When a stone is used to sharpen a knife, the sharpening process will be effective when the knife is stroked against the stone at a consistent bevel angle..
If the blade is stroked against the stone at different angle, the sharpening process will fail.
But it is difficult to learn to make the strokes consisten and correct t without some guide.
This instructable shows how to easily make that sharpening stroke consistent and the sharpening process successful.
The device made in this demo will help the sharpener keep the angle consistent.
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If the blade is stroked against the stone at different angle, the sharpening process will fail.
But it is difficult to learn to make the strokes consisten and correct t without some guide.
This instructable shows how to easily make that sharpening stroke consistent and the sharpening process successful.
The device made in this demo will help the sharpener keep the angle consistent.
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Materials:
Two scrap pieces of wood, each about 6 " X 6" X 1"
The two pieces must have the same width and thickness , but may be different lengths.
Plywood is good because it resists splitting
1 Double Sided honing/shrapening/whet stone at least 6" long by 2 " wide ( cost about $12)
3 2 " screws
Tools
pencil
Square with Measure
Google or calculator
Drill Driver for making pilot holes and drilling screws
Small saw for cutting grove in wood
Two scrap pieces of wood, each about 6 " X 6" X 1"
The two pieces must have the same width and thickness , but may be different lengths.
Plywood is good because it resists splitting
1 Double Sided honing/shrapening/whet stone at least 6" long by 2 " wide ( cost about $12)
3 2 " screws
Tools
pencil
Square with Measure
Google or calculator
Drill Driver for making pilot holes and drilling screws
Small saw for cutting grove in wood
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CatalinRO
says:
Dec 1, 2012. 9:31 AMReply
Amazing! I like its simplicity :) Honestly I didn't dare to sharpen my knives because I was afraid not to make them even blunt than they are now. But it is a saying that a blunt knife is dangerous than a sharp one, so better build this. Thanks for the idea!
explosivemaker
in reply to May 23, 2013. 1:12 AMReply
You're welcome to run one of your fingers along one of my knives and test that saying.
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CatalinRO
in reply to May 23, 2013. 2:49 AMReply
Why, are they so blunt and dangerous? :)
explosivemaker
in reply to May 23, 2013. 3:54 PMReply
It might magically become separated.
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CatalinRO
in reply to May 24, 2013. 1:36 AMReply
Ok, then show us this trick via a well done Instructable :) I promise you I'll vote it and I'll promote it :P
DrWhovian
says:
Nov 30, 2012. 1:35 PMReply
Great idea and project! I wish i would have seen this before dropping money on a sharpener that is pretty much based on the same design.
polycam
says:
Nov 29, 2012. 11:34 PMReply
Very nice! Looks like my Spyderco TriAngle gets a bit of competition ;)
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Wilmette (author)
in reply to Nov 30, 2012. 10:16 AMReply
Glad you like it. I made this up when my kid entered Boy Scouts and I knew he would have to learn to sharpen a knife on a stone. That is a skill I myself never mastered; my strokes were never consistent enough. I was inspired by some items I saw in a knife shop. In short , you could prop a stone against anything upright and it would work if the stone were propped at the right distance. I suppose you could mark the stone to indicate that distance. Glad you enjoyed it
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