Sharpening Stones........How do you sharpen your knives?

[HiPower]

i probably have as many edge producing devices as knives. diamonds & ceramics seem to work very well these days with the influx of super tuff alloys. for serious new bevels i go to the edge pro.--Hipower

[garddogg56]

Like my Grandpa said "It's ALL about angle"I don't care that kind of system,stone or porclein ya have

[wv trapper I]

I first use a Speedy Sharp to put a working edge on my knife and then use a Smiths Sharpening Sticks and finish up with a piece of leather.

Joe

[Jigslinger]

Most times I use the RazorsEdge (Ely, MN) coarse and fine stones with their blade guide and it works great. But I still love my 50+ year old soft and hard Arkansas stones mounted in a two way wooden box that my Dad gave me 40 years ago. Gotta love old school! Like someone mentioned, sharpening is an enjoyable and relaxing exercise.

[Miller Bro's]

Here are a couple of old sharpening stones I picked up.

I use up a lot of these type stones sharpening knives.

[Salernoslim]

Love those boxes the stones came in mb. Neat to see. That's the same kind of stone I use and most people around here use. We call those wet rocks.

[FRJ]

I got a new to me/ and I hope it's a/ Belgian stone today at the Flea Market.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
This is my third stone of this type. (Center stone) This one is huge. It's 10 1/2" X 1 3/4" X 2 7/8".
I paid $6 for this thing. A small stone on e-bay going for a ridicules $300. Can't be right.
After washing this stone I touched up my kitchen knives on it. It's the real deal, I think.

[TripleF]

Knice score Joe! Very cool. And yes, those stones'll bring fat jack on ebay.....that's why I always by them at estate sales.

How do you know it's a Belgian? I have such a hard time fiduring out what stone is what.....

[FRJ]

Thank you, Scott.
I'm thinking Belgian because of the color and Belgian water stones seem to be notorious for having a unfinished base. I don't know why.
Also these stones just feel different from other stones like the "earth stones", as I like to call them, from Arkansas. And I think they are softer than the Arkansas stones in general.
I sure like the way the steel and stone respond.
I read about them in the past and they are highly sought after. I just don't have the time to research this stuff to be as informed as I would like to be. As with many other things I might be curious about.
Also, both of my larger stones are scratched on the top surface similarly. It doesn't affect blade sharpening but it's a strange thing.

[TripleF]

I just posted this sharpening/honing tips to my blog if interested:

http://pocketknivesblog.com/sharpening- ... s-are-key/