# Freshly sharpened knives... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650 "2015-10-24T19:10:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/1 "2015-10-24T19:10:29Z")
They are a thing of beauty. Busted out the Spyderco Sharpmaker today and whetted the edges on all the kitchen knives, my edc knives, the wife’s backpacking knife, and the daughter’s Johnny Cade knife. Pro tip: after you finish sharpening a knife, strop it on the back of a tablet or on some random junk mail. That puts the final polish on the edge that takes it from razor sharp to screaming effing sharp. We’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife… ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/2 "2015-10-24T20:09:33Z")
Much to my wife’s chagrin I tend to keep my sharpmaker on the kitchen counter for instant use. When we go visit relatives I’m tasked with keeping their knives sharp. ---
**Author:** ![Narce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Narce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narce)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/3 "2015-10-24T20:57:57Z")
And by “strop it on the back of a tablet” Scumpup means a pad of paper, not a hand-held computer…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/4 "2015-10-25T09:15:03Z")
Now, bring me that tomato. ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/5 "2015-10-26T02:01:49Z")
I regularly sharpen our knives using a special belt sander. Puts a super sharp edge on them. Unfortunately, this usually result in my bride sporting several band aids the next few days. They say that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one. Not at my house, it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/6 "2015-10-26T02:09:48Z")
I keep trying to do it with a honing stone and getting nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/7 "2015-10-26T02:18:46Z")
> [@Daylate](#): > > I regularly sharpen our knives using a special belt sander. Puts a super sharp edge on them. Unfortunately, this usually result in my bride sporting several band aids the next few days. They say that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one. Not at my house, it isn’t. Your wife might be the dull knife then. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/8 "2015-10-26T03:47:01Z")
> [@Narce](#): > > And by “strop it on the back of a tablet” Scumpup means a pad of paper, not a hand-held computer…😃 Err, I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I wondered about that… ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/9 "2015-10-26T04:23:41Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I keep trying to do it with a honing stone and getting nowhere. Get a diamond hone such as this one from Harbor Freight- > **[4-Sided Diamond Hone Block](https://www.harborfreight.com/4-sided-diamond-hone-block-92867.html)** > > Amazing deals on this 4-Sided Diamond Hone Block at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices. It works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshly-sharpened-knives/735650/10 "2015-10-26T04:40:32Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Get a diamond hone such as this one from Harbor Freight- > [http://www.harborfreight.com/4-sided-diamond-hone-block-92867.html](http://www.harborfreight.com/4-sided-diamond-hone-block-92867.html) > > It works quite well. That’s exactly the one I’ve been using. No complicated setup, sharpens fast.