Customer here, Thanks a million for such a great job, the edge is mirror finish and scary sharp. I couldn't be any more pleased with the quality of your work, not to mention speed of turnaround.

@koga8100

4 жыл бұрын

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Idiots will say anything, especially when they’re anonymous. It appears that your results speak for themselves. Thanks for the detailed video.

You, sir, are the Bob Ross of sharpening. You keep it simple and explain it so thoroughly but simply that anyone could have confidence in their attempts. This is also like "backwoods therapy"- very calming and soothing to the folks who enjoy implements over fancier things. You could have a side business at this even! Also loved the way you handled the troll! Many thanks, Andrew

@kyle_noseworthy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! Much appreciated!

@Huckleberry68

Ай бұрын

Bob Ross of sharpening is accurate 😂

100% in agreement with the stropping. Most people sharpen their knife too often when they could have brought the edge back with just stropping alone. I have a couple of water stones for my scandi-grinds but they are seldom used as I can typically bring my edge back with a piece of really fine grit sandpaper glued a piece of plastic as my first strop and a leather belt with a touch of polish as my second. My grandfather taught me that early on when he would sharpen his knife with the edge of his ceramic cup when we were out in the woods for a boil-up. I've stropped a knife on the side of a birch tree as well, anything which has a tad bit of grit really. Good video Kyle, lots of practical advice.

@kyle_noseworthy

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much David. I appreciate your sharing of information. :-) I agree with your statements as well. Stropping is a great technique, with very little attention unfortunately!

@grovesy333

Жыл бұрын

Don’t underestimate honeing either on ceramic stropping doesn’t always bring the edge back so hone then strop should work if none of those work then sharpen 🤷‍♂️

Wow you really take the spirit of pride in your work. The world needs more like you.

That’s my exact knife. Well worth it, and I highly recommend. In fact, I own two of the same exact $220 benchmade knives, so that alone should say a lot. one I use for work, and the other I bought because it was an American made version and my other was already 5 yrs old. Go for it. Slender in the pocket, CA legal - barely, and has never loosened where I had to repair. Cheers mate

Thanks for making this! I’ve been considering a knife in s30v hearing it was hard to sharpen. I have pretty much the exact same sharpening setup you have and get great results on other steels. You’ve given me confidence it can work. Keep up the good vids!

Thanks for sharing your skill with us, Kyle. You're an artisan and it's such a privilege to see you in your element. It's both instructive and relaxing. You have a rare gift. The 940 Osborne is also my grail knife, but they cost $500 in NZ. If I ever win the Lottery, I'll buy us both one. Kia kaha and arohanui (stay strong and big love), from NZ.

love your content man it realy shows that you care about what you do. there is just something so relaxing about sharpening a knife.

Love your technique, as a toolmaker I can really appreciate your muscle control and finesse.

Well I've found my new channel to watch obsessively. I've been wanting to learn how to maintain my knives and thus seems like a good starting point

Great vids! I'm learning and getting better but I'm always in a hurry! Thank you for taking the time to teach us.

Been watching a lot of bushcraft channels lately which lead me here after searching for more information on knives. Really appreciate what you are sharing. Instead of buying an expensive knife, I think I will get a nice stone and practice my sharpening. Great stuff - Thanks!

@kyle_noseworthy

6 жыл бұрын

I think that's a great idea Simon! Good luck in your learning!

@Donovaan

5 жыл бұрын

There is a video where some guy sharpens a 1 dollar knife to the extreme. At the end, he's able to cut trough a kitchen sponge with one motion! kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoRqzc6zZqW6lc4.html

great job on that edge and quick too! I sharpened my 940-2 today but it took me longer than that. I also started on a Naniwa Professional/Chosera 400. Great stone! I finished on a 3000 stone and then stropped. I found it easier to remove the thumb studs before sharpening though.

Such a great knife. It’s just like a bottle of wine that’s old enough to drink itself, it really shows the quality of the product compared to lesser ones. This knife is an amazing edc knife, light, tough, and cuts well. I use it for simple cutting in and outside the house. I’ve filleted large bluegill with it and been impressed at how good it did, compared to a fillet knife. It’s definitely worth spending up to get one for yourself, it won’t disappoint. I dropped it in the streets of downtown sf, and spent an hour backtracking to find it, lucky me. This knife also got me into knife sharpening as before I just used a homing steel, but knew it would be an insult to the knife to not give it the proper care it needed. This knife is a great gift to oneself or any loved ones, it will be a gift that can last a lifetime. I hope to give this knife to my children if and when that happens, a true heirloom quality knife.

It was a true joy to watch you work I love to sharpen knives also and it is something that you can't describe to people who don't enjoy doing it

Good job man. I just bought my Benchmade 940-2 and can't wait to get it sharpened properly. you have good taste in knives. Screw the haters your work speaks for itself.

I never really understood how much stropping refined my edges until really getting into sharpening and abrasives. Sharpened stuff my whole life and thought I knew it all. It wasn’t until I was able to forget all the things I thought I knew and be humble enough to take direction from ppl who know what’s what.....Now I have no arm hair. 😬 Thanks for the time you put into your videos 😉

To be perfectly honest... anyone who has anything negative to say about your techniques are ignorant fools. Awesome job man

I like your channel and am subscribing. Ive been a knife maker for over 40 years and now live in Central Montana where my nearest neighbor is 2 miles away. Love the peace. Your channel demonstrates much of how I see the world in my life now. I spent nearly 30 years in the military, (20 in Special Forces as a medic and Operations NCO). I've traveled the globe and had my fill of mankind and his ability for evil. Here and in your channel, I find joy and peace. Oh, and don't give any thoughts to the trolls. It's your channel. Delete them and move on. Seriously, life really is too short to spend any time on them.

@kyle_noseworthy

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure how I missed your comment until now Jeff, but its a beautiful one. Thank you for taking the time to write it, and thank you for your military service. I am glad you find a little bit of joy and peace in my channel; perhaps a short escape from the evil you speak of. I hope you're doing well Mr. Conti. Have a great day!

@EagleJim62

5 жыл бұрын

Love your reply. You deserve all the joy and peace that a human can enjoy. Thank you, sir.

@davidsain2129

4 жыл бұрын

Amen regarding the trolls! Thank you from my heart for your service. Blessings

Thank you for your sharpening videos and tutorials. You are very talented!

I have been watching several of your videos today. You are great! I have learned a lot form you today! Thank you!

Love your videos. Don't worry about the trolls, just ignore them. You made me want to go get a woodstock stone and start sharpening my own knives. Can't wait to try it for myself. It's nice to know I can watch your videos to help me along the way as I'm learning. Thanks!

@kyle_noseworthy

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Dane!

I really enjoy Learning how to do stuff from a humble and kind person Thank you PS i have a bunch of old kitchen knifes i hope in the near future you do a video on how to clean up and sharpen Them. Keep up the great work!!

@kyle_noseworthy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phillip! I appreciate the kind words. Anytime you want to talk business, just email me :-)

I've had mine in my pocket since I bought it brand new in 2003, and it's in my pocket as I type this. It's the prototype 940 D2CF version. From what I understand, only 50 were made. I've used the hell out of it. Best pocket knife I've ever had.

I just bought one of those and I’m really digging it.

Hi! I have always manage to hold my fishing or hunting puukko on somekind sharpness what has satisfy me. I try to grow up with my sharpen skill and that´s why I found your videos. Thanks a lot of your sharing and greetings from Finland. PS. They make those your so beloved Mora knives in neighboring country Sweden. ;)

Hello from Western Australia. You did an absolutely amazing job, not just with your technique but also explaining the process of sharpening, as you went through the various whetstones and worked the blade until you put a stunning edge back on it. Very nice job. I definitely hope in the time that has passed, you've been able to add a Benchmade 940 to your collection ;) Cheers from Mandurah, Western Australia!

@kyle_noseworthy

6 жыл бұрын

I certainly do own my own Benchmade 940 now! I'm glad you liked the video! :-D

@youwebz

9 ай бұрын

Hello WA from 2023 Sydney, boy what a sucky ride the last few years were. MaoGowan sure convinced a lot of you guys to lock down & stay in your bubble….

You've GOT to get one buddy... Just have to... I'm going to get around to making a review video soon...

Love your videos man! Treat yourself to one of these you only live once and you deserve it! Happy New Year!

i have been watching and learning a lot about putting a beautiful edge on whatever i sharpen.You have taught me so much . people give you high dollar knives and axes to put your beautiful edge on them.and with you strapping so much i am seeing you dont know how to do it correctly.lol them trolls are jealous because they cant put the Kyle edge on them .keep up the great videos and the teaching your awesome

I too noticed the coarse edge on my 940. I found your video, followed your methods on my stones (I only have 1000/6000 combo), and it is night and day difference. Subscribed!

@anthonydo2011

4 жыл бұрын

The 1k/6k is all you will ever need king brand I assume. I invested in coticules, jnats, jasper finish stones. They all work well as the 6k side in retrospect! How ever I use the finishers on my straight razors which is night and day difference. Where 6k isn’t ideal for a razor. You will get a tad more smoother or sharper edges on the natural finishers.

Looking forward to sending you all of my knives... The Buck, Case and large Damascus hunting knife we have been discussing. Awesome video man.

Nice work! I also think the 940 is one of the best knives ever produced.

Kyle, you just cost me a bunch of money. I bought one a few days ago....so glad I did. This is an unbelievable edc. Thanks

When shopping I’m the type of person that will know if I want to buy the items I’m looking at. I saw this folding knife and bought it immediately and was not disappointed.

Love your videos ! I went and bought a sharp pebble combo stone as my first whetstone and have had good results. My question after this video was when I see u using the strop you seem to have a very steep angle compared to the stone. Is that on purpose? My strop at the moment is an old leather belt but it definitely makes a difference. Thanks for the channel!

Nice job, I really don't think you are giving yourself enough credit. I've been working on hand sharpening for over a year now. A little every day. Hard to pick up, it's an art form. Lately I got a heat gun and some white rouge for my strope, truly makes the difference on the final edge quality

I have stropped some of my knives 10 times that much and it has never created an issue. Just polishes the edge up nice and pretty

@kyle_noseworthy

6 жыл бұрын

Same here Eric!

Ignore the trolls! I've been hand sharpening woodworking tools on stones for 30 years. I've always been able to get knives 'working' sharp. I've recently added stropping in after watching a couple of sharpening Chanel's (including yours) and am amazed at the difference! You make sharpening look easy too. I picked up my first 940 last week and haven't been without it .....! Keep up the good work

I always strip for my final polish! Nice work! I have a few 940s all numbered except for one that Benchmade didn't number. After a few complaints they produced a red one that they did number. I have two William Henrys that need sharpening if your interested!

Nice edge man!! I’m very impressed. I have a benchmade 531 coming in the mail, but have been using a SOG Kiku assisted folder for the past year and a half. Also, great KZread video! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a video as well put together as this one!! Keep it up!

@kyle_noseworthy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nate!

I bought one of these940 Osbournes after watching a comparison on Blade HQ, where the 940 just ate the other knife. I already have a large collection of knives, that centre around different unusual steels, including CPM 3V, Niolox, Bohler M390, Sleipner, etc, some of which are up around 63 Rockwell, so the S30V wasn't an initial concern for sharpening. Some steels are more difficult to sharpen the harder they get, but surprisingly, some aren't, it really depends on amounts of alloying materials like molybdenum, vanadium, chrome, etc. I would put the S30V in the not too hard to sharpen basket, but what has surprised me is how hard this knife can work, and still maintain it's edge. It's been my EDC since I bought it, and I've found that despite all the other knives I have, this is the one I reach for, even though initially it felt so small and light it was like having a toy in my hand. Prior to buying it, I was using a Spanish Vanadium, Molybdenum folder, which was capable of being just as sharp, and the edge basically lasted me a year at a time, with some stropping as needed, but it was quite difficult to sharpen. The 940 lasts almost as long, I've had it a couple of years and it's only seen a stone once, but it's got to the point where it's difficult to get a really sharp edge by stropping alone. I like all the techniques you show Kyle, you have obviously got a real mastery of the skills needed to get hair popping sharpness out of anything. I agree completely with you about the usefullness of stropping, and I've found that almost any surface can be used to strop if it has some sort of grain to it. I can get a useful upgrade in sharpness on the 940 by stropping on my jeans (wearing them), just having my leg supporting the knife, and straightening up any rolling, or folding of the edge. Obviously there is a limit to how long stropping alone will keep a knife razor sharp. Delete and ignore the trolls, I'm going to keep watching you, just because I enjoy watching someone who enjoys sharpening knives so much. I've always felt that sometimes there is an almost zen like quality to working a blade along the stone. On other days you just need a sharp knife.

Nice job--I'm a new hand-sharpener with a whetstone, picking up some good tips here. You make eyeballing the approximate 22--25 degree cutting angle look easy...I'm still being very careful with that small part of the overall operation so I don't have to go back and re-cut a brand new angle, each side.

Nicely done. The Benchmade 940 is my next purchase, just have to do a little saving first. Enjoyed the video.

Hell of a video great job on that edge, very informative and definitely subscribing 😊🤘

I can vouch for the woodstock 1000/6000 stone. I find that the 1000 is good enough to sharpen most knives, even in dull condition. As for my strop, I charge it with mothers mag aluminum polish which probably is in the 10s of thousands in terms of grit. It leaves a perfect mirror polish and the sharpest edge.

i ve been watching this video over n over again without regret it🤭😆 great feeling and so entertained.good job kyle

Really enjoyed the video! I hope you have bought one by now because the price just keeps rising yearly. Just pulled the trigger on one last month as a birthday gift to myself after wanting one for years.

Just found your channel. Your comments abt changing the amount of pressure on the same stone was very helpful. I have seen knives sharpened by only pulling away from the edge. Others sharpen by going with the edge toward the stone. Could you explain? Why or why not?

Good stuff! Thanks for a great video. I need to practice more with crappy knives before I can tackle a beauty like that. Keep up the good work.

Nice video! Benchmade definitely got it right with the 940 series. My 940-2 became my dream knife the first time I held it. 🍻

I own the Benchmade 9400 auto Osborne edition of that knife, and it's my favorite knife I've ever used. It's a knife that's family-heirloom quality.

Fantastic! As a straight razor user and sharpener, I give you two thumbs up for going the distance of stopping on an EDC knife. Different steels for different uses, so I wonder if the edge stropping gives you is retained for long after the knife is put to use. The bevel isn't made for getting into the scales of hair. IDK. You've given me the motivation to take my knife blades over to my razor strops to try out though. ☺️

Nice job on the video. Gonna give some sharpening a go on my own stuff. Thanks for the inspiration. Aloha!

Great video Kyle! I bought the 940 & 940-1 and I love them!

Hey Kyle, first off all, i wanted to say i really appreciate you sharing all these videos. I have a question for sharpening a knife. I‘m using a 400/600 grid diamond stone and a 1000/6000 grid whetstone. With the diamond stone i get a decent sharp edge, but its fairly rough and uneven. But the edge seems to get more and more dull the finer the grid gets with the whetstones. So i can’t get it that sharp i want i to be. I don‘t want to use the diamonds that much, cuz they are quite aggressive on the steel. btw the knife is a Benchmade Valet with M390 steel. Any advice? Greetings from Germany

Would you mind mentioning for those of us who are interested, the brand of stones you recommend & a good source to purchase them here in Canada?

I have the crooked river large and mini! And the 940 and all the springs have broken year one

I bought one of these a few years back. Love it. Should have picked up a couple of them. Even back then the price was a little steep, but with their current pricing, it is entirely too much for a S30V and aluminum knife.

Good video I love the 940 and I 2 find myself stroping a bit but I have a ? It seems like you are applying a lot of pressure when stroping can you tell me why I’ve been told to use light pressure

Awsome video., I just bought this knife and this was great info.. Thanks.

I love this knife so much, I ended up with two of them! Small modification, though. Take out the screw that holds the blade, drop some light duty loctite on it, then put it back in not quite tight. You'll be able to open and close it as quickly as an automatic knife.

Good job man. I also love that knife and hope to own it one day soon myself. Nice job I can't stand it that people don't have anything nice to say I say. I mean seriously

Hey Kyle, I am the guy that bought the CRKT SPEW off you, I just wanted to say just picked up a 940 while in Florida and I fully enjoyed this video and found it helpful for sharpening my new favourite knife haha, I know it is a bit of an old video but very helpful for dealing with that ugly factory grind. cheers man

@kyle_noseworthy

5 жыл бұрын

haha awesome Joseph! Hope the SPEW is doing well!

Just came across this vid. He is good, very good at what he does. I sharpen kitchen knives and some other Japanese knives with water stones, too. But it is quite difficult to maintain the proper angle of the edge. Kyle is making it seem so easy to sharpen the hard blade made of S30V steel with those Japanese water stones and in “free-hand” (=not using any “angle-fixing aid”) like that in this vid. But I know for a fact it is not as easy as how he is showing it! The fact that he could put a hair shaving edge like that is the proof that he knows what he is doing and he’s also got the skill.

I just joined, and already I've learned a lot from you. Thanks

I just ordered this knife new. Same green handles. Boy was I surprised to see you sharpening this. Should have it in 4 or 5 days. I just sharpened some of my knives too. Lots of hair on my left forearm now needs to grow back. Why do we all do that? Enjoyed the video. I will be checking the edge as soon as it arrives. Thank you and be well.

Awesome! I wish you were around to sharpen my collection!

I have been sharpening a lot of knifes. And you sir, you got it right!. Don't listen to em trolls. And I know trolls👹, Norwegian, born and bred. Grate chanel btw. All good to you and your family 👌

Enjoyed the video. Every time I use the fine stone I always make the knife duller. I'm going to watch this again later and to see what I'm doing wrong

Nice work. Love my Benchmade 940-2.

I used to hate that bladeshape, but now i seem to be attracted to it. Everybody seems to praise 940, so i might have to see what the fuzz is about. Usually just like autos because..well , autos. Nice work on the sharpening too.

I love how you explain things thank you so much

Amazing! I just recently got myself this same Osborne and I'm too scared to put it to my stone I'm not real good with my stone yet. Really enjoyed the video! New sub for sure.

The best EDC ever made. Period.

Dude. Cool video. Love the photography and info. I appreciate your sharing this content man. I love the 940 too and am working at becoming a better sharpener. My grail knife is the Murray Carter neck knife, which I just got a few months ago. I LOVE it and can keep it razor-ready with similar techniques as yours. And who cares about your methods man? They work and I’m with ya!! Thanks.

@kyle_noseworthy

6 жыл бұрын

I would love one of Murray's knives! Awesome! ENJOY!

Question: I have an old Benchmade semi-auto. It really needs sharpening, but seems to have a chisel grind. Can it be converted to a flat grind. Would it be a good idea to do so.

Great video and im with you on the knife its my grail to.enjoy the heck out of it mate.atb paddy👍🍀

Wow. Beautiful edge. Great job.

I've been caring my 710 axis for over 20 years it absolutely the best knife I've ever owned. It is like my right hand. If I I've got my pants on its in my pocket. If I don't have it it feels like I don't have my pants on. It has become a piece of me. I fear the day I have to do without it.

Thanks for the great video! I'm a novice at sharpening & want to improve. I can afford a stone in the $40.00 range. Any tips on learning to keep the angle consistent? Don't let trolls get you down. No, I can't argue with your results!

Damn! Nice work as usual, my dude! I've wanted to buy one for my dad for a while. He's carried a knife every single day of his life for as long as I can remember. Personally I like the 810 but, the 940's are so damn nice, too. After watching this video I'm not sure which one I want anymore haha.

@kyle_noseworthy

6 жыл бұрын

that would be one sweet gift!! I have my own 940 now, blade g-10 with green spacers. It's really nice. I love it

Bravo my friend, awesome job and you have a talent.

Great video, I learn a lot from this channel.

lots of folks bash S30V, but you seem to do just fine with it.

Wondering, does having the much finer edge make the edge that much more likely to dull quickly? Just pondering as to if that's partially why the blades tend to come with a coarser edge from factory that perhaps it would act like a ridiculously sharp saw with many super fine teeth and thereby be less likely to loose an edge or is it more true that having the smoother finer edge somehow holds up better? Thanks for the video btw.

You definitely have the talent of fluid motion and have honed in your senses to the art of sharpening.

@kyle_noseworthy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks so much bud!

Been waiting for this video from you for a LONG time... 😆

Hey bud,,, im a viewer from east Tennessee, dont pay atrention to the trolls ( theyre jealous )... Im learning a lot from your videos... This is my first comment... I wanted to tell you thanx for the knowledge, and i enjoy your videos !

You're an artist with the stones.

Where do you find that extra wide looks like almost 3 inches wide 400 grit stone ?? Looks like u got it mastered man. I bought me a 940 just like it, same thing factory rough.. now i gotta round up my stone collection.. where is the best place to buy?? Im in N. C.

What basic beginner tools would you recommend? I was in the scouts but I just learned the basics with a two sided stone, not the best but it gets a working edge. I currently have a d2 knife that I am working with if that makes a difference.

@kyle_noseworthy

7 жыл бұрын

Just a simply combo stone, with one side somewhere around 800-1000, and the other side somewhere in the range of 3000-6000. That stone will do almost everything you need it too!

Great video, you have mad skills!

I was interested in the 940 and Valet for a while, but I've heard Benchmade's QC is really hit-and-miss. At least you don't have to worry about the factory grind with the work you put into this. Dunno if you've run across them online, but there's a couple Canadian-made folders that seem to be getting some great reviews... the North Arm Skaha and Grimsmo Rask. Granted, the latter is WAY out of my financial comfort zone, but I'm putting the former on my wish list.

Merry Christmas Kyle. Nice job on the sharpening. - Jerry

Great video! Nice to see someone that cares so much about the quality of the service they provide to customers. I recently subscribed to your channel and I'm learning so much about sharpening. Thanks for sharing this stuff with us.

Great video, that's my dream folder as well. I strop with out compound only , should I be using a compound to get the mirror finish? Or do I need to learn how to use my stones, lol.

@kyle_noseworthy

5 жыл бұрын

haha A stone is giving you a mirror finish, but the strop certainly helps even out the polish!

I think you’re doing a great job, I’m really not a very good sharpener. That being said I’m learning, very nice to watch a pro. Keep up the fine sharpening Brother

i ve learnt a lot of ur sharpening techniques and u hv make it so simple but so effective for a beginner like me kyle...i m a fan..i will always review ur updates for more.thanks a lot

@kyle_noseworthy

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, Mat! Thanks so much man. Glad I could help!

@matkhairi6206

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyle_noseworthy thanks 2 u kyle.