Great video! If you're like me, and are not confident in finding the correct angle to sharpen at, take a black sharpie and blacken the edge. When you take the first pass at sharpening, look at the edge and make sure you're removing all the sharpie line. It can tell you if you are high or low.
@jayvessel34444 жыл бұрын
Reported for knife abuse. I definitely wish I had known all of these techniques a long time ago, but I'm glad you're here to educate us Dan. Keep up the awesome work.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂🤦♂️I forgot knife abuse violates the community guidelines. Not of youtube, just life in general 🤦♂️
@xfreeworld45634 жыл бұрын
Really love that you’re filming all outside, feels so much more natural. Hope you’re staying safe in your travels!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! We are staying safe, thank you
@sirpanzalott40904 жыл бұрын
That was actually very helpful. Always hated combo blades because I could never get the teeth sharp. Actually might get one now
@fastfishtoo49912 жыл бұрын
I use dad's Spyderco issued to him for the first Gulf War as an Australian clearance diver. I keep it on me for work on tugboats and it's been immeasurably helpful, cutting all sorts of line, ropes, and cords. Now she's a bit rusty and blunt and needs some lovin'!
@knifeman11224 жыл бұрын
Today I found a very bad used fully serrated spyderco Atlantic salt at the pawn shop and I tried your method. AND IT WORKED SO BEAUTIFULLY!!! It took around 20 minutes to do so. Thank you for making this awesome video
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad it worked so well for you!
@OGjimbo4 жыл бұрын
Damn, only 4k views for all that work, KZbin is freaking tough these days. Thanks for the good info, really appreciate it.
@johnbauman40053 жыл бұрын
Ok, you posted there were 4K views a year ago. Today YT shows a bit over 1K. How does that happen? Serious question, IDK how YT works. Another thing...how do some folks put chapters in to their vids? Is there a YT tutorial or something? But to a question about sharpening serrated blades - some conflicting info on unidirectional vs bidirectional strokes with the sharpener. What are the arguments for/against either choice? Thanks! ATB!
@dragan32902 жыл бұрын
Top job and tutorial! I can't believe I never thought of sandpaper on serrated knife? I MacGyver everything in general! I'm getting old. Lol. Cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work 🙂👍👍👍
@edm28223 жыл бұрын
Great video! Great tip on finding used knives that need just a bit of work. I think serrated knives intimidate people that aren’t sure how to sharpen. I have my own method but you gave me a couple ideas to refine my technique. Thank you!
@Trollman_77 Жыл бұрын
Shut up Ed M.
@MastaT9 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this video. I know serrated blades are frowned upon in the knife community so asking for help on ways to sharpen them gets annoying. This definitely helps so thanks for sharing!
@GunsandGuitars9 ай бұрын
And I seriously don’t get it either. I’m a knife guy to the core and I love a good combo edge blade. But I’ve experienced the same friction in the knife community. Even today I started carrying a new plain edge knife I got, and already missed having a serrated portion. 🤷♂️
@torreyintahoe3 жыл бұрын
Great video bro. I like guns and guitars too, although I can't play electric guitar anymore because of hearing damage. I've been sharpening on the wicked edge for a long time and recently started a knife sharpening service. I'm very good with plain edges and scissors but have never done serrated edges. I'm getting a lot of requests for them so I'm going to give your method a go. Thanks
@lanceharriss90012 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the informative video...I really like combo edge knives the best..I cut alot of cardboard at work..Now I understand how to get the serrated section of my knives sharp!
@kriskhaira6 ай бұрын
Amazing. If I could only have one sharpening system even if I'm not on the move, I'd use this setup, because it can sharpen almost anything.
@TomGlm1172 жыл бұрын
Beautiful serrations. Gotta love the Harbor Freight special polish compound.
@DarkWing2274 Жыл бұрын
absolutely saving this for my new Milwaukee, i was stumped on how i would get the serrations
@Weemanfaescotland3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, Thanks for it. Kind regards James Fae (from) Scotland 🏴 part of the UK 🇬🇧 👍
@Pandizil Жыл бұрын
Man I liked the video at the end and almost didn't subscribe but then you busted it out the Kershaw shuffle and you got a subscription too! I bought that little knife like a year ago at a fishing shop I was working at and it really is a great little knife.
@sjoeld574 жыл бұрын
I have several Spyderco combo blade knives that need attention. Thanks for the timely video. Stay Safe.
@heidimayer76163 жыл бұрын
Sand paper, allen wrench - BRILLIANT! Thank You!
@SkyRCFanatic3 жыл бұрын
Those of you who prefer to always carry a plain edge: have you ever attempted to cut a wet rope, large cable-ties, thoroughly butcher a deer (cutting through cartillage, tendons, etc.), cut baling wire (that has gotten wrapped around a cow's leg), or cut your way out of a tall briar patch (where wounded deer always seem to locate themselves)? I've done all of these with my Benchmade Griptilian combo-edge- and it's never failed me yet. And I totally reject the thought that it is more difficult to sharpen. Have you heard of a diamond rod?? I sharpen the plain-edge part of my knives with a Lansky System, hit the serrations with a diamond rod (if needed), and then strop the plain-edge part. It takes me no more than 10-15 minutes per blade.
@user-vj3zm8bo2f3 ай бұрын
Not all of us process game on a daily basis or need to cut super abrasive materials. My plain edge knives have no problem with rope and I never really needed to cut zip ties or most of the other things mentioned.
@millibarman2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. So much conflicting advise out there (inter web …). For example: always thought back and forth was a no-no; away only on serrations, but your results speak for themselves.
@bdcochran014 жыл бұрын
1. thank you. 2. I have been doing the same thing for years - buying abused Spydercos and restoring them. All kinds of ways to get to a good result. I hadn't done the Dremel routine yet. However, I have all components.
@AOfuhSHO4 жыл бұрын
I'm loving all the knife videos Dan!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks aaron!
@rheath9892 жыл бұрын
Followed your advice and tried this on my spyderco endura 4 serrated. My knife was never abused.. only cut normal everyday things.. however it dulled as all knives do.. Blade just won't get sharp. Used grits from 320 to 800.. then Dremel polished.. knife is shiny but dull as hell.. 😭
@Laszlo-Szabo11 ай бұрын
This was sooooo satisfying to watch 🤩
@docwillis14433 жыл бұрын
Great video, very helpful. I also have an endura 4 combo edge, my edc since I bought it 6 years ago. Great knives.
@Thundercloud_Jackson4 жыл бұрын
I have a black talion II cold steel it will take me forever to sharpen but no one around me can do it. This is super helpful
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Cold steel serrations are really hard to sharpen because of the really fine tiny serrations. I usually just do the sandpaper on the bigger ones and go straight to the polish on the finer ones. Nothing cuts like cold steel serrations though!
@mark64tanner4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving me another job to attend to 😉 Stay safe mate (sure you are) and all the best to you and your's.
@ganvansamkar10667 ай бұрын
Awesome video thanks a lot. Grtz from the surgeon
@gingebrien2408 Жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial. I’ve stayed away from re sharpening my serrated knives. I see now how foolish that was. All ya need is patience and time. 😀
@richszmal16534 жыл бұрын
One tool you can use for the sandpaper is a folding set of torx bits since their all round like a screwdriver and diferent sizes to fit the teeth.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@brunorojas39923 ай бұрын
But aren't they hexagonal or have a shape other than smooth round , wouldn't that affect?
@bhshakari2 жыл бұрын
Perfect tutorial video, thank you!
@OMGWUNSIU3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips, most helpful video
@raymondwilliams26094 жыл бұрын
I just wish I had found your channel sooner! Thanks for your help! Subscribed! 😷🤗❤️👍✌️🤘👋
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub! Glad to have you around!
@123Ir0nman4 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed to figure out how to sharpen the serrations on my chisel! How are you guys dealing with the lock-down thing with you being on the road and all that?
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks razman. We are doing good, we found a good secluded campground to hang out at until this blows over
@123Ir0nman4 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars Good to hear! I heard camper reservation numbers have spiked like crazy everywhere!
@Young007 Жыл бұрын
Great video bro!
@michaell_co4 жыл бұрын
Nice! Waiting for the 2020 top budget IEMs!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Haha it’s coming! I’ve been testing tons of them
@Sylencer19824 жыл бұрын
Hey, Dan. Our household mostly shops online for, well, just about everything, so there's always a metric sh!t-ton of cardboard to process. I actually prefer a straight edge for it, but I found a trick: Don't cut the cardboard perpendicular, but at a 45* angle. This way, when the thickness of the blade tries to push the cardboard away (as it's kinda required to do) the cardboard's not being pushed into *more* cardboard beside it. Makes it a *TON* easier to cut through large quantities of it.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
I agree on both your points, a *sharp* straight edge is better. My issue is that if I waste my sharp straight edge on things like cardboard, rope, zip ties, etc, then I won’t have that sharp blade for more delicate tasks like opening a letter or package, etc. the serrations just keep the hard miles off my plain edge. And as for 45 degree angle, definitely agree, if you can always use that angle, which is not always true depending on why you’re cutting the cardboard in the first place
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Also, I hope your guitar wiring is going well!
@Sylencer19824 жыл бұрын
It's going about as well as you saw last time. I put in the hole for the volume pot now; it was pretty cramped, but I think I'll be able to manage. Still gotta shield the hell out of it, though; that's a *lot* of little bitty wires that I bet will be an induction nightmare.
@stevejette23292 жыл бұрын
If I didn't know that YOU were making this video, I would think it was me. LOVE the Lansky !! And the blue tool. ALSO use a 10 power jewelers eye lupe. Best tool I own. I also buy Goodwill and thrift store knives, clean them and sharpen, then gift them. Just got a $3 Goodwill "5.11" EDC. I will be keeping that one. Next day I found a 7" Henkels German santoku. LIKE NEW. $190 knife for $20. I'll keep that one also. People often know their subject but not videography. Lighting, camera angles, sound, script, etc. And I had NO complaints about yours. SUB !
@GunsandGuitars2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@stevejette23292 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars Wait. ... YOU are thanking ME ???
@toddflowers80524 жыл бұрын
Good stuff Dan ! I hope you and yours are doing well !
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Todd! Hoping the same for you and yours!
@budmcnelson4 жыл бұрын
That was a great video, Dan! Thank you.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thank you bud!
@tex243 жыл бұрын
Very useful video. Thanks.
@TheOnlyGuyWithASword Жыл бұрын
Hey there, I love your videos. I am pretty new to knife sharpening and was trying to sharpen the blade on my Leatherman Wingman. I was wondering if it is required to use the polishing compound, or can you get by with just the sandpaper? Thanks.
@causeandeffectparalysis35064 жыл бұрын
very useful.. thanks Chief..
@keithsmith98894 жыл бұрын
Sweet. Cool tips!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Keith!
@fredjohnson98564 жыл бұрын
"no special tools required!" - spends first part of video using a special tool....
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
No special tools for sharpening. The special tool was for reprofiling a damaged blade.
@Venom52604 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars so you needed a special tool
@nflmixo93573 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars That’s called click bait disliked
@AlbeDarned893 жыл бұрын
You could just use a courser sandpaper, like 80 or 60...
@MultiVance1233 жыл бұрын
@@Venom5260 “No special tools for sharpening.” The keyword in this sentence is “sharpening.”
@IlliniDog014 жыл бұрын
I always loved combo edge knives. All my OG Delicas had them. Hard to find decent pocket knives with the combo edge now a days.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
I have a combo edge delica. It’s awesome. And I agree that there’s not a lot of combo edge options these days! It’s really sad.
@jackdunn44633 жыл бұрын
If you look online almost every spyderco knife has a combo and full serration option. Tons to choose from
@OMGWUNSIU3 жыл бұрын
Bench made Knives in Oregon. Substantially better than decent.
@bigviper646 ай бұрын
My shop has a LOT of different sized Nails..I like the idea, not sure where I can get the polishing compound tho.
@peterchamplin87674 жыл бұрын
Great video as always.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks peter!
@timsummers8703 жыл бұрын
Good work!
@ianseymour40664 жыл бұрын
Love your videos man, everything I love on one channel. I gotta say tho, if you had a version of the guns and guitar shirt but with a rickenbacker 4001 shape instead of a flying V thatd be sick. Still a great shirt from a great content creator tho, keep up the work!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the idea Ian! I’m might just make one like that!
@franbarnaby76382 жыл бұрын
The abuse was hard to see.. great info and channel
@EvilSSP Жыл бұрын
All you really need is a Spyderco Sharpmaker. It may qualify as a "special tool" but it works perfectly and you can use it on all your knives. Those tapered diamond rods are garbage and will do more harm to serrations than good. The Sharpmaker will give you razor edges every time.
@emonge910411 ай бұрын
Hi Thanks, I really enjoyed your video and all the information you shared. I'm a newbie and trying to learn, my question is... When the blade is a black DLC will the process be the same or there's some extra steps? The knife is an Old Gen Native from Spyderco and I really want to get the blade to factory edge razor sharp. Thanks in advance for your help and feedback. Rock on 🤘🏾🤘🏾
@JohnKrieger2 жыл бұрын
Super helpful!!
@Kevin-nr9lj4 жыл бұрын
Watching these knife sharpening videos makes me want to buy one :D
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Hold out a little bit. I have a video coming on the best budget blades!
@DavidLuger3 жыл бұрын
What do you think of wet and dry sandpaper with water or oil for knife sharpening? Thanks for the tips. The garage is waiting.
@eranhoffman61794 жыл бұрын
Did you tried sharpening with whetstones, and if so can you recommend a set. Btw love your vids!!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Personally I don’t care for whetstones. My favorite set of stones is the lansky deluxe set
@jpad470 Жыл бұрын
I felt almost physical pain when he started sawing the rock 😆
@flushot6513 Жыл бұрын
I could see both in one for finer cuts your gonna use the tip for precise cuts and then use serrated for tougher cuts
@dancrumbo59224 жыл бұрын
Do you have a vid about sharpening plain edge?
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Yes I have a whole series on it!
@joejones95203 жыл бұрын
"accusharp"sharpener, 10 dollars, cant go wrong.
@Boomer84043 жыл бұрын
No gonna lie, I screamed with pain and hatred inside when I saw you abusing that blade!!! I had strong feelings of wanting to punch you in the nuts. However, nicely done bringing it back!!!
@jesusgrande18814 жыл бұрын
Wow that scratching on the rock in the start made me cringe, good content tho!
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that was pretty hard for me to do too. But I was able to save it!
@battube44tqs3 жыл бұрын
That part was so wrong lol! I had to look away and I don't even flinch when I see an athlete break a bone or something 😂
@elijahmorrison47582 жыл бұрын
Oh cool its the exact same knife im trying to sharpen
@842qwery3 жыл бұрын
Great info. Yoda man!
@brucev66423 жыл бұрын
Do you use the Dremel on your flat edged knives when sharpening to polish the edge?
@bobonysko31672 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion of Veff Serrations? How do you add those to a knife without serrations (assuming you like them)? Thank you!
@DragonofLimerick4 жыл бұрын
Very cool, now no one will touch our toilet paper!! Lol
@frankjgornickjr36763 жыл бұрын
And many people say you're not supposed to go both ways when sharpening!
@realjester4 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool
@t.m29333 жыл бұрын
By chance do you have a video on putting a RAZOR TYPE EDGE on a small Ax?
@brunorojas39923 ай бұрын
Those round pocket stones at the hardware store worked wonders. I did a circle motion clockwise on the edge and got it razor sharp.
@VICTORYOVERNEPTUNE4 жыл бұрын
nice thanks
@nishantverma9432 жыл бұрын
But serrated edge can't be sharpen to and fro...it's only towards downwards.
@jetsimmer Жыл бұрын
Great video thx. What Blade Steel are you sharping on this Endura? I am considering the purchase of an Endura 4 (fully serrated) in K390. But can you sharpen K390 with Sand Paper?
@GunsandGuitars Жыл бұрын
Mine was vg-10, but if it can be sharpened with a stone then it can be sharpened with sandpaper!
@RAFAEL-haufo Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@hawkeyerichardson50264 жыл бұрын
What kind of sandpaper? Regular, carbide, or something else?
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Regular! The stuff you already have! I’m sure any will work fine
@rmax23 жыл бұрын
Excellent :)
@John-jq2hf Жыл бұрын
What if I can only get one piece of sand paper will it work
@GunsandGuitars Жыл бұрын
Use a fine grit and it will certainly help
@metubeusercom2 ай бұрын
Subbed
@spiritualwarriorhealer61542 жыл бұрын
Guns, Guitars & knifes.
@zone88483 жыл бұрын
I think most ppl should just start and end with rolling sandpapers
@harveybeekerthegreysquirre82622 жыл бұрын
I know cold steel serrated knives have a slightly different serration size
@GunsandGuitars2 жыл бұрын
“Slightly” is quite an understatement! Haha
@harveybeekerthegreysquirre82622 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars I'm not real familiar with trying to sharpen The Serrated Cold steel Blades but i have seen them compared to other companies that have Serrated Blades.
@harveybeekerthegreysquirre82622 жыл бұрын
I'm still a Semi newbie to the World of Knife sharpening. I've been practicing though. I just don't have the kind of money to go Messing up a expensive Knives. And I've noticed that some local flea markets have raised their prices too on the used knives ..
@frithsteadfarm9043 жыл бұрын
Not the ROCK 😳🤣🤣🤣
@MrDDiRusso6 ай бұрын
SPYDERCO SHARPMAKER
@joejones95203 жыл бұрын
I reshape serrations into regular blade, hate em.
@robertspicer29476 ай бұрын
drill bits
@lukesouthworth93104 жыл бұрын
Wow can i mail u all my knifes lol
@shonuffisthemaster2 жыл бұрын
you had me untill you completely rounded off the edge by buffing it lol. if anything, serrations need to be more aggressive, not less.
@GunsandGuitars2 жыл бұрын
Have you tried it? You might be surprised
@shonuffisthemaster2 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars ive rounded over edges with too much stropping pressure before, if that's what you mean. u can get a nice hair popping edge that way, but it looses all its aggressiveness for many tasks, i feel its a "false sharp". best example is cutting meat. ive had hair popping edges that just glide over a chicken brest and can barely cut it.
@lapinus4 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I have a question for you, it's not related to the video though (guitar kit question). Could you make a guide on how to convert a tune o matic style bridge (with the stopbar/tailpiece) to a floyd rose bridge? I have this pitbull guitars jk-1 kit and I would really like to have a tremolo there, but while the bigsby tremolo may be a cheap option, I would like to move the tremolo up. I know there's the floyd rose FRX tremolo made for tune o matic style guitars, but 250 euros for a 130 euro kit? Hell nauh. And there aren't any chinese copies for cheap. Now, if I wanted a Flying V/King V style guitar with a floyd I'd buy a kit from guitar fetish, but the shipping is around 100 dollars (around 85 euros) so I wouldn't really consider that. Last question, could your fender 6 screw to floyd rose bridge conversion video be any useful for this? I mean the routin is the same, but IDK, you are the expert here :D. Anyways, thank you so much for your awesome videos.
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
That’s a good question. I’m wanting to do that myself on an es335 style kit I have. I’ll think it through and see what I come up with!
@lapinus4 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars ohhh nice man! Cant wait for that video to come out :).
@jbw59234 жыл бұрын
Dan, you used that polish "as a strop". Could I use mothers polish like I do on my feed ramps? Or would it be better to use my green strop chalk?
@GunsandGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Either will do fine, mothers is great, but it’s a little soft so it might take a bit more elbow grease
@jbw59234 жыл бұрын
@@GunsandGuitars thanks.
@ZEBULON1814 ай бұрын
I love fun and I have no money
@jeffreypircher50954 жыл бұрын
lol totally using a chopstick
@JZStudiosonline3 жыл бұрын
Why say factory razor sharp? I've never seen a factory razor sharp serrated edge on anything. Seems like at best they cut the grooves with a wheel at maybe 240.
@FPSNovaS4 жыл бұрын
Good vid but... that knife may be a fake.... that could and would explain being dull and cheap. Also there is a lot of fakes out there
@BecauseHeLives394 жыл бұрын
Second!
@frankjgornickjr36763 жыл бұрын
You cannot sharpen your knife out in the field in the woods like that!
@bigbadstretch13yrago3 жыл бұрын
Man seriously... you said that you could ‘even use Allen keys’ to wrap the sandpaper around to sharpen the *round* serrations. Think for a minute, what shape are Allen keys (hex keys?) This is some kinda good advice but I call complete BS on that😉
@GunsandGuitars3 жыл бұрын
Did you try it? If you did you would know that two or three turns of sandpaper will shape that hex into a circle. Please don’t knock ideas till you try them.