How to Sharpen a Knife on a Whetstone

Intro: How to Sharpen a Knife on a Whetstone

I found this field and stream trick helpful to put an edge on anything. Try it out!

STEP 1: You Will Need

A whetstone

A dull knife

Two coins

STEP 2:

You'll notice two sides on your whetstone.
One fine, one coarse.
Start with the coarse side.

STEP 3:

Rest the knife on the coins like this. This is the angle that you will sharpen.

STEP 4:

REMOVE THE COINS.
This is essential, because it can ruin the whetstone if you don't.
Keep the same angle that you had.

STEP 5:

Slide the knife down the stone.
When you have done this about five minutes on a good blade, switch sides on the knife.
After five minutes on that side, switch the stone around and repeat.

Comments

[Bruce McCarthy]

NIce. I will try this with my kitchen knives tis weekend.

[ParaGunner1324]

I got the coin idea from Field And Stream Total Outdoorsman Manual.

[Okara]

Thanks for this. I'm never sure of the angle so using the coin is a great tip!

[Dominic Bender]

Interresting technique using a coin to get the right angle. Thanks for sharing!

[Dominic Bender]

Why is there no edit-button? I forgot to ask, do you repeat the process on the fine side, or will the coarse side do?

[Okara]

After you have done both sides of the blade on the coarse side of the stone, switch the stone around [over] and repeat. See Step #5. ;)