Used to put razor edges on all my knives when I was younger but I have problems with my hands and arms now so I have trouble with consistency. I can't  afford all that fancy sharpening stuff so I still use stones and a couple of touch up ceramics. I can get them sharp enough to use but not my favorite razor edge. Old age sucks. Nice knife too. Great size.

For the beginners out there, fyi, you can get 'shaving sharp" with just 600 grit or so.

I was always able to get a great edge on sharpening stones, I honestly thought leather stropping was unnecessary bs until I bought some compound and used an old leather belt. Boy was I wrong.

I worked in a packing house in the early 80s and remember the coworkers who used the knives. When they were done sharpening their work tools they could shave the hair off the back of your hand. I became a cop.

The idea of the strip isn’t anything to do with polishing the blade to a shine. It’s to finish removing the burr from the apex. That’s the most important part of sharpening a blade. You have to create and then remove burrs. If you leave it on your blade will go dull quickly. If you notice that your really sharp blade dulls quickly, it’s a burr folding over the apex.

You can avoid rolling the blade over while stropping if you flip the blade over the other direction (spine towards the leather as you flip to the other side). That was how I was taught to strop straight razors.

Great video brother !
Been sharpening steel for almost 50 years now!
Can’t believe I just said that! lol.
Good job 👍

Tip : The TOP edge of any vehicle window ( WITHOUT A FRAME ) has been polished into the same surface as a ceramic sharpening rod !
Don't scratch your paint or tint.
You never know when you'll need a " touch-up".

Hello Mr Sorrells. Good to see you in YT again.

I loved the intro on sharpening. Use a rock off the jungle floor! The principle is the same. Also thanks for all the options. There are many ways to make and maintain a knife.

You make knife-sharpening techniques look so approachable and easier. The stropping technique makes such a huge difference.

Another awesome video! Man, i haven't seen you in my feeds in like forever! 😕 Missed your knife and sword making.

I'm very into various sharpening methods on many devices. I really appreciate your insights and info as well as, most of all, taking the time to make a great vid and sharing! ThanX!

Excelant. Opened up a whole new world for sharpening. Thanks.

I really mastered free hand sharpening on rectangular oiled Arkansas Stones ages ago and what really helped me was cutting out a set of triangles from that thin clear plastic that everything is packaged with.  I just used it to periodically set and visualize my angle.  Use a little math and take into account the profile of the blade.  Go slow and take your time.  After a while I could just see and feel the right angle.  These days I mostly use an axe puck held in my left hand without water.  That's right.  bone dry and sharpen while standing up in the woods. It's all in the muscle memory. And it never seems to clog.  I have done it for years with no problem what so ever.   And a leather strop with either chromium oxide of for an extra finish polish white jeweler's rouge which is usually on the un-tooled genuine  leather belt I am wearing although I do have several nicer ones mounted to pieces of 2x4 at home.  I guess in theory the water might make the stone last longer but I haven't had to replace one yet and if I did they are really cheap.  Which for me means the water is unnecessary and messy.  once in a blue moon maybe every other year or three I will level the puck by rubbing it on an exceptionally smooth patch of concrete.  My knives will shave the finest hairs on my arms!

I'm a professional mountain biker, and now I'm convinced I need this angle holder device for my Victorinox Swiss Army Knife that I use for my camping trips.😁

Cheers from Switzerland

The problem I have had for years is keeping the right angle, a guide is a necessity for me!

Thanks Walter! 👍

My dad made me one and it is awesome!!! Thank you sir!!

You can achieve same results by using 600 grit diamond stone and free hand sharpening with a little practice.