Edge Repair Using Spyderco Double Stuff

This vid is for Tmunds1. He requested to see an edge brought from butter knife dull to sharp using only the Spyderco Double Stuff.
This is hardly as sharp as I can get the edge using that stone, but I wasn't able to hold it how I normally would. Even though I didn't get it hair whittling sharp I think it demonstrates how easy it is to repair an edge using this stone.
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[@toddpoppleton5303]

It's videos like this that make KZbin great.

[@X4CTO]

Thank you, I am certainly looking forward to working on them!

[@phillipzz1]

Thanks for the vid on the Double Stuff Sharpening stone.

[@MK116Alex]

Thanks for the vid. I've been thinking about getting this stone and now I'm sure I want it. This will be a great addition to my Smith's diamond hone.

[@DeanO]

John, I'm thinking of building this stone into a knife sheath. I love watching this video.

[@waymarkerbushcraft]

Great video man, thanks for filming, Andy

[@jamesmiller360]

Love my double stuff, great little stone.

[@X4CTO]

I love all the sharpening videos, I always learn something. I've been diving into the sharpening "hobby" lately, as I find it somewhat relaxing and fun. I just ordered a couple of Knives Plus strops as per your recommendation, came from really close here in Texas too, always good to support fellow Texans. HAHA.

[@DeanO]

That is a wonderful edge with a simple two sided ceramic stone...

[@michaeldubinski1375]

Great job with information!

[@Lorbera]

Great vid. Been looking at the doublestuff lately as well. Gotta have my travel stone. Now I definately gonna get one. Cheers mate!

[@Rudemustang1]

Hey JD that fken cool of you doing this vid for tmunds1. Keep doing your thing.

[@regularhumanbeing5211]

Excellent tutorial and video, great narration and no fluff. +1 like +subbed ~

[@magicdave93]

I’ve just subscribed buddy as it’s a really great demo. 👍🙂

[@phillipzz1]

You have great sharpening skills...

[@nils5471]

Hey. I saw one comment asking about using this on Fallkniven knives. I got an old F1 and for sharpening it I always use this stone. It is _so_ much better than the DC3-stone I've previously used, you really get the knife razor sharp! Always bring it and some leather on hikes.

[@BENNYBIGGUN]

great video

[@jdavis882]

You'll love it!

[@jdavis882]

Thanks brother!

[@madedigital]

LOVE THE TILT

[@SurvivingTheCrunch]

great video.

[@skatersrule155]

great video, thanks.

[@quaxenleaf]

Just found your channel and after five minutes in I subbed!

[@jdavis882]

Thanks man! Most of my videos were filmed quite some time ago but they should still help in some way!

[@mixedbrass101]

I would love to see you use a double stuff or other pocket stone to sharpen a large woods blade. I carry a pocket stone with my trail knife but find it difficult to make anything but the most basic edge repairs. Excellent series of videos. I just subscribed. good luck Tmunds!

[@jdavis882]

You're very welcome brother!

[@jdavis882]

Thanks Rudy. :)

[@LeaveYouT]

Now that you mention it does makes sense, the blades that I was practicing on did have a distal tapering and are thicker behind the edge near the choil, hmm, maybe it's my technique too and I need to rock the blade in a slightly different manner. Thanks for the reply, you rock.

[@kessler003]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@jdavis882]

I still use the sharpmaker quite often. It's a must have piece of gear for any sharpener. :) For quick, no brainer touch ups there is nothing better.

[@jdavis882]

Dude I'm looking forward to hearing about the screaming new edges you get!

[@thelockkk]

I actually got a phonebook paper slicing edge today lol thanks for the help!

[@xN07xR341x]

subbed great stuff man!

[@normanyacob4235]

Just wanted to share my two cents... I love the Spyderco Double Stuff! I've used it to reprofile and repair damaged tips on my knives. Took a while, though to remove steel. But it wasn't that bad. I was working with 420HC and 1095. I always EDC my Double Stuff along with my favorite fixed blades, folders and multi-tools. The suede pouch also makes a reliable strop. I've just subscribed and loving your channel! Cheers...

[@jdavis882]

Agree. Love the double stuff. Thanks for the support!

[@cameronchicken8439]

i love that od-1

[@jdavis882]

Thanks brother. :)

[@jdavis882]

Yes, it is a VERY versatile stone and well worth the price. Hell, it's worth double the price in my eyes.

[@jdavis882]

Thanks man! :)

[@ccooper8040]

The suede case that the double stuff comes in works well as a strop.

[@tadeuszgawronski]

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[@jdavis882]

Guess it was a low energy day.

[@1sgbrewer]

Well done. Reminds me of H. R. Puffinstuff.

[@jdavis882]

Thanks for the kind words. Nikon D7000. :)

[@EDCandLace]

Spray some 5 micron polydiamond emulsions on the leather pouch and you have a perfect little pocket strop to go with it!

[@jdavis882]

I've heard of it being done, but I never have personally. :)

[@CliffStamp]

John, Are you still hand sharpening or mostly power sharpening now? If it is the latter it might be useful to put up a video.

[@nextexhale]

Good video. Do you recommend this stone for sharpenning hard stainless like the VG10 on a Fallkniven F1? I need some type of stone for sharpenning it and my other knives. Thanks.

[@jelajemi]

Thanks for uploading, I have the medium and fine spyderco but I think I was making a mistake for using them just like a regular waterstone. I think these spyderco stones are way more abrasive right?

[@btfmcnn123]

FIrst off, thanks for your vids and wealth of knowledge! Got a Sharpmaker and Double Stuff I need to practice with the DS as my results haven't been the same as yours. I guess my question is how do you know when it is too dull for the fine and you need to start over with the medium stones whether using the Sharkmaker or Double Stuff?

[@russellt9059]

just purchased a spyderco double stuff is that all I need to keep my knives sharp or do I need a coarse and ultra fine also

[@staticx2552]

yea you do make the best sharpening videos when it comes to stones and you just have skillat sharpening

[@thenorthwoodsFH]

hey, i'm kind of new to the channel (LOVE IT) and i wanted to know, what camera do you use?

[@xderiwx]

After initially setting the new micro bevel, are there any tips/tricks to return to that bevel every time you switch sides, switch grits or lift the blade up from the stone? Can you actually tell if you've accurately returned to the micro bevel, or is it mainly a feel or visual reference thing? Thanks!

[@Lazylizardgear]

I made a video recently about how I clean ceramic stones. I just submitted it as a video response. Hopefully Jdavis will approve it.

[@synysterberto]

Great video! What do you recommend using to clean the stone? Thanks!

[@jamessagerjr7369]

Watching this in 2021 !! Love to get these spyderco stones for the edge pro ! Wonder if the double stuff would work if mounted to a blank ??

[@jdavis882]

For sure! I think it would just get loaded very quickly.

[@jamessagerjr7369]

@@jdavis882 got a another question. I’ve watched a bunch of videos on the edge pro vs wicked edge. Wondering if there are stones for the edge pro that are the same as wicked edge diamond stones. Wicked edge stones don’t dish out like EP stones. Plus WE stones don’t require water to use unlike EP stones. Have you heard of any ? Thanks for your reply ! Long time YT viewer !! Glad to see your still around !

[@X4CTO]

Word!

[@jdavis882]

I do normally hold it in a fashion similar to that, but it was kind of awkward in this vid due to the angle. Normally I pinch it between my thumb and middle finger, that gives me a ton of control and also keeps most of my hand/fingers out of the way. Hope I didn't step on your toes with the description/paypal thing. Just wanted to do my part to help out. :)

[@TonyRIKKI]

😮9 edge leading and 8 edge trailing strokes raised a burr, that steel must be made of playdough, I don't know if I ever got to hair whittling sharp with a micro bevel, or had hair whittling sharp blade with a factory edge, I've stropped factory edges to hair whittling sharp, I'm not saying it can't be done but I don't think I ever got there.😮

[@jdavis882]

Nah it was just a thin edge. The actual apex was much more acute than the 40 ish degrees on the I was sharpening at. So it only took a few strokes to throw on a 40 degree micro bevel.

[@irishedawg]

could u do a vid with a leatherman surge or charge and either the double stuff or the sharpmaker...please!! thanks

[@BonerWake]

can you also do this in EZE LAP double side diamond sharpener

[@sirmike2k10]

Nice video. I am new to sharpening and wanted to know your opinion on this question. Which one would you choose, the Spyderco Profile set 710MF or Double Stuff 303MF? And Why? Thx. Mike

[@thelockkk]

I tried to do what you did after the rope cutting vids with it, but I just can't get the angle right, messed up two chepos so far lol

[@jdavis882]

If the edge isn't damaged much then yes, but the edge was pretty much gone in this vid which necessitated the brown stone. :)

[@jdavis882]

I don't own a straight razor, but I think I might buy one just to demo with. That's what the donation money is for. :)

[@jdavis882]

Brother, don't apologize! I'm just another guy like you are. I will always take the time to respond if at all possible. :)

[@prda7]

nice tutorial :), what do you think, will this work with ZDP 189 steel too?

[@fatnotslim91]

Do you still use you sharpmaker? is it a part of your kit that goes unused given your various other systems?

[@trevorwilliams1783]

i got that same knife :) but the seat belt caught it and its at the bottom of my seat now lol

[@jdavis882]

I use "Bar Keepers Friend."

[@boombap420]

No worries ;)

[@phillipzz1]

Can you do a quick field sharpening video with only a SOG SH03-CP Fire Starter Sharpener?

[@boombap420]

id suggest powdered abrasive cleaner like ajax or something.... use a dish scrungie pad, or wutever the hell u call them lol.... just add a bit of water, so its more like a paste..... scrub them, rise them, and your done! P.S. you will learn to 'feel' a dirty stone when sharpening, its almost like the stone becomes too smooth, also like jdavis says, a dirty stone cuts much slower ;)

[@jdavis882]

All day.

[@jdavis882]

@daw162 Are you trying to say I can't sharpen?

[@dacasman]

Can't you use the leather pouch it came in as a strop?

[@r91976]

why didn't you use the leather case for stropping?

[@stevebrule6172]

I have a double stuff that i use to sharpen my plain edge delica, but i am going to get a tasman serrated blade, is it possible to use the edge of these stones to sharpen the serrations?

[@dkompolt1234]

+Steve Brule Probably not, it's a flat stone. The Sharpmaker does a good job with serrations, though.

[@daw162]

I guess the one dislike must be from land-o-lakes because you made the knife unsuitable for butter now.

[@LeaveYouT]

Hey Love the vids. Btw Can you shave your face with your sharpest edge? Not this edge here, but something that you would get from the WE maybe or a really steady freehand session? I find that I can't pass the (hanging hair test)HHT-4 on folders except for like 40% of the edge near the tip. So the rest of the choil area just catches and splits the hair or not even catching. Have you had this problem also?

[@jdavis882]

Just keep practicing. Go as slow as possible and really concentrate on keeping yourself rigid. Or, you can do the opposite of that and just do what comes naturally. Try both ways and see which works best.

[@Neonodex]

if i use Spyderco Double Stuff on gerber bear gryll ultimate fine edge or should i use other grit?

[@overdramaticloser8987]

Do u use the rough or smooth-ish side?

[@kessler003]

@ 6:12 "The ceramic stone cut fast, as long as they are clean" this may be a stupid question but... is there a special way to clean them? or just some water and a brush or something? thanks.

[@masterofpuppets2004]

Could those stones be used in an edge pro ?

[@regularhumanbeing5211]

I know that this may not be the best tool to sharpen for the S110V P3 I have, what are your thoughts about sharpening that knife with this stone? What I heard is that the stone will eat the vanadium up so I would ideally use a diamond stone which ill get but in the meantime I want to fix my edge as it is sharp, but when cutting paper it gets stuck a bit, actually quite often unless i wipe the blade after every slice.

[@jdavis882]

I often use this exact stone to sharpen up anything from s110v to maxamet, which makes s110v seem like 8cr13mov. I wouldn’t use this stone if your knife is dull, there are better choices. But if you’re just honing a little life back into the edge, then this stone is perfect!

[@regularhumanbeing5211]

@@jdavis882 yeah I realized angle is really really important, matching the bezel. My knife is very new so it's already sharp just wasn't cutting paper well. Kept getting snagged. I did some proper stroking on the ceramic side to fix edge a bit then I stropped with dia spray .5 micron on the smooth leather or suede it may be called it's the slick surface. Seemed to help a ton! Thanks for the feedback brother God bless 🙏

[@jdavis882]

Martin Djobadze awesome man, glad to hear you got it cutting cleanly again. That .5 micron diamond spray is something else. Depending on how dull a knife is I can bring back some pretty bad edges just from stropping on diamond. It’s really aggressive. Thanks for watching!

[@stun279]

what are your thoughts on using the sharpmaker to freehand?

[@thelockkk]

Can this be done with just the ultra fine sharpmaker rod? :)

[@jdavis882]

I can shave my face with my mediocre edges. My sharpest edges are along the lines of dropping a hair onto the edge and it breaking under its own weight. I find that I really have to thin the tip out a lot to get it screaming sharp. It seems like the thicker stock combined with the free hand motion makes it hard to get that part sharp without it being thin. That's just me though, it could be many different reasons.

[@NaihanchinKempo]

You may know this now but you can use a light gray card to fix the color on the camera..google grey card

[@scrubking]

Can you please review the Lansky Master's Edge sharpening system? I can't find any videos about it.

[@robertmunguia250]

Are there any stone holders that small for that type of stone? I have one and looking for one.

[@jdavis882]

I haven’t run across any unfortunately.

[@jojojaykay]

are the medium and fine grits the same as those on the sharpmaker?

[@bserieshatch1]

That's what I was thinking.

[@stevefields2395]

What model is that Kershaw?

[@anaklanun100]

Can i sharpener to leatherman wave and victorinox stainless stell..

[@bp-hx9ts]

Anak Lanun yes

[@KiloJuliet28]

will the stone last long?

[@danofiremano]

Why wouldn't you just use the back side of the pouch to strop the blade?

[@3thirty689]

the pointy end of the tip could grab a thread in the pouch and cut it. That being said I did burrow my buddies kabar leather sheath and used it on my bk2 because it comes with a kydex. It does work for minimal touch up when you're bored. (Sorry Dillz 😁)

[@muwuny]

Could you use the suede pouch as a strop?

[@jdavis882]

For sure!

[@EnfinityTech]

Could that sheath function as a strop?

[@SavageD1984]

Thats what i was thinking

[@quaxenleaf]

Yes, some have used it as such - say with green compound

[@MrFerretman11]

that's some soft steel...

[@xdadansx]

Can I sharpen zdp 189 steel with this sharpener?

[@kaizoebara]

Ahmad Dani You can sharpen any kind of steel with the Spyderco stones.

[@fatnotslim91]

are you sure, these things are like concrete re-bar down there