Best knife sharpener?

[JackAysJake]

I have a few good knives, but I dont have a good knife sharpener yet. Someone steer me in the right direction. What do you think of SOG Countertop knife sharpener?

If you guys say its a good one, Ill go ahead and order it. If not what would you choose? I found this particular one for $13 plus shipping.

[kenno]

I used to make knives as a custom maker, I had some very expensive sharpening stones which I hated to use. Mostly I used my 72" belt grinder and my 1.5HP 14" buffing wheel because I am a klutz when it comes to holding a knife blade at the same angle to freehand sharpen a knife! I bought a used sharpening kit that had 3 sets of stones that are held in a jig so the angle is maintained throughout the sharpening process. The dang thing actually worked! So that is what I recomend.

[JackAysJake]

Well today I picked up a yellow hand held sharpener with rubber grips setting it on the table. It has a course side and a fine side. Made by smith and was under $5.

[kenno]

happy days

[Axle]

a soft arkansas stone with a little diesel fuel on it works the best if you are skilled at sharpening. If not, the diamond coated sharpeners work alright.

[rsanders]

Over the years I've tried everything that came along to sharpen knives , ceramic sticks those high dollar electric sharpeners that have the diamond wheels ( at least that's what they claim,when I tore it apart to make the wife a diamond necklace I never did find the damn diamonds ) the problem with those is I always ended up burning the blade. I end up coming back to the old Arkansas stones like Axle said only instead of diesel fuel,I use Olive Oil just in case I need to cut something I intend to eat with the blade I'm sharpening . Olive oil tastes better than diesel,or three in one, just my personal preference.

[Oscar Wilde]

[I use Olive Oil just in case I need to cut something I intend to eat with the blade I'm sharpening . Olive oil tastes better than diesel,or three in one, just my personal preference.]

RS, I started rinsin mine off after I was done sharpnin and that diesel taste went away ....

O.W.

[rsanders]

[I use Olive Oil just in case I need to cut something I intend to eat with the blade I'm sharpening . Olive oil tastes better than diesel,or three in one, just my personal preference.]

RS, I started rinsin mine off after I was done sharpnin and that diesel taste went away ....

O.W.

I never could get the smell of diesel rinsed off just about anything ,unless I rinsed it with gas. And that always left a bad taste too.:D

[txcorruptor]

well

well the best I have found is a M.h. light bulb filament preferably already burned in.

[rsanders]

well the best I have found is a M.h. light bulb filament preferably already burned in.

I've never heard of this method , please explain .............

[txcorruptor]

break the bulb pull the filament out and use it like a regular ceramic or tungesten stone. It will put a super clean edge on any knife.

[txcorruptor]

The filament is normally aobut 4 inches long and 3/8 in diameter. It is fragile and takes some getting used to.