Thanks Mate, cheers from New Zealand

I like how dramatic this feels.

Why they beginning sound like a mesl theleoma commercial talking bout compensation

You explained certain things not found on other videos. Thanks for this pal

Nice to see another lefty knife lover just like me , keep up the good work 👍

Cool thanks Epic and the team.

This is the very best 101 video for beginning knife sharpening thanks for all you do !!!!

thanks a lot for the very useful tips - off to try some of them right now :)

I find my beloved kitchen knives only need the occasional touching up with an 800 grit diamond stone and stropped on a leather honing block, with 2 micron diamond paste, to get hair-whittling sharpness every time. I judge the angle by rocking the edge on the stone first, until I feel the edge's flat spot against the stone, then increase the angle another degree up. It's a skill like any other, it involve lots of practice that ultimately rewards you with impressively sharp knives. I sharpen all my own drill bits, scissors, lawn mower blades and chisels too, saving me a load of money in the process. 👍😉

Nice explanation of terms..and process.

Instead of permanent marker using tooling dye works really well and is easy to remove.

Great info bro.

This is informative as much as it is funny, I appreciate your tips and sense of humor

I remember thinking I wasn't doing so badly when this first came out, and then some time afterward using a magnifying glass and seeing how convex my edges really were. They were sharp enough, but they were all convex and I wasn't going for that. 😑 Now I'm relearning the motions to take the consistency up and get the angles more accurate. The sliding trick is an especially helpful one because you're always sliding the knife anyway and it gets you into the "feedback" of the stone, which can be subtle and hard to detect if you're riding the shoulder too much. One thing I discovered is that everyone tells you to "lift" the knife as you get into the belly, when in fact it's more a _turning_ the knife on the stone as you hit the belly, because the actual sharpening angle doesn't (well, shouldn't) change. Turning the knife _seems_ to be the same as a lift, because the flat part of the bevel isn't parallel to the knife any more. (It's easier to show on a big mockup of a knife, as the late Ken Schwartz does in his "Advanced Knife Sharpening Techniques : Maintaining a Constant Bevel Angle Around a Curved Tip.") Learning that has helped me in thinking about how the knife's attitude to the stone changes, even if the doing it correctly remains a (*cough*) challenge.

Very good!

If you don't mind me asking, what is that gorgeous MICROPHONE you are using? It sounds great, but I can't quite make out the brand on the bottom. I've always used Sennheiser, EV and Shure, etc, but I don't recognize the design of this mic.

I’ve recently wanted to learn how to sharpen knives, maybe as a side job to earn extra money. Wanted to know more about angles and the hand sharpening basics without having to buy a powered Worksharp tool first. This is helpful, thank you 🙏

I stayed for the dramatic intro, but I liked for the slow jazz talk radio voice

I can't thank you enough.

Do you push/pull the tip of the blade off of the sharpening stone, or do you stop with the tip still on the stone?

I often find angle correctly but cant maintain it near the end and tip of the knife. Any tips are highly appreciated.

Thank you for this. I’m puzzled about the secondary bevel. I either can’t see it or I’m interpreting most of the drawings wrong. All I see is one bevel on both sides making the apex. What am I missing?

Nice tricks, having all of them is probably what really helps, not just one. This is the first video I've seen that talks about how to find the angle, I had to search for it specifically! They all just say 'it comes with practice' :^p

You have a link for that stone?

The uneven bevel grinding is pointless for fresh factory edges. If they are uneven and you try to fix it on the wrong side you just make it worse... you have to center the tip and apex all the way for you can worry about size difference in bevels

This looks like a 6"×2" DMT stone. If so, where did you get those clip on, non slip feet from?

I don't know why, but it was really bugging me not being able to see his face. It's like I'm watching Wilson W.Wilsons grandson.

everytime you pass the knife on the stone, or strop,You have to stop the blade,before it exceeds the stone's surface. Also, to hit the belly part apex properly, you have to lift the handle up, when you reach that part. Next, you never use only one or 2 fingers, holding the blade stable on the stone, at only one part of the blade. You have to use 3 fingers, to cover all the blade's lenth. That way, the little pressure you have to apply, to keep the blade angle and the blade on the stone, is equal along all the edge and not only at one point of it. That also helps for other aspects too. I could keep correcting, but I 'll stop and only say, that I've only found 2 people, on UKposts videos, that I can call professionals. The rest, do not know yet, or do not understand, that knife sharpening, is 70% about experience, 20% about knowledge and only 10% aboiut tools used, in terms of importance. We have to sharpen thousands of knives, and we still will leanr something new, even after many years of experience. PS Yes. there are amny different ways to sharpen a knife, that doesn't mean that are all characterized as proefessional ways. PS 2 I sharpen knives for living, both at work as it is my main job,as also at home,for almost 40 years now. On 1995, I got my first degree, in Chemistry/Metallurgy, just because of my love for knives. PS 3. Please, keep the advise, but delete my comment. My intentions are to help, and not offend you or disrespect your work. Forgive me for my complaints.You have little if any at all to do with them. Keep doing what you love the most, that's the right path!

Question: Another You tuber says those stones your currently using are too aggressive. Your thoughts?

Hi, I'm Zack and I'm struggling with angle finding dysfunction

off the stone? more like off the frame :)

SHOW YOUR FACE! Great vid by the way.... Very well explained. Your talented son.

asmr ah intro

ROFL this is like an asmr video, good tips tho

0:13 to skip the unsettling ASMR intro 😬

? why don't you use a lubricant on your stone?

This video should titled “how to mimic the factory angle when sharpening your knife” not how to find the angle you want on your knife.

Great video, but close your eyes and listen... It's Jeffrey Dahmer talking to us. Lol I told you, we're just gonna sharpen some knives and then you can go home! 😆

learn what steep means .

On my phone your knives must be so sharp you've cut the off the top of your head.

Dude I can't handle you're voice

Bro, not saying I don't appreciate your video, but butch up your voice some. This was like watching "How to sharpen a knife by NPR"

NOT a Sharpie

Why is he showing half his face ? OFF YOU GO ! no tolerance for freaks.

So how's work at NPR? Lol