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Took a bunch of knives of mine today and put a razor edge on them. I forget to sharpen regularly, until I can't cut something when I need to. They are all good again now....the Uncle Henrys, the Bowies, the daily user belt knife, and some misc fold out knives.

If you are bored I can send you a box full.

what do your use to sharpen your blades ..

A touch up now and then on a ceramic rod will keep them razor sharp for a long time between actual sharpening.

Or the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup for that matter.

I just have a little fish knife handheld sharpener that you just pull the knife thru 2 or 3 times. Carbide V notch in it. Not fancy but sure puts an edge on.

they have really come a long way with the development of those sharpeners in the last few years ....

I'm interested if you could put a name to the handheld sharpener, and maybe a web link to look at it? I'm still not real proficient with the sharpening tools I have.....thanks!
PT7

RanchRoper wrote:I just have a little fish knife handheld sharpener that you just pull the knife thru 2 or 3 times. Carbide V notch in it. Not fancy but sure puts an edge on.

PT7 wrote:I'm interested if you could put a name to the handheld sharpener, and maybe a web link to look at it? I'm still not real proficient with the sharpening tools I have.....thanks!
PT7

here is a link to a sharpening thread that you started a while back ===> http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1268 .... it has some really good info that may well be worth reviewing

Get to any housewares section in a department store and get an inexpensive ceramic v notch pull through sharpener. If you have a stubborn edge, look for a carbide v notch like Ranch Roper has. Sometimes they have both in one.

I will look at it later. It was a whopping $12. But the edge is sharp.

At least they have quit putting those horrible grinders on the top of can openers.

I tend to think of the pull through sharpeners as equivalent to a steel. They are great for refreshing an edge in between sharpenings, but are no substitute for a real sharpening.

Full disclosure, I am something of a sharpening snob, however knives are not my strong suit. I can put a mean edge on a chisel or plane iron, though. And knives don't require the same level of sharp.

for a while now I've been seeing ads on TV for the Bavarian Edge sharpener ===> https://www.bavarianedge.com/?mid=95867 ... 77cafa198f .... it carries good reviews on Amazon and other sites I've seen .... just wondering if any of our folks have experience using one ...

Mine is a cheap Berkley knife and tool sharpener.

RanchRoper wrote:Mine is a cheap Berkley knife and tool sharpener.

I wish we lived closer, I would bring a few over...

JEBar wrote:for a while now I've been seeing ads on TV for the Bavarian Edge sharpener ===> https://www.bavarianedge.com/?mid=95867 ... 77cafa198f .... it carries good reviews on Amazon and other sites I've seen .... just wondering if any of our folks have experience using one ...

I was in WalMart very early this morning. They had a display of these for 19.99. I remembered your thread and said what the heck.

It really works great. I don't know how and I haven't bothered to sit down and waste time to figure out why. It works pretty good. It will definitely go up to camp when we go next. It will sharpen all the kitchen knives that the others dull.

Thanks for the reference Mr. Bar. I would have never gotten near it otherwise.

have you tried sharpening a serrated blade .. .. that really peaks my interest

No, not yet. Perhaps after work today, since you have requested it.

that would be appreciated .... is it does a good job on serrated blades, that alone would motivate me to spend $20 and buy one

Well, as far as I can tell, it did a good job on my food service bread slicer serrated blade. Just to be sure, after reading your last post, I found a clearly dull, serrated food service utility knife. About a six or so inch curved blade. Five pulls through and you could feel it was noticeably sharp. Well worth my $20.00. It will go to camp, where the knives seem to dull just by sitting there. I know they really get a lot of dulling help from all who use them.

Pull the trigger on this one Mr. Bar, I'm glad I did.

daytime dave wrote:Pull the trigger on this one Mr. Bar, I'm glad I did.

good to hear it works ..... done and did .... Amazon should have one here on Monday .... I sincerely doubt any of my good knives will ever pass through it but we have plenty of working blades that will see it from time to time