Sharpening Dry or Wet

georgeb

• March 12, 2013 17:14

With all the options we now have I'm wondering what you use or like to use most. Some sharpening options have been left off so if your's isn't there please post them.

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  skimo

  • March 12, 2013 21:05

  Edge pro, wet, slightly finer finish working dry stones.
  
  For machetes, wet bench stone followed by edge pro at 400 grit.
  
  Axes/hatchets file then edge pro 600 grit for hatchets 400 for axes.
  
  Large cheap kitchen knives, wet bench stone then edge pro 600 grit.
  
  Razor, wet stones followed by dry tapes.

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  geocyclist

  • March 13, 2013 02:18

  Wicked Edge. Diamonds dry to start. Then Japanese Naniwa Chosera water stones, wet. Stropping with diamond pastes. For the not so great knives I skip the water stones and use ceramics with a few drops of water, but not really "wet".

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  dj

  • March 13, 2013 02:29

  Wet ....... Edge Pro

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  raisa

  • March 13, 2013 02:56

  quote:

  Originally posted by dj:
  Wet ....... Edge Pro

  
  
  Ditto

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  afoiifan

  • March 13, 2013 03:56

  I use the Razor Edge system and i was told to use the stones dry. The reason is becuase both water and any oil suspend particles of the blade in them so as the blade is sharpened those particles can get in the way of the sharpened blade. Yes you can still sharpen using water and so forth but it seems that they got better results not using any liquid at all. ANd i thought about it and it makes sense so i use dry.
  
  Heath

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  fastjan

  • March 13, 2013 05:21

  I always sharpen wet with the EdgePro...but, of course, they are Japanese Water Stones and meant to be used wet. The water allows the metal and stone particles to float out of the way of the work.

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  archer

  • March 13, 2013 06:53

  I do wet sharpening although some might disagree depending on their experience and type of stone.
  Fastjan's explanation is dead on although some claim that wetting the stone, especially with oil is self defeating since the oil itself reduces friction making the whole sharpening process less effective, personaly this has not been my experience.
  In the end when sharpening you are actually doing something very simple and basic, you are filing off metal at a set angle to get the edge, try both and see which works best for you.

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  painstakinglymeticulous

  • March 13, 2013 23:35

  Still a sharpening noob
  
  I use a sharpmaker for the time being. I'll prob. order the Edge Pro soon, but I really want to learn "free-hand/stone" sharpening. If I could perfect any method, I would want it to be that..
  
  You can take the stones anywhere, just toss 'em in your go bag and bounce

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  sf

  • March 13, 2013 23:45

  A combination:
  - wet waterstone
  - ultra fine ceramic rod (actually meant for sharpmaker)
  - stropping on leather with some compound

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  lightning

  • March 13, 2013 23:57

  No option for oily
  
  Lansky until I upgrade to EP...

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  trailboss

  • March 14, 2013 00:41

  I needed more options.
  
  dry ceramic sticks by hand
  dry diamond stones by hand
  wetstones with oil by hand
  waterstones with water by hand
  stropping on the back of a legal pad
  stropping on an old belt

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  georgeb

  • March 14, 2013 16:51

  quote:

  Originally posted by Lightning:
  No option for oily
  
  Lansky until I upgrade to EP...

  
  Oil or water would be wet.:}

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  mcm

  • March 16, 2013 04:27

  1245&7.

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  ryxlyx

  • March 16, 2013 14:52

  Wet paper on glass, dress w/ a handheld ceramic stick

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  silentjohn

  • March 20, 2013 17:14

  I strop my knives

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  kenmade

  • March 21, 2013 15:13

  I do both.
  
  Wet with a Lansky Sharpener and dry with a Spydie Sharpmaker for touch-ups.

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