Knife Sharpening Assitance Please (which stones and what Grit?)

[alpinedust]

With practice you can maintained the desired angled edge on both sides of the blade . Lee Valley has a little black plastic gizmo that you clamp on your blade if you would l8keto go that route .
Arctic Lake
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I guess I need to practice. I will use my old kitchen knife to practice once I get my hands on a stone. I would rather learn to free hand it than using a plastic guide

[dapesche]

I got my first stone. It is a course diamond stone.
It's really working well. Very sharp blades already.
I have a cheaper king two sided stone with finer grits.

I find that focusing hard on your angle by starting flush with the stone and then lifting to your angle. Then the motion requires you to really focus on your hold and arms.

I have a heavier blade knife and with no pressure on it it slides through a banana like a hot blade though butter.

I'm thinking it'll get extremely sharp with the finer stones.

So much good stuff to watch on YouTube. Pretty fun learning the process.

[dapesche]

I only watched a bit of this but it was excellent...
https://youtu.be/Yk3IcKUtp8U

[Arctic Lake]

Yes to your above two posts ! Like I mentioned before I think , try not to get to bogged down in it ! Sharp is Sharp ! You will master it and have an edge that will be good for cutting , veggies ,meat , field dressing, etc... It’s like a lot of things you can get lost down the rabbit hole , LOL . Again checkout Lee Valley for a wide selection of water stones , get a catalog real good information on the stones they offer and a great Canadian company !
Arctic Lake

[dapesche]

I ended up buying from Paul's finest. Cdn Company back east. I tried Lee valley but a lot of their stones were sold out... Guess other people are getting into sharpening during this covid lockdown.

Appreciate all your advice.

[Arctic Lake]

Anytime !
Arctic Lake

I ended up buying from Paul's finest. Cdn Company back east. I tried Lee valley but a lot of their stones were sold out... Guess other people are getting into sharpening during this covid lockdown.

Appreciate all your advice.

[MRP]

Spit and a stone for 50 years. In the field touch ups with diamond steel or point ignition file.

[twoSevenO]

Spit and a stone for 50 years. In the field touch ups with diamond steel or point ignition file.

great covid19 sharpening tip right here.

[adriaticum]

Don't forget to let us know when you get tired of stones and buy something more practical.

[twoSevenO]

Don't forget to let us know when you get tired of stones and buy something more practical.

lol. I admit, i did the same.
I tried a stone and in todays day and age it was a dumb method. It's too slow and even the slightest mistake leaves scratches on your blade. it just takes too much practice to get good at.

I bought an electric pull-through sharpener and all my knives are great after like 20 seconds. They are all high quality steel so i really have no need to be doing it in camp or in the field once they are sharpened well at home.