Knife sharpening

[Mookie]

I purchased a Kershaw gut hook, the blade is ultra hard. I have sharpened a lot of knives. But this one is beyond my sharpener. Plus, I have a hard time with the hook part.

Is there a reputable place in the Spokane area that can do a good job?

[dogtuk]

send it to kershaw they will sharpen it for free and i dont think they will sharpen the gut hook and i dont think they make a sharpening tool for the gut hook good luck

[Huntbear]

I use a diamond steel for all of our gut hook blades.  Plus it is long enough that I can grab both ends and hold it nice and even.

[Crunchy]

Do most knife makers offer some kind of deal for future sharpening.  I would like the gut hook on my knives of alaska resharpend.

[Huntbear]

Most cutlery stores offer knife sharpening of some kind, but be careful, some of the employees know less than your 5 year old about knife sharpening.

[Mookie]

Most cutlery stores offer knife sharpening of some kind, but be careful, some of the employees know less than your 5 year old about knife sharpening.

This is why I am asking for a reputable place. I can get most of my knives to shave the hair off my arm, but this one is taking more time than I have.

[Firing Pin]

Find a butcher in your area or see if the "Chain" food store has a meat cutting department.  Watch and see if they cut the meat with knives or band saw.  You will know pretty quick which ones are good and have the sharp knives.  Ask one of them where they get theirs sharpened.  They should tell you they do it themself and ask them if they could/would sharpen yours and how much it might cost.

[Abolt338]

My father is actually setting up a commercial sharpening business because so many people in our area (Eastern WA) can't find good sharpening.

Once he's up and running, it'll be located in Cashmere.

RW

[whacker1]

call the Michlitch company - if they don't sharpen knives they will be able to recommend someone.

[Wenatcheejay]

I have that knife. I use an arrow sharpener.

[Caretaker]

I've spent many hundreds of dollars buying various sharpeners over the years, some have ruined my knives.  Stay away from knife sharpener gimmicks sold at fairs.  I finally purchased the Chef's Choice, by far the best sharpener I've ever owned.  Sportsman Warehouse and Cabela's sells them.  They are great for all around kitchen knives and your hunting knives.  It even took a custom Damascus blade I had made and sharpened it to perfection.

[whacker1]

 

[BLKBEARKLR]

yep same here chef's choice best sharpener out there

[ppodpearson]

I learned how to sharpen from my dad. Now days it's called convex sharpening and its the method I use to sharpen my A2 knife blades. A convex edge is what is actually on the old barbers straight razors. Once the edge is established, it's very easy to keep extremely sharp (remember how long it took the barber to "clean up" the edge of his razor on a strop?). Just do a search on "convex sharpening" and you'll get alot of info. It's easy, cheap, and clean. Works great on all my knives with decent blades. Some folks don't like this method because it's too simple, there's no fancy equipment, and there are no exact angles to maintain. There is one secret to the convex sharpening method, use a light touch. You'll get a lousy edge if you try to heavy hand it. If your blade has an angled grind or hollow grind, it may take a ballgame on TV to get the full convex edge.

I have never used a guthook so can't offer much for that, but I have sharpened odd shaped carving tools. I'd try a very light touch with a very fine diamond rod followed by a fine rounded honing with one of the stones sold at a woodworkers store, or very fine 1000-2000 (followed by finer grit if you want a mirror finish) grit paper around a small dowel.

Once you get your edge, a few swipes will maintain it. Dave

[Intruder]

You might try a Lanksy or Gatco system.  They'll generally put an edge on even a brick.

No clue on hook.  I someone has a good method, I'd like to know too.