It's been a rough day here at AKB studios. An audio issue that I could not hear, and half of my viewers could not hear- drove the other half crazy. I tried replicating it with youtube, in my editing timeline, on my phone, with headphones- bluetooth and wired... and couldn't hear the problem. But a few listeners said it might be a stereo phase cancellation. So I set my timeline main camera track to mono in editing and that seems to have corrected it. I have recorded this way before in several videos and have had no prior complaints. Maybe more people are listening on noise cancelling headphones now and some are thrown for a loop when there's barely audible anomalies in recording? Anyway I think I've had enough people help me with testing this revised audio and I really appreciate it. In the future when I record with a stereo mic into the camera I will avoid this cropping up again by setting it to mono in post. Not that you need to know this. But anyway I appreciate all the time, and even that one person who unsubscribed because I got snippy with him and called him a troll.

If I could "like" twice I would willingly do so. Protect this bro at all costs.

AKB doing great representing us 40+ married Dad types with a knife/watch/sword/plate armor penchant. Our children will never want for cutting implements or telling time.

Now I'm legally obligated to watch it a third time! Hooray!

I’m here for the ennui and fatalism. Also the gallows humor. Keep slugging, AKB - we need you.

Hope that was as fun for you as it was for us. Glad it went so smoothly for you with no issues whatsoever. 😅

I had to subscribe because it is so refreshing to watch an American who is downbeat and making videos that aren’t so annoyingly polished and shiny.

First video. The dark humor and disdain for sharpening made me a subscriber. Thanks for your work.

Ahh the frustration and disillusionment, love it! Guys stropping back their 'dull' blades, I suspect their definition of dull is slightly different. 'Yeah, it JUST stopped whittling hair, dull as a doorknob!' The musings on various how-to videos is relatable as well. Feels like some of them either forget what it's like to be a beginner, or omit some crucial bit of info that's extra important for the folk who'll be hitting a roadblock with the process. Seein' AKB fiddling around with that cane machete... lemme just say if you have the space and folks around you won't mind the noise, absolutely invest in an inexpensive belt grinder for your big beater blades. Takes so much tedium out of it, even just using a coarse belt to change the angle of the edge.

It doesn’t matter how big they make those money grab worksharps, that clamp is always going to keep you from doing thicker blades. I do really enjoy your videos.

The worst thing about buying a good knife sharpener is running out of knives to sharpen. 😂

I would just like you to know, that I was listening to this as I was showing and my wife had to use the sink in the bathroom so she listened to probably a good ten minutes of this video. After talking to her after, she described you as "the worst man I have ever heard speak" So Do with that what you will. I thought it was great.

Love your videos dude. Never stop ❤

Thanks for doing this, Mr. AdvancedKnifeBro. Your service to the community is invaluable..

That Sir, was incredible! I have yet to find a sense of humor that surpasses yours. Its in a category of its own. So if you'd like to give it a name, then I'll scream it from a very high open window. Much like my favorite movie, "The Neverending Story."

Reading you loud and clear now! Now to enjoy your sharpening special.

Thank you for re-uploading it, now I can hear your angelic voice

I made it to the end. Finally it works 👍👍👍

Junked bevels learning to sharpen with rods on an angle. Got really good at it over the last 20 years. Having options on sharpening really helps out with different blade types. Recently i started buying knives that have a useful sharpening choil, flats with a defined stop so i can use a knife sharpening system. Its funny how many blade designs take neither of those things into account.

This videos is hands down brilliant & very informative believe it or not, thanx for the video & helping further in my ongoing streak of not buying crap ass worksharp sharpeners, u may be advanced knife bro, but I'm, green thumb w/ a band aid on it.

My problem with the clamping systems (i bought a Lansky one years ago) has always been, that i never managed to clamp full flat grinds symmetrically concerning the angle. It always tilted to one side and thus the angles on each side didn't match. And with teh first sabre gind long bladed knife i shaprened with it, i discovered that the grind angle with the clamping systems does change along the blade as long as the blade isn't completely straight but has a curve (like most knives have towards the tip). And the angle change depends and changes with where you clamp the knife. So with longer kitchen knives for example, it becomes important to clamp the knife at the same spot each time. (i clamped that knife closer to the handle, and so while most of the edge had around 20°, at the tip it was more like 12-15°!) And i am way to lazy to measure, record and look that data up next time i have to sharpen a kitchen knife. (during that set up time i have sharpened the knife already with other methods) The next thing i tried was the Spyderco Sharpmaker. And while it does work, i seem to need way longer and more strokes with that stuff than anyone else on the interwebs. Even though i bought the diamond rods additionally to make it faster. (I have used the diamond rods for 50 minutes on a knife and it didn't get sharp. because the rods didn't remove much material. The angle was fine though. And the little paper they put into the package said to not use much force or the glue of the "diamond" particles gives up...). So in the end i went back to what i did since childhood and use freehand sharpening. Just because i am faster with it and need fewer things to prepare. (And i don't think anyone who isn't able to do freehand sharpening is _insert favorite insult here_ because different people have different talents, and have spent different amounts of time to practice different things. I practiced since my childhood, and that's basically almost 30 years of practice. Eventually anyone is able to do it ;-) ) I have the same diamond block you got in the video in the beginning, and i use that when the blade is really dull or has breakouts. Otherwise i have a combined 1k and 3k stone and that is pretty much enough for everything in my use case. (I bought an 8k grit stone once, but that's really unnecessary for my uses unless maybe for optics) Useless fact: i have sharpened an old axe with a metal file (the edge was completely destroyed as someone used it to hack off roots that weren't copmletely cleaned of rocks before hacking, so it was either power tools or a file, and the result with the file was decent and it was way more quiet). But years before that, i have spend 2 afternoons per week for 6 months at the age of 14 learning to use a file and getting marks for the results in engineering school. All that said, i do find the contraptions manufacturer come up with absolutely interesting!

I just found this channel today. I'm pretty sure its the best thing that's ever happened to me . 😐..like ever.

Alrighty then. I have to say this was the most unconventional knife sharpening video I've watched from cussing ur Alexa to fumbling through and half explaining the knife sharpening setups . I have to say U had my attention all the way thru th whole Damn Thang Hehe. No long drawn out detailed geometry lessons on metallurgy and exact science of leading edge versus trailing edge. I just relaxed n laughed along. Thank U for this video. Oh n that dish U found in ur bag could be for the sushi dipping sauce from thinly slicing fish with ur new sharpened knife. Lol. Keep em coming

I need to buy a work sharp ASAP! Great video AKB!

Keep the longterm content coming bro👊

I enjoy sharpening on the OG precision sharpener and am looking forward to getting a new upgraded system..still debating on the PRO or perhaps something else. Thanks for posting.

Absolutely enjoy your content.

In the day of expensive complex sharpening systems, there’s something to be said for the simplicity of a system like the spyderco sharpmaker or furthermore just a benchstone. Depending on how nitpicky I’m feeling and how expensive the knife is really determines what kind of sharpening I do on a knife. There’s always a point around halfway into sharpening a knife where I have the thought of “why did I even start this”.

I love your style and candor. You got a new subscriber now

Thanks for the video!

Very witty. I am looking forward to the Worksharp because I have the belt-grinder one. A bit rough. I do like your tempo and dry humor. Thank you. I listen to you in fast speed, because you speak too slowly for me to justify watching for a long time. The ceramic Sharps pull sharpener I use for a touch-up.

It's about time you got off your lazy duff and did a hardcore, down-n-dirty video about what's up with knife sharpening! lol Keep up the good work, bro. 😉

I don’t know if it make sense, but after watching this I FEEL sharper.

I use a KME and i love it.

Product idea for us pull through fans, someone make a really good one. Can't be that hard, you guys put a man on the moon and that sounds way harder than making a really good pull through....

I own a work sharp adjust pro, great sharpening system. You can now buy aftermarket stone holders so you can also now use your favourite stones

Sweet! You got your voice fixed.

When Alexa turns sentient one day...run.

Watching again to see what I missed.

Fun video. Damn Alexa, such a saucy minx. Years ago I bought a Wicked Sharp system.(Cooked for years after culinary school) It's such a PITA to use. I bought the attachment to do smaller knives. PITA still. Mainly I'd just pull the stones out and sharpen by hand. I know, I'm an idiot. I should donate the thing to a local charity. Recently I bought the WS Pro Precision system. I haven't taken it out of the box. But I bought a bunch of knives and machetes with the plan to stick to that system... I'll probably cave and just use the lil WS Field Sharpener that I used at work (In produce because cooking jobs suck and I could make more with better benefits working produce at a supermarket.) for years... because I'm an idiot.

Thanks so much for my review of my Center clamp adapter for the TS Pro Kadet, and K03 sharpening systems. Links to where it can be purchased are in the description of the video, and I am happy to answer any questions anyone would have on it!

Boy when I was your age, I could sharpen two Katanas at the same time..😂

Bro. Yer the best knife Bro on yt. Yer a little dumb but so am I !!! Kep up the gud work 🤠

Success! I can hear this on either my phone or my Bluetooth speaker

The Arkansas shout out with the humor got me to hit the subscribe button

So many of the systems you displayed function like the Lansky system I couldn't get to work. Five different grits and the same push or pull process. I spent hours on several knives and failed. I lent it to my son-in-law and he wasn't able to sharpen a knife either. I used the table clamp and the stand plus I replaced that oversized sized red screw which prevented sharpening at a lower angle. I have better luck with the $4 pull through. That Ken Onion belt sander looks like a good possibility. Thanks for the dry wit video and injury to make me feel normal!

Been seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on some type of sharpening system but have yet to do it (I'm poor with a bunch of kids 😂) I've gotten pretty good at freehand sharpening after a LOT of practice but still may get one at some point. Which one would you personally recommend? Love your cheesy humor lol. You remind me of me

I had no sound issues, I appreciate your guide don’t think that I’ve seen another knife bro acknowledge that stropping will dull your knife if you do it wrong, or demonstrate correct technique. you are also correct on angled systems being a pain in the ass, I learned to do freehand touch ups because they are such a pain.

Great video.. I am new to sharpening and just got a Work Sharp system, but am scared to try it..

Back on track bro 👍

Sound is so much better! No wonder it sounded out of phase, it actually was a phase issue with the audio. The Precision Adjust Pro is so much better and solves a lot of issues from the original (primarily I couldn't sharpen my small slipjoints on it) but I just can't justify the $300 when I use my knives so rarely anyway.

Hi I just sat thru and watched this complete video and I was hoping that your technique with the away from the edge strokes was going to leave you with a laser beam edge. So zit didn’t not even after striping it I’m no pro but I just learned how to get the sickest edges on my Kadett. You have it down partially. Your technique on developing a burr is the same as mine. Instead of doing only away from the edge strokes which I do when I flip the knife to flip the burr. Then do some into the edge strokes 8 of them make sure you are going heal to tip at 1st. Once you have completed 1 cycle with the same stone now do 5 into the blade stroke from tip to heal then 5 heal to tip flip & do the other side. Switch stones and start over until you reach the grit you want to stop at. Good luck let me know how it works for you.

Lots of good information in this video. What are your thoughts on the wicked edge system? Is it worth the extra money?

Wooooo sharpen dem knives boyah!

Thank you so much needed this… bro did you brush your hair and glass of…water????😳

But how do these systems hold up to batoning?

I actually do collect lead. I collect wheel weights and melt the down into ingots that I use later on for casting bullets for reloading or fishing weights :) I probably have a few hundred pounds more than I need in lead sitting in my garage.

Bluetooth and laptop both work.

Check out the little lansky pull through. They have 3 or 4 different ones but all of em have 4 different angles on each one.

Love the video. I’m confused on one thing with these clamp sharpening systems. Doesn’t the height of the blade change the angle of the sharpener? Like, won’t setting it to 20° for a Case knife, and setting it to 20° for a machete with 2” of blade height give you two completely different angles? Also for longer blades, won’t the angle change the closer to the handle and tip you get vs the center? Or is my brain not functioning correctly? (That’s entirely possible.) Thanks and keep ‘em comin!

Have you found anything that would work well with shears or pruners with a convex blade

38:35 including 38:40 is one of my mantras in life. 🙏

I think we went to the same school, I copy a content creator that takes them 30 minutes to do. Then I do it in 6 hours. 😂

Is there no brace to stop the holder and knife from moving when you're sharpening?

Well done whippersnapper

Espada ❤.. I want it

i think i'm gonna go with a wen 6515T and the leatherbeltman angel guides .

Advanced Sharpening Bro?

"Murder Porn Weapons" LMFAO I'm dead.

Dry humor was the best

😂👊🍻🍻💥solid vid my man -

😂. Arkansas is known for its stones and barber shops.

Whats a good angle to use on this sharpner for a survival knife.

Aside from not knowing the angle of pull-through sharpeners, they don't really sharpen. They tear away at the edge and create a ridiculous burr that might feel sharp to the touch, but that "edge" will be gone in seconds, once the burr gets knocked off and then it'll be dull as hell all over again. I could maybe understand using a pull-through in the field in certain circumstances to quickly give yourself a little bit more refined working edge but only using the fine ceramic. I'd never ever, in any circumstances, want to use the coarse carbide side for anything but to deliberately destroy an edge. For like $30-35ish you can get a WorkSharp Guided Field Sharpener with diamond plates, ceramic honing rods, and even a strop, all with angle guides. Makes it super easy, as long as you understand edge angles.

I can hear. I can hear. !!!

Get it

Sorry man, the audio is fixed but now i can’t see the video at all, it just shows a smooth piece of glassy plastic with a little apple on it and oh never mind I’m holding my phone backwards carry on

I saw a close up view of a pull through sharpener at work and I will never use one of those on my knives again.

Why do you work up and down instead of Across the blade from one end to the other in Even Strokes ? Seems to me like the edge would be uneven.

Thanks! I like the Reality of the Video, not polished bs

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If you got a horn handle you can scrape off some shavings and put it on a cut that annoys you via bleeding. You can also file down your nails and use that dust, it's also horn. It has sort of a cauterizing effect, I forgot the other word (obviously it doesn't burn you). Just though I put that in here, it helped me sort of closing a fresh cut, and it also helps that annoying burn from your nerve ends laying open to the air (which is what causes those paper cut burns that are very annoying). And I hope my weird German sentences are not too incomprehensive.

Mono-speaker has full audio!

You ever use a Harbor Frieght 1×30 belt sander? About a minute then you can take a nap or go do something interesting. I hope life gets better for you.

Notes: 1. I hate outtakes; however, I hate the over-edited KZfaq bullshit even more. I really enjoyed the honest-to-goodness shitshow of a minimally-edited video. Discourse particles exist for a reason. 2. Hand sharpen woodworking tools. Use Shapton water stones. If you have to flatten the backs of chisels, get the Shapton 120 water stone and let a slurry build up. Only idiots use diamond stones for woodworking tools. 3. Hand sharpening knives is pretty easy. I'm not a pro. I'm not anything. I've failed at pretty much everything that a person can fail at. Literally everything you need to know about hand sharpening knives you can learn watching a few-second montage of Martin from DBK sharpening knives. 95% of sharpening is choosing good stones. See #2 above. That said... 4. I bought a Work Sharp Precision Adjust and it does a good job. It's a colossal pain in the ass. It takes forever. But it's just nice to have a consistent edge without having to worry about it. 5. This will piss some people off, *but the truth about pull-through sharpeners is that they just fucking work.* You got a knife that won't cut warm brie? A pull-through sharpener will make it sharp enough to cut held phone-book paper. It's just a fact. Anybody who can't achieve that are the same type of people who blame their golf clubs for their shitty game. Pull-through sharpeners work. There's no shame in using something that just fucking works. There are probably a lot of people who are put off owning pocket knives because of sharpening. I've test cut pool noodles with a saber sharpened with a single-stage carbide pull-through sharpener. They're easy, they're beginner friendly, and they work.

Audio is fixed!

Not a fan of the accusharp?

My brain hurts. I'll just buy a new knife each month.

advanced knife dude, stop reviewing super expensive knifes! Do more reviews for us common folk

This is fucking hilarious.

I use the Work Sharp Ken Onion, primarily because sharpening is tedious, abd its pretty much idiot proof.

10:32 Montsprofity!

Jebus that work sharp flexes when you sharpen. Almost looks like you are getting a convex no matter what you do. Edit: Now saw you put the support in and the flex reduced.

You are more funny at 1.5x speed

That video was just swell. I have some knives.

Sharpening is like acid you have to go into with a good attitude.

Good thing you weren’t faster and actually caught that “sharp ass knife”. Always let them hit the ground instead of catching them if you want your fingers to work correctly for the rest of your life…. Stuff happens

Its weird with the sound 😅

Team wicked edge here. 👎🏻 for no representation. Sike. 💣🎉❤️

So we spent half an hour watching your vid and your like fuckit i cant be bothered finishing the sharpening properly, so im now non the wiser whether to buy the work sharp or not... cmon man make an effort😊