First Benchmade...sharpening

[crippen]

I have just gotten into knives and picked up a couple ZTs and a Tabor over the last few months. Well today i picked up my first Benchmade and absolutely love it.

So now that I am amassing knives I'm looking at the Ken onion Worksharp. Any thoughts or other recommendations.

 

[fufgeepants]

Which model did you get ? Check out Spyderco's.

 

[calebp]

I have just gotten into knives and picked up a couple ZTs and a Tabor over the last few months. Well today i picked up my first Benchmade and absolutely love it.

So now that I am amassing knives I'm looking at the Ken onion Worksharp. Any thoughts or other recommendations.

Microtech ultratech
Chris reeves sebenza

 

[Stringbender]

I love the Lansky, its simple and easy to use. I have a Benchmade Griptilian I have kept razor sharp for years and you cant tell its ever been sharpened. I use a homemade leather block with jewelers rouge to perform the final polish.

 

[crippen]

Which model did you get ? Check out Spyderco's.

Presidio ultra. Here it is next to my EDC ZT

 

[crippen]

Microtech ultratech
Chris reeves sebenza

Been looking at microtech OTFs but I think that could start another addiction I need to simply stay away from for the moment

 

[crippen]

I love the Lansky, its simple and easy to use. I have a Benchmade Griptilian I have kept razor sharp for years and you cant tell its ever been sharpened. I use a homemade leather block with jewelers rouge to perform the final polish.

A buddy of mine has the Lansky but he doesn't love it. I will have to ask him for more detail and see why.

 

[freedom]

I have a lansky kit also, it works. What I don't have its any knives that cost more than the lansky.

 

[DMGun]

All you need is a coffee cup and cereal box... Use the bottom rim of ceramic coffee cup to sharpen the blade and strop it with the cardboard cereal box.

 

[nicaburns]

You have stepped into some nice knives and now learning to sharpen well is important. A good step is a Spyderco Sharpmaker... Manual sharpening is slower and less likely to damage a blade. The Ken Onion version of the work sharp is great but a bit difficult for a newbie... If you get one, Definitely do a TON of kitchen knives before doing any folders and get a cheap flipper knife to practice on before doing your ZT or other flippers.
I like mine but do not profess to be great with it yet... Do plan to go to the Blade Show at the Cobb Galleria in Jume!!