How to sharpen knifes like a professional take 2

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7 ай бұрын

We revisit a favorite. Today I show how I sharpen and process a customers set of knives from beginning to end. This will show in detail the entire process of how a professional knife sharpener sharpens knives using the work sharp elite sharpening system.
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@texasfirefighting 2 ай бұрын

I’m a retired firefighter/paramedic (LT for last 8 yrs of my career). Considering a side hustle providing knife sharpening. Wish I had thought of this when I was still on the job. It would probably be a full-time gig by now had I planned it right. Could still be. Great video! I’ll keep watching for more tips. Thanks!

@user-du3pw8tk2w 3 ай бұрын

God bless you brother , I'm also a vet.

@jonathanbtodd 7 ай бұрын

I have a KO Elite coming in a couple of weeks and I’ve been watching videos for how to use it. Yours is the most helpful I’ve seen so far. Thank you for the video!

@killam95 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service to our country and showing some patriotism on your channel. Great video! I love my Ken onion work sharp. I didn’t know the grinding attachment was a thing and now I need one.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

Thank you and you are welcome. No matter what I will always honor our flag and the country I stand for.

@Defossion1 7 ай бұрын

I have the Ken Onion w/ the blade grinding attachment as well. It is the bees knees. I used to sharpen all the household knives and my hunting knives on a Spyderco Sharpmaker. It works, but it is a slowwww process, especially compared to the Work Sharp KO. This video is 100% accurate--belts are wayyy faster and give an edge that is scary sharp; they are more than sufficient for everyday users and knife enthusiasts. Sure, if you want to enter a contest, measured by a BESS tester, break out the stones. But, if you have a normal life that you like to live and you just use your knife to open boxes, plastic clam packaging, bags of snacks, cut zip ties and bales of hay, do yourself a favor and follow the advice in this video.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

You nailed it!

@oklikeuknow4827 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the knowledge drop Sir

@bruce6099 3 ай бұрын

Ive got 1 of the ken onion blade grinding editions and a wicked edge system. Wicked edge gets sharper edges but is slower if you're fixing damaged edges or if reprofiling. I tend to use the wicked edge for pocket knives and the ken onion for bigger blades and tools ( axes, machetes etc).

@peterspeets9950 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the great information you show to us. I am practicing with the ko I Just bought and I am learning quickly. It's a very good, well made unit. There is just one thing I am worried about and that's the dust. It's very bad for your lungs. I use it now only outside and with a dust mask. You really should protect yourself and it's even more important for you because you run a sharpening business so you must inhale a lot of dust and fine dust without protection. Success with your nice business.

@Carnivorous_edc 7 ай бұрын

AMERICA ❤

@scottroth5732 7 ай бұрын

Thank you bro, this was very helpful. I have 3 1x30 and I use them, but I have found with my first work sharp grinder that I felt much more confident with it and I was doing a more concise edge at a more accurate angle. So now I have 3 work sharp grinders and a load of belts. I also have a Tormek that will be used mostly for chisels and plane blades. My question for you is, are you doing this for a living or in addition to a regular job? For context, I am semi retired and I haven't even started a business yet but building up to it. thanks so much for your video's, they are informative.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! For me this started as a hobby then into a small business. I do this on the side in the evenings and days off. My full time job I work as a firefighter at a nearby nuclear plant and my schedule works nicely with this business. Over the years I have gained reputation as well as a great client base along with several businesses that I work with regularly. When I started I had to bring something to the table that the competition wasn’t for me that was a 24hr turnaround. To this day that gets me customers who come to me instead of the other (fast convenient turnaround)

@slimjam44 7 ай бұрын

The blue tape is a great idea. I recently got a ken onion machine like yours. I then got the blade grinding attachment and love it. Your video cleared up many of my questions. Regarding serrated knives, do you use the ceramic sharpener on both sides, or just the flat side? Thnx much, J.W. from K.C.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

Just the flat side

@wesleycotten9580 7 ай бұрын

I bought one of these and I do love how fast it is. I have been noticing my edges losing their edge faster though then with my V edge with my fixed angle system. Sometimes I think I may be leaving a micro burr but other times I have been very careful to get that off. I get that a convex will lose its shaving edge faster but keep working longer but I feel like i am losing the working edge faster with the convex too. Do you have any suggestions?

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

Try stropping on leather afterwards and see if this helps. Also what is the final belt you are using? It sounds to me you may still have a light bur. On some knives I notice this with I will run the blade along the edge of my (wooden) work bench to peal that foil bur off then run on the final belt.

@wesleycotten9580 7 ай бұрын

@@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather I always use a leather strop but have not tried scraping off that foil burr before the last belt but that’s a great idea and I will try that! Thank you

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

@wesleycotten9580 sometimes I have to do this, you’ll get a stubborn knife that the foil bur just keeps folding one side to the other.

@charleswilson4598 7 ай бұрын

I sharpen my kitchen knives ocassionally with some waterstones. I am not very good at it and I am not expecting super sharp finishes. If I can cut vegetables without a lot of effort then I am happy, but I would like to have a belt sharpener. It just seem to make sense to me that a belt sharpener is much faster and easier than doing it manually. Anyone who claims that they are faster tthan a belt grinder would have to prove it for me to believe that. I don't know for sure but I would bet that knife manufacturers sharpen their knives with a machine of some kind.

@dougsmith4525 5 ай бұрын

Ty for the great video. Tell me more about the drop box please. Is it just a box on your porch or place of business? Does it lock somehow? Do you put knives in for more than one customer at a time? So many questions because ive been try to figure out how my customers can drop off and pick up safely without me being there.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 5 ай бұрын

It is a drop box designed for packages I bought mine off of Amazon. It’s us bolted along the side of my drive way and has a digital key pad to access. I put trays in the bottom and that allows multiple customers to place their items inside. Also have a acrylic flyer display that I double side taped to the inside that holds tags and pens for customers to leave a name and number on or in the tray. I put my decal on the lid that has my email and phone number so people will contact me prior to drop off and I will give the code. I change this code randomly to keep it somewhat secure. I also have multiple security cameras strategically placed to keep an eye on everything adding more security. When items are done I wrap them all up with knife guards and wrap in butcher paper with an invoice. These get placed back in the drop box for customer pickup. This has been very beneficial for my myself and my customers. Hope this info helps you out!

@KnifeSharpeningbyDoug 5 ай бұрын

tyvm! It's very helpful. I'm looking, but can't find one with a code. Or do you use a combination lock?@@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 5 ай бұрын

a.co/d/2tT8VZa Here’s a link to an updated version of what I use

@dougsmith4525 5 ай бұрын

@@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather thank you very much!

@Murzington 7 ай бұрын

The jump from the first belt to the second seems quite drastic. How did you decide to go from 220 to so fine without something in between?

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

Primarily this was trial and error and also not far off of the recommendation from work sharp. When I first started I would use a five belt progression. After some testing I saw that cutting it to four didn’t impact the sharpness or the edge finish any.

@ronigo2468 4 ай бұрын

Not a pro,but enjoy your instructional/learning video!

@Rood67 6 ай бұрын

🇺🇸 *Keep ‘er flying* 🇺🇸 Looking through the comment, not many, but some got their man-panties in a wad over stone sharpening. They obviously didn’t listen, and got their calisthenics on by jumping to conclusions. You praised stones for the cleaner sharper result; however, you stated belt was faster. I’ve watched a lot of sharpening videos for oil or water stones, diamond stones, etc… and they all say the same thing, a *damaged or neglected* knife will take up to thirty minutes to re-profile and then sharpen. Professional Japanese chefs showing their stone skills state it takes several minutes to get the edge they desire, on a well maintained blade. So I don’t see why several are getting bent out of shape because you said the belt method is faster. There is a black smithing / knife making show, Forged In Fire; every single episode they use what appears to be a 2x70 belt, not six different diamond grits - Why? Because they are in a speed competition.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching my entire video and hearing what I said. You nailed it on the head. People act like I say the way I do it is the best and only way when I clearly have stated against this on about every sharpening video I have posted. My way is the fastest and best for ME and my business. Thank you again!

@thomask837 7 ай бұрын

Dude why not spring for a 2x72?

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

I have one it’s an Alec Steele 2x72 with variable speed

@andreasjonsson8075 3 ай бұрын

Buy yourself a dust extractor

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 3 ай бұрын

I would love one! I just don’t have the space for one. When I don’t film I use a shop vac that is paired with a cyclone and hepa filter to collect as much dust as I can. I’ve modified several shop vac attachments to work with a multitude of my tools.

@michaelmorrison4843 7 ай бұрын

Your vid could've been a lot more helpful if you hadn't speed up the sharpening process! We can't really actually see what you're doing! It's almost a blur! 🤔😵

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

I have a more in-depth video on my channel that shows that not time lapsed.

@yellowflag4803 7 ай бұрын

keep that flag flying, if it offends someone they should leave the united states

@user-pm7pw1tl3t 7 ай бұрын

There are people who sharpen on stone for people as a buisness...but okay.

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

Very far and few between. It’s not a profitable way to sharpen as a business. Facts are facts Only way to make that type of sharpening profitable is to charge a premium price. Then you run the issue of not being attractable to customers who just want a sharp knife and not have to pay a premium or have long wait times. I challenge anyone who sharpens by hand with stones to take an equally dull/damaged knife and sharpen it in the same time I can using a mechanical sharpener

@HardShavings 6 ай бұрын

@@ACutAboveKnifeandLeatherChallenge accepted. Let's see what you can do!

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 6 ай бұрын

@HardShavings 90 seconds of sharpening let’s go!

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 6 ай бұрын

Keep comments clean on this channel or you will be banned.

@jimbeaux89 3 ай бұрын

And some people are idiots…but okay. 🤣

@brianmccoy9548 7 ай бұрын

gave up after 2 straight minutes of blabbering about stones edit the bull

@ACutAboveKnifeandLeather 7 ай бұрын

If you didn’t like it then why did you watch it? This channel is here to show the how and why. I’m transparent and give reason behind what I say and why I do something.