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Honing, Stropping and Sharpening — What’s the Difference?
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Sld1959
Ronin
Sharpening is removing metal to create an edge. Honing is realigning an existing edge to improve function. Stropping is poilishing out slight imperfections in the knife edge.
If you use a hone, ceramic, steel etc and a strop you will go a long time between sharpening, with most decent steels that are well treated.
If you use a hone, ceramic, steel etc and a strop you will go a long time between sharpening, with most decent steels that are well treated.
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Annihilator
Emissary
rcurtner
Professional
Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Honing, Stropping and Sharpening — What’s the Difference?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/honing-stropping-sharpening-difference/.
Got this oversized leather strop from Angerstone works great.
McGanksta
Operator
I don't think that is used for what you think it is used for...
Bassbob
Emissary
I have some Japanese water stones. I actually prefer Arkansas stones. At least with most steel. Super steels I’m using diamond. Hone with ceramic and strop with leather. It’s working pretty well for me.
Sld1959
Ronin
My first set of Japanese stones were an expensive lesson in what not to do, leave them in a non heated shed in winter. Young and dumb...
rcurtner
Professional
Dual purposeI don't think that is used for what you think it is used for...
javbike
Hellcat
I have to check the Arkansas stones I guess I will try eBay thanks
Sld1959
Ronin
Yes, oil on Arkansas. a system like the Lansky will sharpen darn near anything very well.
Deluxe Lansky Sharpening SystemDefault Title
The Deluxe Lansky Sharpening System is an effective way to sharpen all your sporting, hobby, and household knives. The patented Lansky System makes it easy for you to get the consistent angle you need for a professional edge on every knife. Knife clamp has settings for 17, 20, 25 and 30 degree...
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Do not know the seller so go with someone you trust. Juat for informational purposes. Shopvaround there are various manufacturers of these type systems now thry were the first.
rcurtner
Professional
Have been using the Lansky system for years. Do use it much since I got the Work Sharp Ken Onion belt sharpener.Yes, oil on Arkansas. a system like the Lansky will sharpen darn near anything very well.
Deluxe Lansky Sharpening SystemDefault Title
The Deluxe Lansky Sharpening System is an effective way to sharpen all your sporting, hobby, and household knives. The patented Lansky System makes it easy for you to get the consistent angle you need for a professional edge on every knife. Knife clamp has settings for 17, 20, 25 and 30 degree...
Do not know the seller so go with someone you trust. Juat for informational purposes. Shopvaround there are various manufacturers of these type systems now thry were the first.
Bassbob
Emissary
I use them dry or with water. Or spit.
Bassbob
Emissary
That's where mine are right now. I haven't had any issues. I use a flattening stone on them though. I inherited mine from my father ( a butcher) and honestly I almost never use them anymore. Especially since I got that Worksharp.
rcurtner
Professional
Meant to say don't use it much since getting the Work Force belt sharpener.
Sld1959
Ronin
Yeah there are quite a number of the same type sharpeners. The Lanskey was just the first and the one i bought way back when. I have tried a number of them since. They all do have a singular flaw in that they attach to the spine of the knife. This can be an issue with certain knives that have distal taper, jimping and other grinds decorations, especially double distal taper, starting center of Blade and going in each direction, and those knives with a decorative thinning upwards from mid blade to spine. On occasion the clamp will not hold the knife securely. Have encountered this with a number of my knives.
I have not tried the Worksharp so I have no opinion on that one but I see it clamps to the spine so I am leary.
If I was going to personally spend more than 50 bucks on a system it would be the Ken Onion worksharp system. It is, in my testing and opinon of the ones i have used or seen used about the easiest to use and learn with the best results on practically every cutting tool i have seen.
Bassbob
Emissary
It does clamp to the spine and won’t work well with some knives.
My brother in law has the Worksharp Ken Onion. There’s a steep learning curve, but it seems to be a great system.
Sld1959
Ronin
Yeah i thought it might. It's a particular pain to me because a LOT of the knives I make have single and double distal taper. It just makes the balance so sweet. They do work great on single grinds though. And by the looks your is about the best designed I have seen. I once used the lansky to modify a British MOD Survival knife. It is a huge thick bladed, and when i say thick i mean the thickest spine of any knife i have held, right about the same as the WWII Bolo knife, monstrosity with a Scandi type grind. So I used the Lansky to reprofile the entire blade to a spine to edge full flat grind. Boy did those ounces Make a difference in handling.
Those type systems can do tremendous work on the right knives.