A knife is only as good as the edge it holds. After all, a sharp edge is a safe edge, as it is much less likely to slip and will require far less force to slice through whatever it is you're cutting. Not all knives are the same, however. Some need a steeper cutting angle while others utilize a narrow blade edge to ensure the finest slices possible.
There are also different methods of sharpening that will yield different results and of course there are different sharpening tools available that will lead to a quick edge or others which will result in the smoothest polished edge possible.
Knowing all of these differences will make sharpening your blades a much easier prospect, making it possible to have some of the most reliable tools available.
Learn these excellent secrets and improve your blades on the next page.
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And yes it works
Anna Peyregne
Hardly a secret.
A great article would be to find ways in the bush to get as close to 23 degrees as possible. Sorry, I don’t have a protractor in my BOB…Guess I should get one, eh?
I use the top edge of my truck door window, works perfectly and quick
“Secret technique”, man shut the hell up.
You sound like Ashida Kim or some other mongoloid space shuttle door gunner.
There’s a reason you don’t bring a razor to bushcraft.
This is not a “secret” technique, this is an article full of clickbait rubbish. Been seeing a lot of that from this page lately 🙁
s**t never worked for me lol
Knowing how to sharpen a knife or anything for that matter is a skill that you have to practice just like fire starting. It is amazing how many people don’t know how
I am already the master sharpener!
Dave Wilds
Well the pic is a kukri blade being sharpened on a flat stone that’s bull need a half round or round
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Derek Black
Judson Waller III
William Reichle
Tungsten TIG rod works wonders as well
Great tip!
Understanding the need for a consistent angle on the edge made me a fan of the Lansky guided sharpening system. Sometimes I have to Macguyver a way to get the stone at the angle I want but it works.
22.5 degrees is half of 45 degrees which is half of 90 degrees. All you have to do is draw a right angle (90 degrees) in the sand,split that in half and draw a line,split it half again draw a line…..Now you have guidelines to hold your knife and stone to.
“Secret”?
Ok, I’m tired of this “die hard survivor” page for city boy NOVICES. Thought you actually hard real ideas and tricks a country boy didn’t already know……silly me.
Brandon Jennings Dillan Barlow
Tried one of the fancy “idiot” angle thingamabobs and spent an hour fixing the edge. By feel I can put a flesh edge that will cleave you in half. Razor edge that hair jumps out of the way to avoid getting cut.
Learn to develop the skill! Cheating always ends badly.
Joshua Griego
All of my knives are sharp as razors and I don’t have to have a fancy guide to get them sharp.
The Lansky is the bomb.. Especially for difficult edges. But not the only bomb. Survival is adapting.. Period. I use the easiest, most efficient energy saving ways of doing anything to stay alive. Then the next thing. Everybody is a Hardman.. Till they gota be.
How it holds an edge has NOTHING to do with the sharpening method. It’s mire about the correct hardening process and the material it’s made of.
This the one I use, works great
Got to make sure it’s frosted
John Altstatt III Got to make sure it’s frosted
Click bait
Sean Michael Thoughtz
Mostly. But angle can have a lot to do with it. I know folks that use a real shallow angle, and their edge won’t hold up to heavy use. Good for picking slivers, but will fill fast when skinning, or cutting/carving wood.
Teaching someone to sharpen a edge is probably the single most difficult thing to teach as far as physical technique is concerned. With thee exception of swimming and gymnastics ofcourse. And you chose script over video???
I like a little rust on mine . So if the cut or stab don’t get them , the infection will.
Kevin Perla
Before I went to Nam, my dad gave my K-Bar to his machine shop at work and told them to make it sharp. It was scary sharp. I was very careful handling that knife.
Sean Michael Thoughtz
Joey Scott
I also own the Lansky, love it and it was the first thing I thought of when this article came up. I have many different stones for it. The first sharpening is the hardest to get the edge to the angle you want. After its set it’s a quick and easy resharpening you can shave with.
I do that too.
Bunch of amateurs…until you can split hairs…you can’t sharpen anything…
LilJohn Dennard
Razor stone.
David Sztarkier
I like mine real sharp. It’s amazing how people are afraid of sharp knives. Or those who still like to cut stuff on marble or stone cutting boards.
Hey Don… how’s Cheech?
Oh I do.
Never never sharpen towards you ever