How I Sharpen My Knives With Close-Ups

I show how I sharpen my knives on a daily / weekly basis. This set up is exactly what I have been using for the last year. If you do not have a lot of time but still want a SUPER sharp knife, this knife sharpening set up is highly recommended.
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Time stamps:
00:00 intro
00:12 pre sharpened edge up close
00:42 Sharpening stone used
01:02 Strop used
01:24 Starting the sharpening process
01:40 VERY IMPORTANT
03:40 The burr up close
04:18 Removing the burr
06:13 Trick for removing the burr
06:36 Sharpened edge up close
07:43 Paper towel test
07:59 outro
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About⬇️
Hi, Im Alex, im a knife maker and KZbinr, based out of southern Pennsylvania and my youtube channel is Outdoors55. This channel started as an outdoor backpacking channel, but quickly grew into a knife/ knife making channel. Everything I do on my channel is family friendly. I primarily focus on knife / knife making videos but occasionally throw in something different. Thank you for watching!😀
For entertainment only. I am not, and will not be held responsible for anyone re-enacting/ duplicating anything seen in these videos. Do so at your own risk. Do not duplicate anything seen in this video. Unless you are an adult responsible for your own decisions. Thanks
All my videos are copyright protected and not for sale.

[@OUTDOORS55]

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[@govanahkwoemoe194]

It is great to see you upload just after I finished working out

[@brocifer5264]

can you make a video about sharpening with tools that "everybody" has like a benchgrinder and a polishing wheel?

[@chris181rt1]

Great to see you again.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@brocifer5264 you dont sharpen with a bench grinder man. Dis-respecting the knife bro. Honestly. Why would ya?

[@PaHeTbI4]

Hi there. Love your videos. I believe you make the most profound knife-sharpening content. I've got a question, though. Will this setup (the diamond stone) work with cheap kitchen knives? Like, I believe, with those which haven't been heat treated. I have a different cheap self made setup (with sand paper), if you're interested, I can share the build )

[@AfraidOfLight]

I missed these kind of videos so much and I can’t wait for you to start making knives from scratch again!

[@maddscientist1644]

Same here!

[@DragonHeart5150]

Me too.

[@DavidEllis]

You are a fantastic teacher. Thank you for going over the sharpening process in detail!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks for the kind words 👊

[@DarkestVampire92]

At this point, Spyderco employees shudder when the hear the name Outdoors55. When they wake up at night, then its because they felt a coffee mug being scraped across their knives.

[@michaelmosley254]

Good to see you back

[@bizzidy]

My son sent his knife back to Spyderco to get it sharpened. It came back and the blade was “good” at best. It was useable but nothing like your super sharp. Impressive

[@LrdwEDC]

Great vid! Thanks 😊

[@benwiley3962]

I didn't realize I had been carrying around 8 or so months of knife geekery deprivation on my shoulders until it just fell off...great to see you back at it and looking forward to many more!

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Eight or more months, oh my. I would recommend knife geekery micro dosing on a daily basis, and some shoulder stretching exercises. 🤪

[@adanma17]

Sweet mother of God he's back with a banger 😁

[@DenBed]

Good God... It's been so long since i last saw a video from you in this format...So happy that everything is finally returning to normal

[@titanium162]

I am a woodworker by trade and I have to sharpen all of my edge tools on a regular basis. This is an excellent introduction to sharpening and something i wish someone had shown me this when I first started. It is really important to understand the mechanics of what is actually going on at the edge of your blade.

[@NeevesKnives]

Glad to see you back! 👊🏻 one of these days If your willing I’d be honored to have you on one of my lives

[@OUTDOORS55]

For sure! Working with limited internet connection due to moving but soon as i am up and running i am down 👍👍

[@NeevesKnives]

@@OUTDOORS55 👊

[@MrEric0822]

Already looking forward to that live. Suggestion: Each of you sharpen a knife while chatting.

[@scottdunbar4898]

"Mom...Dad's shaving his arms again!" Good stuff Alex. Thanks.

[@cfltitan]

😂 I had to start on my legs because my wife was freaking out and telling me I looked like I had mange on my arms.

[@dorito_mauller]

Thank God your back.

[@kinda_cold_in_the_closet]

I love that it's so simple. No power tools required. I love this method!

[@scarz1951]

If I had known this vid was so good I'd have saved it for my chemo session Monday.

[@Sonny_V]

All the Best in your fight! Hang In There.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Prayers sent your way! Its a fight you will win! Stay strong my friend 👊👊

[@thunderstumpges1475]

Glad to have you back! Your instructional videos have been by far the most helpful for me to learn hand sharpening of my knives, and I think I'm finally getting it! Oh and your strop is amazing! I bought one and the yellow compound. It worked great!

[@chaderosiers]

I gotta say, I’ve missed the videos. Glad to see you back at it

[@jonathang.5092]

Glad to see you back! The house renovation is strangely compelling too.

[@cruiser4116]

Thanks for coming back. Your vids are exceptionally well made, educational and make knife sharpening a much easier endeavor. Looking forward to all your future vids...

[@Shinkuro]

Good to see you again, always happy to watch you work.

[@Kwaark]

I love your sharpening vids, you are proving the fact that you don't need 10 expensive stones, just one stone, one strop and a lot of practice ! love it !

[@chrisjones5965]

Great vid. Short, sweet, and to the point. Learned a lot about sharpening from your other vids and even picked up a strop a couple years ago. This was a good refresher. The tight zoom in on the edge helps understand what's actually happening. Thanks!

[@STruple12]

Ah yes, our man is back at making knife videos. I missed these, thanks!

[@jamesmcglynn7648]

Welcome back Outdoors55 , good to see you back on again , thanks for taking the time doing this video here , seriously well done as usual !!

[@scottshevy8668]

Glad to see you back! Great video as always!

[@capivaraofwar]

Welcome back. I made a knife couple of days ago and took it with me on a hunt and it was a success. everyone liked it and liked how sharp it was and it's all thanks to you knife making videos. Success and we're glad to have you back

[@jeremyfox2977]

You have taught me how to sharpen my knives I’m not that good at it but can definitely see a difference from my earlier attempts. Your video helped me where others just confused me and wrecked my edges, THANK U

[@j.k.7807]

Wow, I can't believe that I missed this video when it came out. Alex, welcome back to the knife world. I've really missed these videos. I took your advice to heart and made myself a strop. Since then I went from never having stropped before to stropping everything that I sharpen. I also strop my EDC regularly. I've learned that a few quick afterwork passes can keep my blade honed for weeks between sharpenings. Thank you for all your help and advice. I really hope you get a new workshop set up and look forward to seeing your future videos.

[@patrikschmidt7447]

a year ago i had no idea how to sharpen properly, i was using a shit lansky diamond set. i found your videot. i bought some whetstones and now i can make my edges hair splitting sharp. now i even sharp my straight razors. Thanks you very much i love your channel

[@ickyconcrete5370]

Really enjoyed that, educational (learnt some of the subtleties) and relaxing!

[@01Tubee]

Glad you are back. Thanks for the video. I learned something new. Blessings!

[@mjsisti1]

So glad to see you making videos again.

[@kelvinsullivan6299]

Enjoy all your content. Glad to see you back..

[@richardelliott9511]

Glad you're back, looking fofward to some good new content and yes watching your house come along is good content as long as YOU are the one doing it. Please keep in mind, and I suspect I speak for many of your viewers, that there are plenty of other knifey channels out there but we like you and your attitudes and your approach to what you do in the knife world but that also carries over to other aspects of life too. So... I'll be here watching pretty much anything you put out...

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks for the support 🙏

[@johnlangrehr]

Sharping is something i constantly stuggle with. Thanks for the video! Good to see you making new content!

[@samsokach582]

Love those macro shots! Super sweet perspective.

[@MrCicatrix13]

Dude! So glad you're back! Great content as usual. You make sharpening seem attainable to a novice like myself. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@KhaledAli-dk3zc]

Glad to see you post again 👍🏻👍🏻

[@zemad2]

Agreed !

[@GerryRR]

Thanks to creators like you I've decided to buy a few basic tools I was missing to try and make knives. Just a file set and a bench vise, ordered a few feet of 1084 so we'll see how it goes. I don't know that I'll ever have a shop like yours, but it's not your shop that makes you as talented as you are. Thanks for helping to teach me and make me feel like I can give this a shot!

[@das_gruuben]

Glad to see knifemaking videos again!

[@perrytheplatypus7403]

This is a great video about the nuts and bolts of sharpening and using a strop. It was fantastic to see the edge with at the near microscopic level. I’m just getting back into fine tuning my knives and am learning a lot from your fun videos. Highly recommended.

[@christopherconrad5746]

Welcome Back in the game! Good to see you with a knife again...

[@jayg7890]

You always make it look so easy! With such excellent results! 👌🏻

[@dirtmcgirt6769]

Great work! Great video! Can’t wait to see what you have coming!

[@funnydog7817]

I’m glad to see you come back, been wanting to watch your process and your commentary

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Great video, sharpening techniques, and advice, thanks, Alex & Josh!

[@thingsibuild7534]

Always good to see one of your knife videos. You helped me simplify my knife sharpening, comes out much sharper also.

[@darkinday9388]

Another great video, glad you're back.

[@MrBearbait75]

Helping the algorithm.... Like the magnified closeups. Makes it more understandable.

[@TotalCATNIP]

I've missed these videos. Glad you're back! We want more knife making videos too.

[@stevenlachance8576]

Glad to see you’re back!

[@ericmoore2236]

So glad you're back ☺️

[@olmanoutlaw]

Can't wait for you to get all settled and back into the groove of the glorious knife videos.

[@fawazalazmi8313]

good to have you back

[@rvnerd7671]

Glad to see you back! Love your content.

[@tonyhaltmar5982]

Among the best content I’ve seen, period. Thanks!!!

[@ajwilson313]

Thank you for moving the light around!! Not many people think of the little things like this. Thanks again! Great video!

[@kjkblade69]

Welcome back! Thanks great video.

[@USAUSAM82]

Yay! The bands gettin back to.... He's *back!* 😎👍

[@JurisKankalis]

One of the few channels where simplicity does not mean horrific video production. Well done, greetings from Latvia and keep... yeah man, keep sharpening those knives!

[@paulmclaughlin4718]

So glad you are back to making videos

[@mikemorrison5542]

Glad you're back. My favorite knife sharpening channel by far. Short, sweet, and to the point.

[@zarasdad100]

Man I sure did miss these videos!! Thank you brother

[@Bursti_]

I am so happy you're uploading again. I think I speak for a lot of people here but we can watch just about anything you make.

[@peheather]

great to see you back making content

[@000207poosh]

You’ve been a huge inspiration. Thank you so much!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks my friend 🙏👍👊

[@saintofchelseathomascarlyl5713]

one of my favorite videos of all time

[@redryder1271]

I love watching your video’s, you have absolutely changed the way I sharpen my knives! Thank you for making amazing videos!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks! Glad you got something out of them🙂👍👊

[@pfolvig]

Hey mate, hi from Australia. Awesome demo, after years of buying sharpeners including the Apex Pro and Lansky, this is now my main go to method. The explanation is spot on and was the final click that made hand sharpening possible for me. Thanks and all the best.

[@DragonHeart5150]

Good to see you back. 🙂

[@johncrain4591]

Glad you’re back!

[@Kilorelv]

Just got into forging and knife making (so learned wood working, and currently learning forging.. not too great by any means). I needed to learn to sharpen better and this was absolutely perfect, thank you!

[@MTknives]

Looks good, great shots!

[@cidine1950]

Love your vids man. Glad your back

[@SpartaksLV]

The king is back! 💪🏼

[@philiphy5759]

Finally you're back ! :D can't wait for your future content !

[@kevinsorensen367]

Love your straight forward, regular, yet knowledgeable, person content, and here's to the yt algorithm 👍

[@charlesroberts9675]

Glad to see you back with knife videos, although I did enjoy the remodeling ones.

[@bizzidy]

Great to have you back making vids. I’ve always enjoyed your vids. I am also inspired by your ability to sharpen an edge so precisely. I’ve worked in stones and just can’t seem to keep the bevel angle just right. I have had to cheat and go to the Lansky sharpener.

[@couchsurferdude3873]

Can't wait to see your new material

[@nickparf3688]

Awesome seeing you back! Anxious to get more technical videos!

[@stevekushman3030]

Nice video and great to see you back. Sharpening tips are always welcome and appreciated.

[@G_Thor]

Hi!! Your sharpening videos do not get old for me. Keep on keepin on.

[@codyt7714]

Happy you are back! Looking forward to some new videos👍

[@hddm3]

I love my strop. Very high quality. Thanks again

[@joekurtz8303]

Thanks , any of these videos I watch to sharpen my skills and blades⚔

[@joannearduin7801]

So glade to see you, and love your knife sharpening videos. Very helpful

[@dillonbridge]

Nice to see ur content, been missing it for the past few months

[@jeremyhanisch1241]

so cool to see you active again. Good luck man

[@irishokiefool]

Thanks for the video, welcome back brother!

[@earlearl8850]

I truly appreciate your help! I'm trying to learn how to sharpen my knives and friends . You are a Super instructor!

[@loudogthedog]

Good to see you back bro keep up the good work dude

[@chriscornette7780]

Glad ur back bro! Good video, keep em coming!

[@sleazy1drache]

Cool to habe you back!

[@symons666]

Brilliant as always mate !

[@jasonandhillary]

I'm glad you're making videos again

[@thedetective8150]

Every time I think of buying a knife-sharpening system, Alex reminds me through his knife-sharpening videos to focus and practice my free hand sharpening skills.

[@sabotagesavant5277]

Yay ! Loved seeing you doing a sharpening video again. That is what made me a subscriber back when I didn't sub to anybody. Still gonna watch the house videos but Yeah KNIVES !

[@courier11sec]

This is a bold new direction for a home improvement channel to take with their videos. Watching to see how this work out with great interest. 😄

[@wootks]

Glad you are back at it. I need to catch up on your recent videos.

[@LittleSweed]

There is something about you that I really don't like can't put my finger on it but there is some thing BUT however I'm still watching and listening to everything you say and do because you have a good point knowledge and your a rather good teacher.

[@isaacm5339]

keep it up man