First Benchmade...sharpening

[roundhouse]

Hmm
I have a couple of knives and my son has a bunch
We gotta get something to sharpen em with
We have a couple of stones but just can't seem to get a good edge that will last.


And some have serrated bladed
What's best sharpener for serrated ?

 

[B. Byrd]

Hmm
I have a couple of knives and my son has a bunch
We gotta get something to sharpen em with
We have a couple of stones but just can't seem to get a good edge that will last.


And some have serrated bladed
What's best sharpener for serrated ?

DMT makes a good little diamond rod that is tapered. Use this to tune up the serrated grooves. Works fine.

 

[tlt092187]

i have the lansky with the sapphire stones and love it once i figured it out

 

[Sneakypete]

Bench made knives all come with life sharp, all you do is call BMO they give you a RMA# and you mail it in and it gets a new factory edge and the mail it back. Depending on the age it might cost around $5 for newer one , older one's are free minus postage there
i've done this twice

 

[DerrickT]

I have a Wicked Edge sharpener. It was quite expensive but it's the best knife sharpener on the market in my opinion. It's made the difference in carrying vs using knifes. I used to never use my knives in fear of dulling them and not being able to put a good edge back on it. I've also heard good things about the edge pro apex system.

 

[Stringbender]

I use Lansky on my benchmade and others. No sharpening marks at all, just honest handle wear. I am on my second Lansky though, they do wear out.

 

[EMC45]

Just use a bench grinder.

 

[above_all]

I have a Lansky, but honestly found the clamp and rods to be a hassle. I now use a Spyderco sharpmaker. I really, really like it. Have to shop around or catch it on sale.

The triangle rods can be used to touch up serrations and there's a groove in the finishing rods for sharpening fishing hooks. Go online and watch their instructional video. Pretty good system.

 

[kuduman]

I tried WorkSharp-- quickly stopped, as I was destroying everything I put on it. Clearly not the system for me.

Used Lansky for years-- it was the first thing I was ever able to use to create a sharp edge. But the rods bend, and the angle changes at different points on the blade, as they are different distances from the rod/clamp intersection point. Not ideal and not even acceptable for longer blades.

Have not tried the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

Have tried the paper wheels on a grinder. That works OK, but like with the Worksharp, you have to be careful.

Currently what I am using is a clamp, and water stones. DMT has a plastic clamp that works well. Keep the surface contacting part on the tabletop, and you can get a consistent angle on large knives, though having a larger stone helps a lot. The water stones leave a mirror finish on the edge. This is the best arrangement I've found, but it's still a PITA, and a delicate operation to get the clamp adjusted for the right angle of contact on the stone.

 

[Laufen]

I have a two sided Smiths stone that works great.