Knife sharpening - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Yakin · 03-28-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TEAMFISH

That little Rapala sharpener is what I use to "keep" the edge, It actually works quite well for how cheap it is.

Just be careful not to fillet your finger open like I did once

mazilla · 03-28-2012, 02:21 PM

A properly maintained knife only needs to see a stone a few times in it's entire(20 year+) life. Otherwise a good quality steel(diamond is fine) is all you'll ever need. I've been using the same knives(high quality) since culinary school 10 years ago and they've only seen a stone once. 30 seconds on a steel and they're razor sharp.

If you're chipping, nicking, or bending your edge you might as well keep to the 10 dollar fillet knives and toss them after a couple pulls from those handheld v style sharpeners stop working.

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03-28-2012, 02:21 PM	#2
mazilla advocatus diaboli Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 154	A properly maintained knife only needs to see a stone a few times in it's entire(20 year+) life. Otherwise a good quality steel(diamond is fine) is all you'll ever need. I've been using the same knives(high quality) since culinary school 10 years ago and they've only seen a stone once. 30 seconds on a steel and they're razor sharp. If you're chipping, nicking, or bending your edge you might as well keep to the 10 dollar fillet knives and toss them after a couple pulls from those handheld v style sharpeners stop working.