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Suhrthing said:
Whetstones are a fun and useful skill to learn. After a couple afternoons I was able to put hair-shaving edges on my kitchen knives.
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It's a good skill to learn. I'm going to need to get a Gerber paraframe or something similar for some low risk training.
 
No_Fly_Zone said:
It's a good skill to learn. I'm going to need to get a Gerber paraframe or something similar for some low risk training.
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I picked up a couple Shapton stones and some Wedgek angle guides from Amazon to learn muscle memory. Again, within a couple hours of practice I was able to decently sharpen anything from a $5 steak knife to my mid/high-grade German chef's knives. I did watch dozens of youtube tutorials on proper body movements etc - that really helped.
 
I carry a Hogue auto folder (switchblade) pretty much at all times. I use it for silly **** including cutting cutting chunks out of putting greens to take a look at the roots.. or even jam it down into the ground to check moisture content. Cutting thru sand dulls it but mostly I just run a steel on it and bring the edge back with an every once in a while full sharpening. I use the back of the blade to open bottles. I'm very happy with it. It's an expensive knife but it aint there to look pretty.
 
Suhrthing said:
Different knives for different occasions. For hiking/camping I'd holster one of my Esse kinves. For EDC I usually carry a Leatherman Skeletool, or one of various Spydercos.

Yesterday received a Kershaw Leek that I had never considered before... it's super light, and great quality. Surely an EDC candidate IMO.
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Leek is great and a classic. I've thought of getting one just to have.
 
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One of the reasons I bought my Benchmade was the lifetime sharpening. I wouldn't know where to start or trust myself to not ruin the shape of the blade. Funny enough I have a sharpening machine for dental instruments that would probably be great for it.
 
TOcane said:
Leek is great and a classic. I've thought of getting one just to have.
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My friend told me to check them out... snagged a couple and I must say I do like them a lot. I will say that one is noticeably sharper out of the box - olive drab for the win! You can even see the grind is much closer to the choil on the OD...

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TOcane said:
One of the reasons I bought my Benchmade was the lifetime sharpening. I wouldn't know where to start or trust myself to not ruin the shape of the blade. Funny enough I have a sharpening machine for dental instruments that would probably be great for it.
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I hear ya. I was the same way, I started with guided sharpeners (Edge Pro clones) and got great results - but it was quite tedious. Whetstones are so much more efficient IME.

PS other USA manufacturers also offer lifetime sharpening - even Kershaw IIRC.
 
Suhrthing said:
My friend told me to check them out... snagged a couple and I must say I do like them a lot. I will say that one is noticeably sharper out of the box - olive drab for the win! You can even see the grind is much closer to the choil on the OD...

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I like both these colors. Can't ever go wrong with the olive green though.
 
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Suhrthing said:
I hear ya. I was the same way, I started with guided sharpeners (Edge Pro clones) and got great results - but it was quite tedious. Whetstones are so much more efficient IME.

PS other USA manufacturers also offer lifetime sharpening - even Kershaw IIRC.
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I did not know Kershaw did. That gives me more reason to get the live wire OTF @No_Fly_Zone mentioned earlier in the thread.
 
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