Old school sharpening is best and some really good cheap stockmans

[Ruffinogold]

I dont know if you guys recall me bitching about sharpeners but I surely did . It was in 2000 that I moved up here and went ballistic hunting . The first season was incredible and I was a beast . Prior to the following season I noticed sharpeners .. Im talking other than a stone and a strip of leather . I started buying them and wasnt real happy with the results and figured it was me . Fast forward a few years , when the blue download bar sped up on the internet , I started reading about guys using sharpeners and raving about them . So I bought a few others and wasnt happy . Fast forward some more and I eventually bouht that work sharp pos . Id about given up on finding a sharpener that actually sharpened well

Then yesterday it occurred to me , lol , I swear .... I said to myself ... Johnny , wtf are you doing ?! Why dont you just sharpen like you always did prior to finding out about sharpeners . Honest , sometimes I think my brain has serious issues . I mean for phucks sake , I learned to sharpen in cub scouts . Anyway , yesterday I grabbed a stockman , got out a stone and hit it with water ... did the circle thing on each side and then stropped on the inside of my belt ... and behold , a sharp af freakin knife .

I cant tell you why I got " stuck " thinking a sharpener was gonna be the thing . They suck , though Im sure you can get a knife sharp with one , though it might take an hour especially if the blade edge is hosed up a bit . Hell , it might take longer because they suck , truly

A side note ...
A while ago I bought , at tractor supply , a Cattlemans Cutlery Sagebrush Stockman and it was real cheap and nicely made . I keep it at my mas house on the dresser in my room just incase I forget to bring a knife [ which has never happened , btw ] . Anyway , that brand is made by a company called American Buffalo Knife and Tool [ ABKT] , which I believe are pinko bastids from china , but oh well . Shortly after buying the Cattlemans , I bought a mossy Oak brand stockman for super cheap , again at Tractor Supply , and it is as fantastic and a little beefier . Come to find out , that brand is made by ABKT as well . So , obviously I'm looking at the ABKT brands and lines Thought Id bring it up only because a decent quality cheap knife is always a welcome thing and figured to pass that info out

These guys carry more of their modern liner lock type stuff ...
https://atlanticknife.com/collections/abkt

These guys too , liners and fixed ..
https://www.bladehq.com/cat--ABKT--3116

These guys have a mix , though small ..
https://www.grindworx.com/cat--Cattleman-s-Cutlery--565 .... https://www.grindworx.com/cat--ABKT--561

ABKT website .................................... https://abkt.com/ .... Ill purchase an elite [ modern stuff ] and a Roper brand [l traditional ] at some point , probably the large toothpick . Ill buy another Cattleman when I se one that hits me

Anyway , if you see a Mossy Oak brand cheap knife at tractor supply , its an ABKT ... I got mine on sale for 5 bucks and its pretty killer . Feels like a vintage Old Timer but with a cheap stainless that actually sharpens pretty good and very fast

[Bill with eoPd]

I have been using a stone my entire life and finishing with a tungsten welding electrode for the past decade.

Your post made me think of this video:



{I skipped ahead to the relevant part.}

[Ruffinogold]

I have been using a stone my entire life and finishing with a tungsten welding electrode for the past decade.

Your post made me think of this video:



{I skipped ahead to the relevant part.}

Thats an awesome story and that guy must be from Georgia .


Yeah man , dont buy into the sharpener bs thing and it seems you wont .. and thats good . Ive finished with " something leather " . Its usually my belt because i dont think Ive ever owned a proper stropping leather . I really should make some leather on a block of wood or something . I dont know how I got wrangled into not using a stone , I really dont , I think everyone keeps going on about one so I figure what the hell and I tried a bunch . I just took way to long with it

[Bill with eoPd]

Thats an awesome story and that guy must be from Georgia .

The local Tractor Supply (40 minutes) does not carry Case knives but him~you being in Georgia is what made me think about it.

I would be willing to use one of the countless sharpener gimmicks if there was a huge difference but it is pretty hard to believe that anything could be too much easier~faster~better than a stone.

[Ruffinogold]

Thats an awesome story and that guy must be from Georgia .

The local Tractor Supply (40 minutes) does not carry Case knives but him~you being in Georgia is what made me think about it.

I would be willing to use one of the countless sharpener gimmicks if there was a huge difference but it is pretty hard to believe that anything could be too much easier~faster~better than a stone.

I think Ive seen one of his videos before , where he cleaned up some old knife . He a regular likeable guy

[Big Iron]

Nothing like a fine sharpening job done on a whetstone. Can't be beat

[simplepipes]

Dropped my oil stone two weeks ago on the garage floor during a sharpening session . . . graceful old man that I am. I will need to order another.

-sp

[Ruffinogold]

Dropped my oil stone two weeks ago on the garage floor during a sharpening session . . . graceful old man that I am. I will need to order another.

-sp

Oh man , lol .. sorry . Sucks not being 25 but what are ya gonna do , right

[Ruffinogold]

Nothing like a fine sharpening job done on a whetstone. Can't be beat

Amen . Ill never deviate again

Ill be ordering a few small wet stones . The one I have is " two sided " and pretty big Its good for at home

[Big Iron]

Nothing like a fine sharpening job done on a whetstone. Can't be beat

Amen . Ill never deviate again

Ill be ordering a few small wet stones . The one I have is " two sided " and pretty big Its good for at home

I ended up getting a 4 sided whetstone from coarse to super fine. Im still learning the ins and outs but it puts a way better edge than the diamond sharpener I had (maybe I just wasn't using that one proper) but the whetstone has been around forever for a reason.