Steam Punk Knife Sharpener

[Robie]

I dunno...

I posted this before...I'll post it again.

My EDC...a Benchmade needed a sharpening tonight...pretty dull. Too much effort to cut a piece of 1/4" rope.

I used a ceramic steel...spent about 5 minutes with it and I would have no problem shaving with it right now.

My Dad could sharpen a knife on a bench stone while chewing his tobacco, talking to you and it could be used for surgery. That's the goal I always had for the last 30 years. I practiced and practiced on quality stones...just couldn't get the hang of it.

I bought the Lansky and it works great but just seems like a lot of trouble for a quick sharpening.

I'm not looking to polish the edges. I do on my chisels with sandpaper and the scary sharp process but not on my EDC...it's overkill...IMO.

I'm sold on the ceramic "steel"

That is all....carry on.

[The Tourist]

Hey, I'm still around. It's just that I am better with polishing stones than I am with making cogent references on hobbyist forums.

As for the knives themselves, I quit collecting. Even the "latest greatest" knife is usually a knock-off of something Ernest Emerson did when I still had acne. Now, I still believe an aggressor cringes more when he sees a blade than when he sees a firearm. Imagine the encounter. A hoodlum steps out of the darkness and you start slashing at anything and everything. Technically, we should all be doing a perfect engagement.

Sadly, I have started carrying mundane knives and a P238 pistol.

A man has got to know his limitations.--Clint Eastwood

[Smitty901]

Hey, I'm still around. It's just that I am better with polishing stones than I am with making cogent references on hobbyist forums.

As for the knives themselves, I quit collecting. Even the "latest greatest" knife is usually a knock-off of something Ernest Emerson did when I still had acne. Now, I still believe an aggressor cringes more when he sees a blade than when he sees a firearm. Imagine the encounter. A hoodlum steps out of the darkness and you start slashing at anything and everything. Technically, we should all be doing a perfect engagement.

Sadly, I have started carrying mundane knives and a P238 pistol.

A man has got to know his limitations.--Clint Eastwood

Not when aggressor has a gun he don't. Knife for cutting dinner gun for kill dinner. good to see you pop in

[The Tourist]

Not when aggressor has a gun he don't.

Depends on how far away from him you are--and if you know what you're doing. Back when men were men and sheep were nervous I got a good education on knives as a singular weapon. Most people think 21-feet is enough space to negate a guy with a knife, but it's only two steps and possibly the victim freezing up.

Now, I love and collect knives, but even I think "knives as defensive weapons" is a waste of good steel. I do carry knives for self-defense, but I have never gotten so much as a drop of blood on any knife I've ever owned. In fact, I've even switched to knives with 3.5-inch or 4-inch blades. To that, I have never owned a Bowie knife, not even for decoration.

If I was forced to choose a non-firing, metal device to take out an attacker, I would grab a pot of scalding hot coffee and hit him with that. Why ruin a knife that Ernest Emerson has to fix?