What is wrong with me????

**Wanderin' Zero** · 01-01-2017, 18:34

Sure does but it doesn't come cheap either by the look of it!

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DS · 01-01-2017, 18:37

Originally Posted by Wanderin' Zero

Sure does but it doesn't come cheap either by the look of it!

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Like most top tier equipment compared to the run of the mill stuff.

**Wanderin' Zero** · 01-01-2017, 19:06

That's an entirely accurate observation. You usually get what you pay for.

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**Crafty** · 01-01-2017, 22:34

Originally Posted by Skaaphaas

Throw the Warthog in the dustbin.

Get a real sharpener.

Sharpen the tiny chips out.

Repeat.

So what is a real sharpener?
Plain Arkansas stone or some device thing?
I was under the impression the warthog is pretty decent?

**karoo.vellies** · 01-01-2017, 23:57

Originally Posted by Crafty

So what is a real sharpener?
Plain Arkansas stone or some device thing?
I was under the impression the warthog is pretty decent?

Wet stone I suppose, but its a lot of manual labor and to keep a constant angle is very difficult which is where the clamp systems are handy.

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**Ds J** · 02-01-2017, 05:12

Originally Posted by Crafty

So what is a real sharpener?Plain Arkansas stone or some device thing?I was under the impression the warthog is pretty decent?

The Warthog Multi-edge is decent because it keeps a constant angle. The other Warthog systems are improved versions of the pull-through idea. If your hand wobbles you have a scratched blade.

**Crafty** · 02-01-2017, 05:48

Originally Posted by Ds J

The Warthog Multi-edge is decent because it keeps a constant angle. The other Warthog systems are improved versions of the pull-through idea. If your hand wobbles you have a scratched blade.

Ah yes. I have that one in a wooden box that controls the angle.

**Ds J** · 02-01-2017, 06:39

The you just need some practice

What works best in my experience is the count down method: ten strokes on the left hand side of the blade, then ten strokes on the right hand side; then nine and nine, eight and eight until you finish with a single last stroke. This way, the amount of metal removed is not random but measured, and it makes for a clean and even cutting edge.

**Wanderin' Zero** · 02-01-2017, 07:41

SpyderCo also make a system.

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**WCC** · 02-01-2017, 09:49

Originally Posted by Wanderin' Zero

SpyderCo also make a system.

The Spyderco sharpmaker is a great device and will keep your blades hair-splitting sharp. The 'trick' with any system is to continuously keep your knives sharp and don't let them become dull.