Blade sharpening

[spleify]

Harbor Freight sells a four sided diamond sharpening block each side has a different grit and it comes with a decent holder.
I have had fine results with this.

I will have to check this out, but most Harbor Freight tools are not very inmressive.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Troublco]

I would highly recommend the Lansky sharpening system. It takes nearly all the guesswork out of the process, gives you a sharp knife every time and if you have the right stones you can actually sharpen X-Acto blades if you're careful. This setup has a blade holder that clamps to the blades and provides a guide for the stones, which along with a guide rod you put on the stone (you'd have to see it to really understand what I mean, look at this http://www.lanskysharpeners.com/LKC03.php) gives you repeatable results and you have the choice of ceramic, natural arkansas or diamond stones. You can also get stones specifically for serrated blades. Someone who knows what they're doing can get awesome results just as Greenscout described, but I like this system because it makes it easy for someone who doesn't do this much to get a good edge. I think it's a good system, and mine with the Arkansas stones has served me well for over 15 years. I've considered getting the ceramic stone set just to eliminate the oil, but the natural stones work so well I just haven't bothered.

[Marlin]

^^^^^ I'll second this.. Great system, I have one..

[StagLefty]

Spleify-A 2 sided Smith's with fine and coarse at Gander-about $20. A fine and coarse credit card size and thinness at Woodcrafter's (great for wallet carry) I think these were about $12 each. I'd never used diamond hones until I bought these and have found them to be real good for novice sharpeners like myself. I also have the Lansky system at my house for more detail sharpening.

[Joneboy]

Here you go bub.

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showth...t=post+picture

Thanks Stuart that is what I was after for sure! Right on.

[peteg]

I’ve always had good results with Spyderco’s Sharpmaker, but would defiantly recommend getting the diamond triangle stone with it.

[spleify]

Thanks for all the advice guys! I am gonna try and do some looking around this weekend for some good stones.

I'm sure there is some personal preferance involved, but what is the best way to go, regular stone, diamond or ceramic?

Do these sharpening units last a long time too, if bought right? Again, I would rather get a good one that I can rely on for a long time.

Thanks again

[StagLefty]

I think if any type of sharpening system is kept cleaned after use that they'll last quite a long time.

[gnihcraes]

Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear sharpens knives, Tom does a great job too. I had a Benchmade Ares that had a nick in the blade, Tom made it perfect - sharp as hell too.

Great guy, if he's sharpening the knife, I'm sure it's good.

[Irving]

How do you clean knife sharpening stuff? I meant to ask how long this stuff lasts. I don't know if the kit I found is old or new or what.