Seeking knife sharpening advice - Tiki Carving

T ToddVegas Member Michigan Joined: Mar 29, 2011 Posts: 115	T ToddVegas Posted posted on Tue, Aug 2, 2011 1:37 PM Hello! I decided to give another go at tiki carving, but this time I wanted to go much smaller in scale, and use knives. I have some decent knives, but I can't seem to get them very sharp. I know everyone in this forum says to keep your blades razor sharp, but I can't seem to achieve this. I have a sharpening stone and mineral oil, I also have a leather honing strap and honing compound. I have a book on carving with instructions about how to sharpen knives, and I followed them explicitly, but my knives don't seem to get anywhere near razor sharp. They are new knives. I was wondering if anyone knows of any good online tutorials (or advice in general) for sharpening knives that they might share with me? Thanks for your time! TODD

Hello! I decided to give another go at tiki carving, but this time I wanted to go much smaller in scale, and use knives. I have some decent knives, but I can't seem to get them very sharp. I know everyone in this forum says to keep your blades razor sharp, but I can't seem to achieve this. I have a sharpening stone and mineral oil, I also have a leather honing strap and honing compound. I have a book on carving with instructions about how to sharpen knives, and I followed them explicitly, but my knives don't seem to get anywhere near razor sharp. They are new knives.

I was wondering if anyone knows of any good online tutorials (or advice in general) for sharpening knives that they might share with me?

Thanks for your time!
TODD

Post #600514 by ToddVegas on Tue, Aug 2, 2011 1:37 PM