I know this topic has gone around before but I wasn't ready to buy then. First I can take a sharp blade and make it duller. Been trying to sharpen on every type of sharpener for thirty years, Bever teeth, Irons, all types of stones and the knives get duller. Must have ten filet knives and ten boners so I can bring them to a guy who sharpens them and I can have a sharp knife when needed.

SO, do the electric ones work for a duller like me?
Which one do you like best?

By the way I just finished slicing into strips some Deer Round Steak and a little marinade to take Ice fishing today for cooking on the open fire at the lake on a stick like a marshmello.

One Shot One Kill Striper Phil

If you mean do they remove metal? Yes they do. But there might be a tendancy to remove too much. Most guys who can't sharpen don't maintain a consistant angle of the blade to the stone. My opinion is that you'd be better off with an adjustable manual system like Lanski or GATGO that clamps the blade into a guide that fixes the sharpening angle. Different knives have different sharpening angles. It allows you to use varying grades of stones to sharpen or just touch up a blade

the Lansky is good but it don't work very good on anything longer than a Buck 110. Get a GOOD oil stone, not one of the cheap ones from the discount store. I like to use kerosene for a cutting oil, just use something that will keep the stone wet and not plug it up. It takes practice to be able to hold a constant angle on it, Try cutting a little wedge out of wood to use as an angle guide, 20-30degrees out to do it. for general use a fine stone will do fine.
As for the electric, I've seen fools grind a good blade to pieces on one of them, plus the heat will take the temper out of your blade.

Edited by - Herman_and_bill on 01/25/2003 16:12:38

Electic just doesn't get the job done for me anyway. Lansky does a fine job, will even shave hair off my arm when done.

I use a stone and steel and they work fine .I tried the an electric sharpener and almost ruined a good knife ,it just didn't do a good job at all .

Phil, I pound raw steel over a forge at times and make up some good knives, but never, and I mean never use a grinding wheel in sharpening a knife. Take it from a dumb cluck like me, what I do is use a fine belt sander and hone a razor edge useing the ceramic crock sticks. This is a poor mans way of doing it, but living here in the bush I am into function and not fashion.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Thanks for the replies that saves me a hundred or so.
I am going to thy to find a local with a Lansky to try it

Thanks again One Shot One Kill Striper Phil