Category:Sharpening

Techniques

Benchtop freehand

Angled benchstones base

Clamp style jigs


 * Lansky


 * DMT Aligner


 * GATCO


 * Wicked Edge

Crock stick


 * Lansky


 * DMT Diamondvee


 * Spyderco Sharpmaker

Adjustable guide rod systems


 * Edgepro


 * Gizmo

Stropping


 * Leather


 * MDF


 * Wood


 * Felt


 * Linen


 * Compounds

Power sharpening


 * Belt sanders


 * Paper wheels


 * Buffing wheels


 * Wet wheel grinders

Abrasives


 * Silicon carbide


 * Aluminum oxide


 * Alumina ceramic


 * Cubic Boron Nitride


 * Diamond


 * Silica


 * Garnet

Sharpening media


 * Oilstones


 * natural/synthetic


 * Waterstones


 * natural/synthetic


 * Ceramic stones


 * Diamond plates


 * Sandpaper


 * Lapping film


 * Sanding belts


 * Grinding wheels

The Cutting Edge

Shape


 * Chisel, V-ground, Convex, Asymmetric edges

Angle


 * Microbevels

Finish