15? 20? 25?

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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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I use the end of my smiths diamond stone and push (stab) the blade length wise. Then I lay it flat and go the long way on the stone. This gives it a cross hatch effect and seems to help the process. It thins it removes high spots and really smooths it out. I don’t get there all at once. But each time it gets sharpened I do it a little more. If nothing else it thins the blade as you sharpen down into the thicker part of the edge.

I do the same on my kitchen knives especially the pairing knives.


A big word of caution beware of the sharp corners on the spine of the blade. It can become very sharp. Always round off the corners of the spine.

It’s very difficult to capture in a picture. But these were all sharpened like that.
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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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Steve, I find the durability of the edges very good, at least for my purposes. But I should point out that my knives don't get much heavy, prolonged cutting. Plus I do make use of a chef's steel on knives including my pocket knives. This reduces the need to sharpen more frequently.
Members who routinely give their knives a lot of use would be better situated to judge the durability of the 15°edge. But for me it works well.
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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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I like 15 degrees per side (30 degrees inclusive) for my kitchen knives, and 20 degrees/side on my pocket knives. (On the 20-degree knives, I prefer to back-bevel at 15 degrees/side first.)
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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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Lanskey has now come out with a "pull-thru" type bevel setting device which uses the common 2 pieces of carbide with 4 pairs of them set at bevel angles starting at 17 degrees and then going to 20, 25, & 30 degrees.//This is great for a quick reset of the bevel although it does feel a bit heavy in a trouser pocket!thank you...
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I sharpen all knives at 20 degrees. Be it hunting , kitchen or a pocket knife . They will shave hair so it must work. ::tu::
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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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richard bissell wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:42 pm Lanskey has now come out with a "pull-thru" type bevel setting device which uses the common 2 pieces of carbide with 4 pairs of them set at bevel angles starting at 17 degrees and then going to 20, 25, & 30 degrees.//This is great for a quick reset of the bevel although it does feel a bit heavy in a trouser pocket!thank you...
I have one of those and like it best of the pull throughs. ::tu::
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doglegg wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:51 am
richard bissell wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:42 pm Lanskey has now come out with a "pull-thru" type bevel setting device which uses the common 2 pieces of carbide with 4 pairs of them set at bevel angles starting at 17 degrees and then going to 20, 25, & 30 degrees.//This is great for a quick reset of the bevel although it does feel a bit heavy in a trouser pocket!thank you...
I have one of those and like it best of the pull throughs. ::tu::
You have to be VERY careful with those carbide pull-thru sharpeners.. They are very hard on blades.. I avoid them at all costs.. I have a FireStone pull-thru that I use for quick touch ups on some of my knives..
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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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I sharpen free hand with Arkansas stones, and my guess I'm sharpening between a 15-20* angle. My Pop taught me how to sharpen my pocket knives many years ago, a slow and easy process. That seems to work pretty good for my everyday pocket carry, when I get an edge good to slice a sheet on notebook paper with little effort that's good enough. I do have a Lansky kit that I have used and if you wanted a more exact angle that works pretty well, but I guess I like the old fashioned ways better.
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Re: 15? 20? 25?

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AG Russell preferred a 15 degree edge. His neat little field sharpener is set for 15. Buck sets their edges at 15 to 17.
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Your are right Quick Steel.
Buck states 13 to 16 degrees
Case states 20 degrees.
Some Henckels are 15 degrees and there Zwilling knives are 9 to 12 degrees.

I just do all mine at 20 degrees to much to remember. :)
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