Hey all,
I was hoping that all you experts could point me in the correct direction for sharpening my greenwood carving knives.
Currently I own: Mora 106, 120 fixed blade carving knives. I also own a couple hook knives.
I use these for carving greenwood spoons and small kitchen utensils and the like.
I am hoping to upgrade my sharpening system and I am looking for the best way to sharpen these knives. I've heard people are using "float glass" in combination with adhesive sandpaper as this ensures you have a flat surface. I've also heard that kangaroo leather is the best as it doesn't "roll the edge" of your blade when stropping, as could be typical for cow leather.
Currently I use: A set of Shapton Whetstones ( 320,1000,4000 i think ) that are starting to dome pretty bad, probably from my misuse or neglect of flattening them. I also made a few strops that I made by glueing cow leather to some 1" thick pieces of wood, I use a green compound that I purchased off amazon for fairly cheap ( Woodstock d2902 extra fine buffing compound ).
There's quite a bit of information online and I was hoping you guys may help me navigate the waters a bit better.
Thanks in advanve!
Matt
I was hoping that all you experts could point me in the correct direction for sharpening my greenwood carving knives.
Currently I own: Mora 106, 120 fixed blade carving knives. I also own a couple hook knives.
I use these for carving greenwood spoons and small kitchen utensils and the like.
I am hoping to upgrade my sharpening system and I am looking for the best way to sharpen these knives. I've heard people are using "float glass" in combination with adhesive sandpaper as this ensures you have a flat surface. I've also heard that kangaroo leather is the best as it doesn't "roll the edge" of your blade when stropping, as could be typical for cow leather.
Currently I use: A set of Shapton Whetstones ( 320,1000,4000 i think ) that are starting to dome pretty bad, probably from my misuse or neglect of flattening them. I also made a few strops that I made by glueing cow leather to some 1" thick pieces of wood, I use a green compound that I purchased off amazon for fairly cheap ( Woodstock d2902 extra fine buffing compound ).
There's quite a bit of information online and I was hoping you guys may help me navigate the waters a bit better.
Thanks in advanve!
Matt