Why Your Knife Gets Duller When Sharpening

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If Your Knife Gets Duller When Sharpening Watch This! How to sharpen a Chefs knife to a pocket knife. I give 3 knife sharpening tips for beginners who are struggling to get a sharp knife. From chefs knives to pocket knives these tips apply to ALL freehand sharpening methods and systems.
In this video I show how to maintain an angle while sharpening. As well as talk about a simple trick to find what angle may be on your knife.
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00:00 Intro Does your knife get duller when sharpening?
00:12 Sharpening tip 1
02:55 Sharpening tip 2 The rule of thumb!
05:05 Sharpening tip 3 How to find proper sharpening angle SIMPLE
06:01 BONUS sharpening tip! The Marker Trick EXPLAINED with close ups.
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@OUTDOORS55 9 ай бұрын

Check out my website where I do mini reviews on knife sharpening products, knives, and knife making equipment⬇ www.outdoors55.com/shop

@alexbr82 8 ай бұрын

Dear Alex, thank you so much for these awesome videos, they taught me how to sharpen knifes! Do you have a Patreon account? Thanks a lot! 👍

@ragemodegaming7962 8 ай бұрын

Can you do a video using pocket/portable sharpeners? The ones where you draw the blade through a channel to sharpen it, against 2 surfaces at opposing angles (15-20 degrees)

@rafajaworski6530 22 күн бұрын

My thumb got sharper 😑

@sibylle_p 8 күн бұрын

😂

@chacehawkins4708 Жыл бұрын

officially titling you "The Internets Go-To Knife Sharpening Tutor". Best sharpening instructions on the web is found right here yall. Believe me...I've looked...for 15 years.

@Tom-Travels Жыл бұрын

Back in 1962, I did a 4H Fair talk on, "How to sharpen a knife." I was 11 years old in the 4th grade. My interest in sharpening knives has never stopped (I'm now 72). Me and my knives have had a great life.

@rockguitarshred Сағат бұрын

Thank you so much! My blade was getting duller from the cheap whetstones, I watched your video and bought a diamond stone and in one sitting my blade got deadly sharp! I can now enjoy a sharp blade and a passion to learn to be a better sharpener!🗡️

@Eagleizer Жыл бұрын

Tip 5: Sharpen in a quiet place, and you will learn to hear when you are doing it right.

@NeevesKnives Жыл бұрын

ive been teaching the thumb trick for a couple years now in my sharpening videos glad to see someone else finally do it as ive gotten so many comments asking why they never seen it before i let them know i invented it lol

@NeverMetTheGuy Жыл бұрын

Dutch Bushcraft does this as all.

@polol1683 Жыл бұрын

Yes Jared 😁✌👍

@OUTDOORS55 Жыл бұрын

Ive had it in numerous vidover the years. I hadnt really seen it anywhere else either. At least its a constant in the community that people can agree on😂 👍👍

@lindboknifeandtool Жыл бұрын

You can also hang the spine on your fingernail and use your knuckles. This helps with longer blades for me. It’s an old knife grinders trick. It’s how you keep your angle when grinding generally. Until you grind the tip of your knuckle off with 36 grit ceramic belts 😂 Bam neeves knives

@THELITTLERIVERNERD Ай бұрын

Watched this video, finally got an edge and immediately cut my finger, so success!

@crystalr7602 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Someone who actually clearly explains blade sharpening. VERY IMPRESSIVE! Thanx for the video. It's excellently done and your explanations are crystal clear (no pun intended). Explaining stones a bit too really helps. I've been sharpening for 55 years and you are spot on. Well done! Can't wait to check out your other videos....

@keith7046 8 ай бұрын

Very Impressive. Project farm?

@danielregan1853 2 ай бұрын

Do you sharpen professionally?

@originalhazelgreene 8 ай бұрын

This is what the internet was invented for. Accessing knowledge other people are willing to share. Thanks for the illuminating explanations

@bigdumbanimal23 5 ай бұрын

I gave up trying to sharpening knives freehand and bought an electric kitchen knife sharpener. Thanks to your video , now I know why I sucked sharpening freehand. I cheaply bought one of those Amazon aluminum oxide multi-grit stone sets and even 3D printed guides to use. Now, thanks to your clear and excellent instruction I will now purchase your recommended diamond stone and try again!

@evaderknives Жыл бұрын

I'll tell ya, after years of knifemaking, everything else gets "easier", but sharpening is still my nemesis hahaha... Hope all is well my friend.

@ZXLMaster 9 ай бұрын

From a really dull blade, I have 5 grades of Diamond stones, which range from 250 grit up to 4000 grit. Then there is leather with green compound, 50,000 grit, followed by stiff leather. My edges are a 12° to 17° bevel and are scary sharp.

@Haplo-san Ай бұрын

I have used tips in this video and my thumb is razor-sharp!

@ryanleeharrell 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, man. Im a prep chef who got excited about the knife world recently and your videos have been helpful. I appreciate it.

@ianknight2053 2 ай бұрын

My knife’s still blunt but I’ve got lovely sharp thumbs!

@bigDbigDbigD 3 ай бұрын

I received my first Diamond stone last week. Wow!

@davidguymon1673 8 ай бұрын

I like how you play Celtic music in the background.

@agentcovert Жыл бұрын

Another great subject video..the diamond plates made in Japan..Atoma are in my opinion even better and seem to be of higher quality with very similar prices as DMT plates.. maybe we can see a Pepsi vs Coke challenge? Miss the house content although always welcome your blade content as well..Cheers..

@kennethbezanson4266 Жыл бұрын

You always do such a great job explaining and demonstrating knife sharpening!

@EnglishStrippedBare 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful.

@richardkut3976 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, for the Sharpie tip.

@himssendol6512 6 ай бұрын

I have that exact 1000/6000 stone. Sharpening wise, it sharpens just fine. What i don’t like about this stone is you end up with a lot of sludge like end waste to wash off.

@EricTheOld Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Keith80027 Жыл бұрын

I can do 15 degree knives well, but my 8 degrees knife is another animal for me. I decided to buy a TSPROF K03 a number of years ago and love it.

@NavajoNinja Жыл бұрын

Hey, what about, "how to sharpen everything" series. Hooks, razors, shovels, chainsaw chains, can openers, hand saws, etc. Itd be interesting to see someone sharpening random things that yoube never even tried to sharpen. Just a thought bruh. Awesome video as always. 👍

@autumn5592 Жыл бұрын

Pencil sharpeners are a pain in the ass lmao.

@tombrown4683 Жыл бұрын

Always sharing the knowledge on sharpening. Good advice.

@freedomm323 Жыл бұрын

i'm 60 and this is the first explanation I've seen that covers the angle etc.. THANK YOU!

@user-un5my5bw4j Жыл бұрын

Ive been free hand sharpening since I was 10yrs old. It's a skill passed down from father to son that has been going on since my lineage was in Hamburg Germany. I have many many stones for specific purposes and steel types. Your videos are closer to being spot on with what I do and teach than any videos online.

@Freakmaster480 7 ай бұрын

Specific stones for specific steels really aren't needed anymore. Diamond abrasives are cheap enough to be a go to for any steel and modern glass or ceramic stones are fine for all but the highest carbide steels. The advancement of technology is great.

@Healcraft 6 ай бұрын

@@Freakmaster480 but who sharpens the sharpener??!???????? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@basdejong1598 4 ай бұрын

@@Freakmaster480 I've used my ceramic stones on all of my knifes. Most of them (from 1 to 2-day courses) are made of C80 steel, and they sharpen quite fast. However, my homemade knifes are made of 52100 (got about 100 ball bearings for free) and those take much longer to sharpen. Though I suppose it doesn't matter if you use special stones. That steel is really tough and requires a lot of work either way.

@DconBlueZ Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

@thomasadkins7159 Ай бұрын

Nicely done!

@johngilbert974 8 ай бұрын

Several tips I haven’t heard before - thanks !

@joshb8760 Жыл бұрын

This might possibly be the best knife Sharpening video I've ever seen , it is perfect in its simplicity . As always thank you

@Gman1024 Жыл бұрын

I've been watching your sharpening videos for four or five years now and always find these informative, even though I haven't really started sharpening yet. Really fascinating to me. Thanks for another goodie.

@811stever Жыл бұрын

So good, and easy to understand. Thank You!

@FidoHouse 8 ай бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you!

@richardf9137 Жыл бұрын

Simple Solid Information!! Thanks

@jeremys64 11 ай бұрын

You are very good at explaining things. I’ve watched a lot of sharpening tutorials, and I think this one is the best.

@paradoxworkshop4659 9 ай бұрын

I'm just glad I learned to sharpen before my eyesight started to get, "old"... Now I can do it without having to look to closely...

@mattkarres3321 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Most informative!

@a1038954 5 ай бұрын

The close ups are incredibly helpful to your cause.

@Heizenberg32 Жыл бұрын

Using the "rule of thumb", as you call it, has been very effective for me. I used to just eyeball the angle, but I found that the angle I was holding could drift significantly over time without me noticing. 15° vs 20° look almost the same to me at a glance. But that much can be the difference between a quick touch up, and essentially regrinding the edge

@saintofchelseathomascarlyl5713 Жыл бұрын

wrong

@Jake-bt3fc Жыл бұрын

@@saintofchelseathomascarlyl5713 elaborate.

@saintofchelseathomascarlyl5713 Жыл бұрын

@@Jake-bt3fc this: 5:11

@alexdaneau186 Ай бұрын

Very well explained. Merci Monsieur.

@krustysurfer Жыл бұрын

Always great advice Alex Thank you

@therogers4432 Жыл бұрын

Best sharpening videos period -Thanks Alex 😎👍

@MarcesAurelius Жыл бұрын

thank you, very well explained

@nigelbrown2274 6 ай бұрын

i love your detailed photography/videography.... very informative!!

@bellenclark3021 9 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I've had some trouble figuring this out. You've sincerely made it clear for me! Thank you very much!

@andrewhernandez9674 Жыл бұрын

You make excellent videos for sharpening on a stone. You've gotten very good at this.

@welsh21 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, very informative.

@miguelmoreno6534 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Short but very informative vid , solves exactly the kind of mistakes I have been making with my knife sharpening. Please keep these awesome knife sharpening vids coming they're very good 👍👍!!

@BBQDad463 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Great guidance!

@ABDZD Жыл бұрын

You are a great teacher. Thank you for these videos.

@LaChaleur 5 ай бұрын

This was so helpful! Thanks

@RexusOutfitters 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff. Thanks!

@Player6576_ 3 ай бұрын

thank you! best sharpening video of all the ones i've seen as a beginner

@RevPirateDan Жыл бұрын

I'm very much a novice (been doing it for years, but still don't feel like I'm yet past "novice") but I will make one suggestion that I find helps: use another colour other than black for the marker. I went to use one, couldn't find the black marker and had to "settle" for bright blue. SO MUCH EASIER TO SEE. I think really ANY colour other than black will help.

@videogamebomer 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@tylerd4884 4 ай бұрын

appreciate the tips, big help for stuff that ive been struggling with for years

@danalim9670 Жыл бұрын

Thank You, works great👍

@patrickrobinson2520 Жыл бұрын

This is one of your better videos. I really liked the extra details you used to explain each process in full. Great info.

@user-tz3qm5nc7n 8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@davidtritsch4532 Жыл бұрын

You do a great job of teaching by utilizing your verbal instruction with demonstrations. Thank you.

@bradleysiddeguzman3466 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you

@nicholassenterfeit8126 Жыл бұрын

You and Neeves Knives have helped me on my sharpening lessons for my blades. So far all has been well. Appreciate it mate :)

@XDamainI Жыл бұрын

As someone who's sharpened for years it shocked me that people have difficulty with whetstones. I guess i took for granted the skill that goes into it.

@DBRGB Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation and demonstration.

@matthewbarnes7029 Жыл бұрын

Very good work sir! The detail, quality and clarity of your demonstration is top notch. I would highly recommend this video to any of my colleagues from beginners to seasoned veterans interested in knife sharpening.

@Psyytrance00 Жыл бұрын

From all the guides i have seen you are by far the best. It all helped me to improve myself. Thank you !

@WorkingViews Жыл бұрын

Very detailed. Good job.

@michaelmiller2833 Жыл бұрын

Very informative - thank you for sharing.

@markluke8447 Жыл бұрын

Great tips, thank you for sharing.

@Trapezius8oblique 10 ай бұрын

Terrific video thanks

@brianlocal3 Жыл бұрын

This is the absolute best video I’ve ever seen on sharpening that explains it as simple and concise as this I sharpen differently, as I prefer to not use stones on the bench, but I hold more of rod sharpeners in the air, but this is amazing

@einundsiebenziger5488 10 күн бұрын

It's even more easy to keep a consistent angle when you place the whetstone in a line away from you not across also sharpening forward and backwards, not left and right.

@robertshell4176 Жыл бұрын

More top notch content. Thanks once again.

@dav6131 29 күн бұрын

Really helpful. Cheers from the UK.

@AnalogWolf 6 ай бұрын

These are really well explained, detailed yet easy to follow instructions. I am getting more and more into cooking and find it hard to sharpen knives with a sharpening stick. I know a stone is the ideal way to go, but I find it a bit intimidating. Watching these videos and seeing some tips and tricks helps, and gives me confidence that I can try (which is the only real way to learn) without severely screwing something up. It'll take a while, but I have the starting points to begin my journey as we all had to when we picked up something for the first time.

@jaydub7386 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. Thank you.

@paulpugh2480 5 ай бұрын

Correct tips, thanks.

@Alex_Vir 8 ай бұрын

I love that you gave some numbers for an angle, even if I will never sharpen a knife.

@ashcreekAER 3 ай бұрын

So glad I saw this before purchasing a knife and the first affordable stone I saw on Amazon

@Morpheus1910 4 ай бұрын

Excellent, extremely educational video. Thank you!

@rxotmfrxotmf8208 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the very instructional video. Much appreciated.

@professordeb 3 ай бұрын

I've learned so much about proper sharpening from you...thank you! The black marker technique is a great tip.

@1jotun136 10 ай бұрын

Okay, you got me with marking the edge. Clever wizard.

@BlackthorneSoundandCinema Жыл бұрын

Great video. THanks.

@v3ldr1nn Жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos for a few years now, always interesting and clear, keep up the awesome work

@jeremynedrow7003 Жыл бұрын

Great video and explanation of sharpening and correct form.

@warwickdennis4114 Жыл бұрын

Your information was spot on, questions I had, you answered them,Thanks

@williamhollar7844 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jdmxxx38 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful vid. Clears up a lot of problems I was having. Thanks

@jasoneyre3424 Жыл бұрын

“Rule of thumb” brilliant! Thank you

@jamesbarisitz4794 Жыл бұрын

Well written and clearly presented. The photography just keeps getting better. This will help lots of people get better results.

@jimmiedisherjr1536 2 ай бұрын

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking all the mystery out of free hand sharpening.❤❤❤

@KnifeCrazzzzy Жыл бұрын

This may be one of the best sharpening videos ever now! I love how easy and concise this is especially for beginners, well done! 👊🏻 I’ve seen dozens and dozens of sharpening videos over the years and the simpler the better for the general population and you nailed it!

@conradsobczak1104 Жыл бұрын

concur with your opinion of this sharpening video. Conrad S.

@beauport 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely a terrific video of "how to". I've made the mistakes he speaks about and didn't know why my knives were not getting sharp.