank you! That cracks me up! 😆

  • @WildKat25

    @WildKat25

    5 жыл бұрын

    I actually met my husband on a hunting trip actually. He managed to get a 42 inch bull moose. I tease him that I had the better hunt, since while he got the moose I got him!

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@WildKat25 hahaha, that's awesome! 👍

  • @deanshepherd612
    @deanshepherd6122 жыл бұрын

    How do I determine the type of steel my knife blade is made of?

  • @girliedog
    @girliedog5 жыл бұрын

    I've watched several videos of Japanese masters using the water stones, you've done a much better job explaining the nuances of this process. Thank you.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! I appreciate that. 👍

  • @pauljarine
    @pauljarine10 ай бұрын

    What size are those lexan tubs? Full, 1/2, 1/3? Thank you.

  • @randygwheeler
    @randygwheeler5 жыл бұрын

    When you drill your holes in your handles, what is the name and size of the little egg shaped bit you deburr the holes? Thank you

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    countersink bit?

  • @reidguhr5313
    @reidguhr53135 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Like the long videos

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @morehn
    @morehn2 күн бұрын

    To get the right angle, you could use an inclinometer app and sit your phone on your blade and then keep that angle

  • @christopherskipp1525
    @christopherskipp15257 ай бұрын

    Where did you purchase the stone holder? Thank you.

  • @iraqiforever3665
    @iraqiforever3665 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you brother ❤️..i'm looking behind you to your beautiful tools hhhh ..like from IRAQ

  • @richardbohlingsr3490
    @richardbohlingsr34905 жыл бұрын

    FYI: Your right, the slurry fills the pores in the stone. Sharpen with the non-dominant hand first and end with the dominant hand last, and you'll get straighter edge.

  • @White_devil1980
    @White_devil1980 Жыл бұрын

    I was able to buy 200g of Japanese sharpening stones from Japan I get a great sharpening stone and other rough cut stones for different types of sharpening 😊

  • @martinpeterhughes9165
    @martinpeterhughes91657 ай бұрын

    Great video very well demonstrated. I used to sharpen knives ' Saws ' Band Saws ' Circular Saws for a living. My dad had his own business actually sharpening all kinds of things. PMH MACH

  • @martinpeterhughes9165

    @martinpeterhughes9165

    7 ай бұрын

    PMH Machinery

  • @robzombieshot
    @robzombieshot5 жыл бұрын

    Ty for the lil tips. Do you know how to sharpen hair sheers? A bit grooved edge. Vs the older long sharpening tyoe. I think they used a power tool when they came to the salon. Its a short blade, the tip is slightly curved for tip cutting.. yes i use to cut myself constantly. Esp knuckles. I was always afraid to try or a class not teach that. I can see the tip sharpened this way but unsure of the rest. When you pay 350 for sheers in the mid 80s, you try n car for them. But after i left salon work, noone knew how to sharpen them, i was told to mail them to a company for $80 to sharpen vs the guys cane to us for $-20 a pair. Dont in a vehicle like a cartering truck/vsn.

  • @laneromel5667
    @laneromel56675 жыл бұрын

    I just use polishing compound on a MDF wheel. Sharpens to a razer edge in seconds, from the first time I tried it. Yes you can use water stones, you can take a shower with an eye dropper to.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have those wheels myself and use them all the time. Have sharpened probably 100 knives on them over the past 3 years. I would never use it on a Japanese knife though. My goal is to get good at as many different ways of sharpening so I can understand how each is different and better/worse for certain applications. 👍

  • @trickstar74

    @trickstar74

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife I have some Shun Premier knives which are VGMax steel. Why would you not recommend using the MDF wheels to sharpen these knives? Thanks in advance?

  • @haroldparker2614
    @haroldparker26145 жыл бұрын

    My brother, I do think that if your hands were tied, you couldn't say a word, lol. Enjoyed your video so thumbs up !

  • @mountainbikerdave
    @mountainbikerdave3 жыл бұрын

    what brand ceramic hone?

  • @SteveZepedaHausman
    @SteveZepedaHausman9 күн бұрын

    I like the flipping of the knife i think that is important to use both hands (ambidextrous so to speak) but not for everyone definitely

  • @sammaldonado7497
    @sammaldonado7497 Жыл бұрын

    I believe that is the naniwa 220. How it it? Debating on weather or not to buy it

  • @stephenvolkhardt8036
    @stephenvolkhardt80365 жыл бұрын

    Well lit work area, multiple camera angles and a microphone to clearly hear what is being said...many other you-tubers take notes! I'm gonna break out my whet stones and give it another try!

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! I appreciate that. 👍

  • @tomrobertson4983
    @tomrobertson49834 жыл бұрын

    Great video, you answered all my questions 👍 Where did you get your stones?

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I bought them from knifewear 👍

  • @tomrobertson4983

    @tomrobertson4983

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank You

  • @michaelmurray9643
    @michaelmurray9643 Жыл бұрын

    Where did you get your sharpening stone Holder ?

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    Жыл бұрын

    A great shop called knifewear 👍 knifewear.com/products/stone-holder?variant=5341329604

  • @perniciouspete4986
    @perniciouspete49862 жыл бұрын

    Lots of popular Western made knives have 15° bevels, e.g., Wusthof, Victorinox.

  • @Spectt84
    @Spectt845 жыл бұрын

    Now that you developed good freehand sharpening skills, do you now prefer this method over everything else you have done in the past? Does this beat the belt grinder, the wicked edge, the paper wheel, the lansky, and the other systems you have? Do you like like this because of the simplicity? Or is the actual edge better? I'm sorry, I don't mean to grill you so hard. I just really really struggle with sharpening. Being inexperienced and not knowing what to get years ago, I picked up a cheap Chinese edge pro clone. Then after struggling some more I ordered the "official" edge pro diamond stones to use on my knockoff edge pro. Still struggling I tried a kme clone.... Realized cheap clones aren't the way to go, but not having $300+ to spend on a real system I got the HF 1X30 belt sander. And that's what I use now but I still feel unsatisfied somewhat. I also ruined a couple knives trying to learn how to sharpen on a belt sander... And kind of been scared to use it on anything of value. I kinda just buy cheap Kershaw's now and when stropping won't bring them back I throw them in a bucket and get a new one. :-(

  • @ronladuke7235
    @ronladuke7235 Жыл бұрын

    I just use a diamond dust stainless steel stone with water, quite fine but works well even on the hardest steel!

  • @donthomas4376
    @donthomas437610 ай бұрын

    Can't find that container anywhere. Great video though. Thanks.

  • @chrishartwig
    @chrishartwig6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great instruction and insight for beginners like me. My only comment is this: why would anyone use nickels to find your angle when you can buy a set of those 10 different plastic wedges for $8 that are made to exact angles?

  • @lachy1709
    @lachy17095 жыл бұрын

    is there any particular advantage to water stones over your wicked edge

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    These stones can be faster. 👍

  • @lachy1709

    @lachy1709

    5 жыл бұрын

    Simple Little Life cheers

  • @Tactical_Shenanigans
    @Tactical_Shenanigans11 ай бұрын

    master sharpener

  • @brodiedonnelly6192
    @brodiedonnelly61925 жыл бұрын

    Are those stones the starter kit from knifewear?

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’m not sure, I’ve never heard of knife works.

  • @brodiedonnelly6192

    @brodiedonnelly6192

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sorry auto correct knifewear

  • @Christopher_Giustolisi
    @Christopher_Giustolisi28 күн бұрын

    Starting on a 220 grit stone? I only do that if the edge is damaged and I have to grind out chips. If the Knife is just blunt, 1000 is a good stone to start. Just for maintaining knives that start to get dull a bit (which is most of what I do) I go to the Naniwa Aotoishi 2000 which is the best stone for maintaining a cutting edge. It doesn´t need soaking, it still works reasonably fast and it gives a near polish finish. For justr maintenance sharpening it´s all you need. Also, flattening after every use is just not neccessary.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    28 күн бұрын

    Awesome! Where is your KZread video in which you share your process?

  • @Christopher_Giustolisi

    @Christopher_Giustolisi

    28 күн бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife why would you assume everyone makes videos about sharpening?

  • @Iheartknives1
    @Iheartknives15 жыл бұрын

    Slurry on sharpening stones is opposite from hand sanding. The whole point of soaking type sharpening stones is to have a softer stone that produces a slurry. Slurry sharpens the edge faster. “Splash and go” stones are harder and don’t need to be soaked but they don’t produce a slurry as much as soaking stones do. Keep the slurry next time you sharpen and I think you’ll notice the difference. Good luck!

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've tried keeping the slurry and it seems to cut slower. I hear some people say the slurry will help your stones last longer but frankly, I'd rather sharpen faster than get a little extra life out of a relatively long-lasting and cheap stone. The slurry consists of worn stone and removed metal. The metal will not remove any metal from the knife and cleaning the stone will expose fresh abrasive and put more of that fresh abrasive in contact with the knife. From that standpoint, I do not understand how leaving a slurry on will sharpen faster. I see it as slowing the process. I might be wrong on this, but I have yet to see a logical explanation that the slurry on the stone is faster. I'll change my thinking if someone can present an argument that makes sense. 👍

  • @nietztsuki

    @nietztsuki

    4 жыл бұрын

    Slurry does not sharpen the edge faster. That is a myth. Slurry will polish, but not sharpen. When the tiny particles of stone and metal in the slurry collide with they apex of the knife, it rounds off the apex on a microscopic level. Cliff Stamp talks about this at length, and how it is established in the scientific literature. If you watch any of Murray Carter's videos, you will see him wash off the slurry as it builds up. The only way slurry can be of benefit to establishing an edge is if you use only edge trailing strokes, and put no pressure on edge leading strokes.

  • @reidguhr5313
    @reidguhr53135 жыл бұрын

    Are those American or Canadian nickels?

  • @itzbeef5691

    @itzbeef5691

    5 жыл бұрын

    Canadian

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    They are so close in thickness that I don’t think it matters which you use. Cheers👍

  • @reidguhr5313

    @reidguhr5313

    5 жыл бұрын

    Simple Little Life ok good. I didn’t want to have to raid my foreign corn jar

  • @sudo_nym
    @sudo_nym5 жыл бұрын

    Criss cross pencil marks on your stone before you true it, that way you see where on the stone needs correcting.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Thank you so much!

  • @sudo_nym

    @sudo_nym

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife You're welcome, Jeremy! Carry on the great work!

  • @pedrorivera4769
    @pedrorivera47692 жыл бұрын

    use soap on the water and a cork to do cut test on and clean the edge im a toolgrinder and i sharp a lot of knives

  • @moshegalimidi2302
    @moshegalimidi23025 жыл бұрын

    the 4 unlikes are from people who cut themselves :P

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    hahahaha! 😆👍

  • @tomrobertson4983
    @tomrobertson49834 жыл бұрын

    Do you store your stones in water or wet them before you start?

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    4 жыл бұрын

    Usually wet them for 1/2 hour before I start.

  • @tomrobertson4983

    @tomrobertson4983

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @akonkar
    @akonkar4 жыл бұрын

    Coin method ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    4 жыл бұрын

    Colin? Never heard of it.

  • @zakfinley
    @zakfinley5 жыл бұрын

    😁👍

  • @reidguhr5313

    @reidguhr5313

    5 жыл бұрын

    NightTurtleKnives hey man. Your knives are awesome. I follow you on Instagram.

  • @stevenV57
    @stevenV575 жыл бұрын

    Do we use Canadian or US nickels, Eh?

  • @evaderknives
    @evaderknives5 жыл бұрын

    Sharpening is definitely my weakest part of knife making... I have people all the time asking me to do sharpening tutorials, but i have to tell them how bad I actually am at it... I traded someone for a wicked edge, but still prefer whetstones... thanks for all the tips... hope all is well, take it easy...

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hear you buddy! It has always been a struggle for me too. There is something relaxing about sharpening on a whetstone isn't there? Cheers buddy! 👍

  • @cai0proenca
    @cai0proenca5 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jeremy, i heard about a technique from a brazilian knife maker, insted of let stones in water he melts solid or paste vaseline and drop the stone in that, and wait to the vaseline come back to normal, this way the vaseline you be in all little holes from the stone and wont let steel in, you coud try this technique with a cheaper stone

  • @akonkar
    @akonkar4 жыл бұрын

    Hey i live in India. I am learning knife sharpening and you really clear my doubts. Only your video clear my dobut about angle. I have a question for you. I was looking for Japanese whetstone it is very expensive. Instead of buying stones we can buy bench grinder so we can do sharpening on high rpm and very quickly. Japanese stone is more expensive than a bench grinder why its so expensive sir.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    4 жыл бұрын

    No. You can’t. Heat. Research.

  • @b-radg916
    @b-radg9164 жыл бұрын

    As far as I can tell with your method, you never removed the burr. Unless you are depending on the strop to fully remove it (which I don't believe it can), you will have a sharp but weak burr at the cutting edge. After not many cuts/uses, the burr will crumble, leaving a very poor edge.

  • @AlbeDarned89

    @AlbeDarned89

    3 жыл бұрын

    The ceramic rod is to remove the burr

  • @perniciouspete4986
    @perniciouspete49862 жыл бұрын

    CAMBRO containers have BPA.

  • @JLMISR
    @JLMISR11 ай бұрын

    5:56 🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣

  • @Physhi
    @Physhi5 жыл бұрын

    ... Why do I feel guilty that I got it down within a week without hands on instruction? Well, Richard Blaine, a chef on YT gave some good hints. I got it down in a week.

  • @SuperDipMonster
    @SuperDipMonster5 жыл бұрын

    "Be careful, it's a rabbit hole". *Throws me down the rabbit hole*

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    hahahaha! Sorry about that 😆🐰👍

  • @jenkeheynssens
    @jenkeheynssens Жыл бұрын

    you need the slurry for better sharpning and much finer bur

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s a hotly debated topic.

  • @marionmarino1616
    @marionmarino16162 жыл бұрын

    Geeze, the way he waves that knife around almost gave me a ❤️ attack!!

  • @cursiv2818
    @cursiv28185 жыл бұрын

    Your work is beyond stellar. Very good friend of mine, Namen makes knives also. Blows me away the amount of focus it takes from start to finish. If you have an opptunity, look him up @ borras kustom designs.

  • @cursiv2818

    @cursiv2818

    5 жыл бұрын

    Additionally - he does custom leather work. If your looking for a one of a kind sheath, he can definitely help you out. If you reach to him, tell him Steven referred you.

  • @Algardraug
    @Algardraug Жыл бұрын

    So the internet tells me an american nickel has a diameter of 21.21 mm and a thickness of 1.95. 4 nickels stacked would then be a height of 7.8 mm and would give us a right triangle with sides of 7.8 and 21.21. The tangent of the angle would be opposite/adjacent of the triangle i.e. 7.8/21.21 and if we run that through arctan we get an angle of approx. 20.2 degrees. Checks out

  • @meditatetocreate3405

    @meditatetocreate3405

    Жыл бұрын

    Someone paid attention in math class. 🤓🤙🏼

  • @thiago.assumpcao
    @thiago.assumpcao Жыл бұрын

    Be careful with puting stones in permasoak. Since you already do this with these stones for quite some time no reason to change but some stones may crack with that. Some stones may crack even with 5 min bath and manufacturer doesn't always tell you the stone is a splash and go. King KDS for example 6K side is splash and go, 1K needs soak. Some stones need a single bath then become splash and go for months after use. Naniwa 1K/3K works that way.

  • @davidgibbs1083

    @davidgibbs1083

    9 ай бұрын

    I thought you were supposed to soak until the bubbles stop . Am I doing it wrong ? My kit is brand new, so I want to keep them nice.

  • @thiago.assumpcao

    @thiago.assumpcao

    9 ай бұрын

    @@davidgibbs1083 It depends on what stone you are using. Naniwa professional, Chosera, Shapton Glass, Kuromaku, king Kds 6000, King 300 and King KW65 6000 are all Splash and Go stones. None of them should be soaked at all, just splash water on the surface and start sharpening. Most other stones require soak but there will be exceptions. To work well stones don't really need soak, what we really need is water retention on the surface to act as lubricant. This avoids heat build up and unnecessary stone wear. Since some big manufacturers mislabel their stones I no longer trust box information. Instead I splash water on the surface to see how the stone will react. If it retains water I'll treat it like a Splash and Go. If it doesn't I soak until bubbles stop. There are also low cost stones that do not retain water even if you soak them for 30 min. If you have to deal with one of them soaking more than 10 seconds is useless. Working with damp surface is better than a fully dry stone but is not ideal. I wrap these stones with a plastic bag and tape, covering sides and bottom, so they behave as they should.

  • @El_Deplorable
    @El_Deplorable Жыл бұрын

    I'm at the point where I think I'll just send you my knives to be sharpened.

  • @forester057
    @forester0573 жыл бұрын

    Diamond stones don’t need the soak or the truing. Might actually use something that doesn’t require so much prep (30 min soak is not realistic when someone needs a sharp knife). There might be some downside to diamond stones but I don’t see one. Same process minus the soak and truing. The hone is an unnecessary step. You already apexed and made the burr with the 1000 grit stone - the strop removes the burr and perfects/smooths that apex to straight up. The hone seems like it’d do more harm than good to your consistent angle.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve heard hundreds of differing opinions on sharpening in the comments of my videos. I’ve also heard there’s more than one way to skin a cat...

  • @forester057

    @forester057

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife Indeed. Opinions are like buttholes. Everyone’s got one and they always stink.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha!

  • @MrCeo1978buddy
    @MrCeo1978buddy5 жыл бұрын

    I say smoke some good budd and you will learn

  • @marvinkuhn2873
    @marvinkuhn28735 жыл бұрын

    I can recommande DMT sharpening stones those are very good and don’t wash your stone while sharpening you remove all that abrasive

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hear that quite a bit that you're not supposed to wash stones so much. But the stone itself is the abrasive and the steel in the slurry doesn't remove other steel from the blade. I still haven't been explained how leaving the slurry on is better than keeping the stone clean. My logic says a clean stone will cut faster. Until someone can explain to me otherwise, I'm going with that. Cheers👍

  • @kyleduddleston4123

    @kyleduddleston4123

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife I have always wondered as well why slurry is good. I know the guy from Burrfection doesn't even consider the stone to be sharpening well until there is a good slurry worked up. I think it might have something to do with the slurry being made up of, not only the steel, but also the abrasive itself that is being removed from the stone. Almost like an abrasive lubricant on the stone.

  • @Grazfather
    @Grazfather4 жыл бұрын

    Five nickels to set up the angle? I'm not made out of money here.

  • @default186
    @default1865 жыл бұрын

    I like Arkansas stone more but good video as always

  • @itzbeef5691
    @itzbeef56915 жыл бұрын

    What happened to your finger edit: I have now heard you say I'm stupid

  • @reidguhr5313

    @reidguhr5313

    5 жыл бұрын

    Anxious Nelly he says in the video

  • @itzbeef5691

    @itzbeef5691

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man I figured it out later

  • @archiewebster4277
    @archiewebster42775 жыл бұрын

    Whet

  • @WJSpies
    @WJSpies4 жыл бұрын

    Nice info.. but, it's a big babble on..

  • @MrSiestaFiesta
    @MrSiestaFiesta5 жыл бұрын

    Is your beard uneven? I'm sorry, but it is bugging me... lmao

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you tilt your head a bit everything will be okay.

  • @vladislavjisa
    @vladislavjisa4 жыл бұрын

    not very productive method at 14:43 to measure the angle, this kind of sharpening is far away from quality of really nice guided sharpeners from Russia like Profile (Профиль in Russian)

  • @olli_brb07
    @olli_brb07 Жыл бұрын

    Actually you are not supposed to store the stones in water from what I know

  • @mikesanderson5867
    @mikesanderson58672 жыл бұрын

    Learning a lot but almost turned it off because of the extended explanations.

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t care.

  • @user-ho4xb1fo2j
    @user-ho4xb1fo2j11 ай бұрын

    Mate talk to much

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    11 ай бұрын

    Mate comment too much (except I use the correct version of the word too)

  • @tezzaskayakfishing
    @tezzaskayakfishing Жыл бұрын

    21 minutes in and 4 adverts and still not sharpening the knife yet. Talk about waffle🙄

  • @Simplelittlelife

    @Simplelittlelife

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry little pumpkin, you can blame KZread for that, not me.

  • @tezzaskayakfishing

    @tezzaskayakfishing

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Simplelittlelife are KZread responsible for you waffling shoe for 21 minutes too? Dick. 🙄. Then you actually sped up the actual sharpening footage.

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