Knife Sharpening with a belt sander!
06-30-2014, 03:55 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mechanicsville, VA
Posts: 100
Knife Sharpening with a belt sander!
Just added this to the Gregg Compound. All my of my knives are now dangerous! This a great way to get razor sharp!
http://youtu.be/Ptspof6CXOg
http://youtu.be/Ptspof6CXOg
07-31-2014, 06:43 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 282
I have a buddy who makes custom knives by hand. He uses a belt sander for a lot of finish shaping. It sure is a good way to make em razor sharp, but its also easy to take off way too much, if you're not careful.
03-23-2020, 03:05 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,002
While I might put an elcheapo knife on a belt sander, I would never put any of my good steel knives on a belt sander. Getting an edge on a newly forged knife is far different than maintaining an edge on an existing good knife. It doesn't take me long to put a razor edge on my knives with a 3 sided butcher stone.
