Sharpening question

[Sparkydave]

Hi all just a quickie

First of can someone recommend a cheapish sharpener and secondly how do you sharpen serrations?? I have a mini stone thing and a wet stone for chisels and ordered a small pen style sharpener that looks as if you could use it for serrations??

Thanks in advance


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[comis]

I strongly recommend Spyderco sharpmaker.

It may not be the cheapish sharpening tool you asked for, but it is probably one of the best sharpening product I owed and most used.  It requires minimum setup, easy to learn and use, and yield great result.  I owed Wicked edge and worksharp, in comparison, you do need to learn how to set it up correctly for each new blade(WE) or it may ruin your grind/blade quickly if you are not careful(worksharp)
It is no doubt the best 60 bucks I spend for knife care products.  It can also easily sharpen serration n chisel as well.

And yes, those rod like sharpener are good for serration.  But do be careful with the grit and angle, which will affect the grind a lot.

[Gareth]

While  I do most of my sharpening freehand, one 'system' I do own is the Lansky TurnBox.  Works on the same basic idea as the Sharpmaker, but is significantly cheaper.  Works well without breaking the bank.

[jerseydevil]

The standard Lansky rod system can do serrated blades as well.  It takes a bit of getting used to, but I like the Lansky so much that I actually have two of them - one at home and one in the back room of my store.  I sharpen blades for contractors at times. 

[NutSAK]

I agree with everyone so far.  I use both the Spyderco Sharpmaker (for touch-ups) and the Lansky system (for re-profiling, mostly).  They both are excellent products.

[dks]

Lansky is good (I just added a diamond stone to mine) but I feel that once the first proper sharpening has been done and the bevels have been set freehand sharpening is faster and easier.

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[styx]

Sharpmaker and Turnbox work very well.
The Sharpmaker has more options out of the box, while the Turnbox can be modified to suit your needs so maybe a bit of give and take.

[Osos]

To list above I will add Taidea - china sharpeners, high range of products, good quality, best price.
http://www.taidea.com/

[sir_mike]

+1 for the sharpmaker.

They are on Ebay alot for around $50 nowadays!

[Sparkydave]

Might have to pick one up. I need to sharpen the blade on my crunch


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[abd1959]

Another  for the Sharpmaker.  So simple to use and get great results and it sharpens serrations. 

[Magic Bus]

Expensive I know, but if you can end up with a Sharpmaker and a DC4 stone, you are sorted for sharpening for years to come.

[AdmSlc]

I strongly recommend Spyderco sharpmaker.

It may not be the cheapish sharpening tool you asked for, but it is probably one of the best sharpening product I owed and most used.  It requires minimum setup, easy to learn and use, and yield great result.  I owed Wicked edge and worksharp, in comparison, you do need to learn how to set it up correctly for each new blade(WE) or it may ruin your grind/blade quickly if you are not careful(worksharp)
It is no doubt the best 60 bucks I spend for knife care products.  It can also easily sharpen serration n chisel as well.

And yes, those rod like sharpener are good for serration.  But do be careful with the grit and angle, which will affect the grind a lot.

Agreed!! Go with the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker!! Best, easiest, I've ever used!


-AdmSlc

[WhichDawg]

I also have and use the Sharpmaker it's really nice and does the job (with a little time and practice)

but what I use now is this:

1 in. x 30 in. Belt Sander (Central Machinery) I got from Harbor Freight like 6-7 years ago (for 25 bucks then but still inexpensive now, like 40us now)

now you don't use the belt(s) it comes with -NAY NAY- (too coarse), you buy better finer ones (like from Lee Valley) you get finer grits and you "PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE" on old kitchen knives and anything you don't really mind messing up because it will EAT your blade up fast if your not careful but when you get it down and learn your angles and how to maintain a steady hand you get blades extremely sharp and done really fast.

just a suggestion I learned from knife forums and from people who do a lot of blades. it's not expensive or hard to learn, just takes some practice and a steady/safe hand.

Good luck 

[comis]

I also have and use the Sharpmaker it's really nice and does the job (with a little time and practice)

but what I use now is this:
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1 in. x 30 in. Belt Sander (Central Machinery) I got from Harbor Freight like 6-7 years ago (for 25 bucks then but still inexpensive now, like 40us now)

now you don't use the belt(s) it comes with -NAY NAY- (too coarse), you buy better finer ones (like from Lee Valley) you get finer grits and you "PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE" on old kitchen knives and anything you don't really mind messing up because it will EAT your blade up fast if your not careful but when you get it down and learn your angles and how to maintain a steady hand you get blades extremely sharp and done really fast.

just a suggestion I learned from knife forums and from people who do a lot of blades. it's not expensive or hard to learn, just takes some practice and a steady/safe hand.

Good luck 

That's a good tool, especially good for making convex grind. 

I think that's probably where worksharp came out in to fill the gap of need.