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Can some of you fellas help me?

I would like some good tips on how to correctly sharpen knives.

I currently use a Japanese sharpening stone, but I just can't seem to get my knives very sharp.

What do you hunters, cooks, carpenters or fishermen do?

And OJ...if you are out there....I look forward to your reply too!

Are you or your knives Japanese? Maybe that's the problem. What you need is a Canadian sharpening stone.

oops...I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I hit the wrong button.

I have Swedish, German and American knives, all are not very sharp.

I want them so sharp, that when I look at them, I begin to bleed.

don't sell them but try lansky sharpening system at any good sporting goods store works for my unsteady hands about $25 for kit and about $20 for clamp takes guess work out.....

check this out - chapters 1-5 at the bottom

Bill

Thanks for the replies fellas.

That is a great link Bill. Thank you!

Sears craftsman has begun selling diamond sharpeners in 2 grades (fine and coarse) and steels that have the same handles as the screwdrivers. $10 for the diamond sharpeners (a steal IMHO) and $24 for the steels.

i have an old fashioned stone, with a gritty side and a smooth side. i put a few drops of vegetable oil on the gritty side and deburr the blade. then i put a few drops on the smooth side and hone away. my pocket knife is so sharp that i quit carrying it with me becuase i am prone to slicing myself, and thos of you who have had a really sharp knife know how bad a cut that is. i use a push and pull motion, no circles or fancy spinning. push away from you on one side and pull towrds you on the other. my knives are all prett dam*ed sharp.

I use an old "Arkansas " stone and sharpen by a forward motion as if slicing off a very thin slice of stone , keeping in mind the angle of the blade .
Finish off with a honesteel , using same method .
Mine stay pretty sharp .

Niagra - glad that it worked. happy sharpening.