Ray Mears - How to sharpen a knife in the field, Bushcraft Survival

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Ray Mears shows his preferred method of sharpening a knife when in the field, using a Fallkniven DC4 whetstone.
This clip comes from the DVD extras of Ray Mears Bushcraft Survival Series 2.

[@metropolized5343]

Who else is learning this for the first time in 2020? Thank you Ray!

[@arlokootz3545]

Me!!

[@s.e.hebert7307]

2022

[@squatchmaster5000]

Its actually very handy to bring a small diamond/ ceramic sharpener into the wild with you. No different than bringing a lighter or matches for a fire, it serves its purpose well.

[@CanItAlready]

The advice is often to lay the knife flat on the stone, then raise the spine as you move the blade forward until the edge starts to bit into the stone, and then lower the spine just a bit and try to hold that angle. Some people also color the edge bevel with a sharpie marker so that they can see if they're getting the right angle.

[@JackNPag]

Hello and many thanks, dear Mr.Mear! I appreciate your valuable advises as well as your unexplicable funny British accent! I am going to get all of your movies on Survival/bushcraft. Kindest regards from Siberia! Smooth trails and good hunting out there! Peace out, Pavel.

[@harryunderwood4307]

the knife Ray Mars is using is a Whitby knife which can be found on the Ronnie Sunshine's website for about £25 it is listed under bushcraft knives and is called whitby sheath knife have a look at it

[@ILmoriz33]

i have that fallkniven dc4 diamond stone and it works beautifully i love it

[@bigfootbushcraft7063]

Thank you so much for taking time.to share cheerz!

[@Huztl]

Very impressive! I definitely learned something by watching this video.

[@Stoogemeister420]

very good video. simple, to the point, and he tells the type of whetstone in the vid description

[@whiskeyriver4322]

Be aware, that the diamond side of this stone will wear out after only about five or six sessions, and be left basically useless afterwards because the diamond abrasive has been worn away. The new Fallkniven "CC4" stone is much more successful, durable, longer lasting; as it has a double ceramic working area, one medium side, and one fine.

[@gearnutjimsmith15]

Excellent. Check out his full sharpen with Water stones vid too.

[@harryesteves387]

Liked the feathering at the end !!!

[@horrorhouse16]

very nice and clear video. thanks!

[@sc00ny]

It's a Lars Falt designed knife. Made by Stefan Aberg, called the Swedish Army Survival Instructors Knife. A sort of ancestor to the Fallkniven F1

[@ScottsUtubeWorld]

Yes, I just bought one from DLT Trading. It's the Fallkniven diamond/ceramic stone.

[@Carole.P]

I really enjoyed that, thank you

[@Fretfeeler]

That's true even with a Scandi grind knife, although in that case you usually end up with a convex edge which works great too.

[@russkysalamander5983]

thanks for a great video

[@Redalien68]

Just got this stone today the fallkniven dc4 to use with the fallkniven f1 knife and it works very well im very happy with the stone was going to get the japanese water stones but as i only have two knives to sharpen when im out in the woods i didnt see the point in paying to much and the dc4 cost me £13.95 and i can carry it around with my mini strop was only use to a old oilstone before but the dc4 is well worth getting my other knife is a old buck knife with a 3" blade its sharper now :)

[@enzymex888]

Got the dc3 gonna try it out while fishing today :)

[@passthebreadsauce]

So much hate for Ray on here, and everyone seems to know better. Ray may now be a tv personality making money, but long before this he was just joe schmoe going into the woods and getting firsthand experience. The knife sharpening he shows here isn't what is optimal, it's what you can when you're in the bush to give your knife that extra edge (pun intended). This technique will work just fine. Of course there are better ways.

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

...not a genius here...but if you were to bring...2 MORE small nails, you'd have 4....making sure the sharpening stone doesn't go anywhere....not a genius and all but just pointing that out, seems little weird you'd bring nails and not just bring enough to make it not move at all.

[@recycled3654]

The nail thing may not be necessary if his knife was scandi. You can practically sharpen them in the dark like around campfire light.

[@michalurbanful]

Mark Tong: Exactly! PS: Why the FUCK didn't KZbin make some better discussion system yet?!

[@carlomac]

Mark Tong if you pay attention you will see the nails are lower than the top of the sharpening surface

[@kevinrowe3936]

I have seen nothing hateful said here.

[@kevinrowe3936]

I find cutting stone one of the most relaxing things to do. 😀

[@88stretched]

got a subscriber out of me, top tips! love the nail idea.

[@Need4Steam]

Perfect technic! I sharpen all my knives this way!

[@markthomas4594]

Good vid I use my stones but once the knifes weight cuts paper you normally only need to run them on a steel I have used fence wire to touch up a blade worked ok ,love your videos Ray

[@baderalkhalili2071]

Nice video mr mears

[@AW-xv7dq]

Class response at the end

[@waskozoids]

Woodlore knife, Brombeer Blätter und Tee. •Blade length: 110 mm 4,33 inch •Overall length: 220 mm 8,66 inch •Blade thickness: 4 mm 0.157 inch •Weight (without sheath): 178 g •Steel: 01 High Carbon Tool Steel •Hardness: 57-58 hRc

[@MacCairnie]

Beautiful feathering.

[@Fuzzllmao]

Hey, great Video. But I would like to know what materials i can use when i have just my knive and nothing else..

[@christiaankleinhaus7992]

Thanks for the video mnr mears

[@funsharx]

Looks almost exactly like my schrade 130T old timer. The usa made 130T are getting hard to find since they don't make them anymore. This knife looks like a fine replacement for it if I ever lose it. Almost exact pattern

[@kaltonian]

Beautiful

[@braselforge]

where can you get a small stone like that? or any good stone that is double sided that small

[@G36Jeff]

What's his channel where I can find his wet stone vids. There's so many

[@JimTheSpartan1996]

Would you use the same technique with a carbon steel sword? Or would you move the whetstone across the sword instead of the blade across the stone?

[@assassin616]

Good one....

[@SQUIZZLER24]

It's not much of a help for sharpening a really dull blade, but the Birch Bracket fungus can be dried (leave it for about two weeks or heat over a fire gently to dry it out) and used to strop a blade to a fine standard. As for getting it to the point where it can be stropped to begin with, I would hazard a guess maybe using fine silt or sand from the bottom of a river? There are also smooth rocks in rivers that seem similar to the texture of a whetstone. Perhaps something like a sheet of slate?

[@AlcoholicPapi]

It's sort of a way of life. It's the challenge of it. It's useful to know the stuff, even if there are modern conveniences. It's an art form. Some people enjoy working on cars, even though they could bring it into a shop. Some people enjoy creating fire out of nothing, even though they could use a fire. It's a lot of fun.

[@airsoftjunky007]

Check out BushcraftOnFire's video "Knife Sharpening Without Tools." And for the diy crowd "Bushcraft, Sharpening a knife in the field: sand paper method, Wilderlore" from Wilderlore.

[@TheZazul666]

how long does a stone like that last?

[@jamescooper2618]

The real secret is common sense. Don't let your knife get dull. You should be polishing the edge often. You should only need the fine grit side, and it goes quicker than a full sharpening too. All knives need to be real sharp at all times.

[@TheWoomax]

James Cooper If you have enough time to hone your edge often enough to keep it razor sharp, it simply means that you're playing with your toy-knife rather than working with it ! :D

[@jamescooper2618]

TheWoomax

[@devinwong8238]

What is a good cheap knife besides a mora knife and a marttini

[@marshallfairbanks2486]

What's the stone he uses

[@radioactiveraddish]

Does anyone know where I may but the knife he uses?

[@johnruuu6987]

Ray is an expert and a master communicator. I would really like to know what exact knife he has and is using in this vid. It appears to be exactly what I would want to have with me at all times. Any body know?

[@max_fjellstorm]

K. Embretsen Fält kniv thank me later

[@0808SCOOTER]

@CiaranRooney125 i think its the Lars Falt knife beautifull knife and quite expensive not sur if they make this model anymore regards scooter

[@Kr0oky]

I can't really make out how he says to do this, anyone able to fill it in?

[@MakoGryphon]

@bushcraftbrothers737 actualy he does, but he only uses it when he is in the right enviroment, eg when he was on a tropical island he used a parang to make shelter and crack open coconuts, and he uses an axe when in the aporpeate area, he is a pretty smart dude, and a plesure to watch

[@cooldude2847]

@dnbstudio2002 and it is such a beautiful knife........

[@jcbairmaster73]

Stones last according to the regularity of use usually.

[@cpierson610]

He feathers like a boss!

[@bushwalker75]

yes,the stone Ray uses is a fallkniven dc4 stone.no need for water or oil.its diamond ceramic.i have one myselft,making my knifes razor sharp.

[@jcbairmaster73]

Any edge you can resharpen is a good one,and if it cuts,that's all that matters.

[@Martycycleman]

Is there no water needed for this stone?

[@lrdisco2005]

I was a huge fan for years until I found out in his book about his involvement in the hunt for the killer Moat. He used a personal contact and his status as a public figure to invite himself onto the police unit tasked with finding, posing for a photograph in combat gear. Thankfully they came to their senses and sidelined him, he even joked that he should have a gun as he was a licensed hunter. Not his finest hour.

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

How do you get the nails out Ray?????

[@SiRWoRRy]

if you rub two different stones (not sandstone) together you get a similar effect to a diamond stone, not as good but it will do if you are in desperate need.

[@mikr0bas]

What's the difference between DC3 and DC4 ?

[@Dezerado]

doing like that will curl the edge to one side unless your really carefull .... you should kinda keep a count of how many stokes your pulling on each side to try to keep the edge dead center

[@nothin6121]

Where have you disappeared to Ray???

[@sc00ny]

It's the Swedish Army Survival Instructors Knife, designed by Lars Falt, made by Stefan Aberg

[@kotakakakure2974]

No, that knife was made by Kaj Embretsen. Stefan Åberg knife is a bit different.

[@Neonodex]

bravo 1?

[@xxIVANxx13]

that is a beatifull knife there... but i thought it was suppose to be the other way around and not the edge first.. i learned something new ..

[@shonuffisthemaster]

i think that's a fallkniven stone, just google it, i would say they are overprived. I also like the spyderco doublestuff, which is a two sided ceramic, and ragweedforge has some quality inexpensive double sided diamond stones. hope that helps.

[@CanItAlready]

What do you think is wrong with the way he sharpened that knife?

[@Piero1998]

What type of knife is that :)

[@jcbairmaster73]

Fallkniven ceramic/synthetic sapphire stones are good.The only difference is one stone is larger than the other.Can and should be used dry.But to touch up a knife I have stones I have used for years,Washita stones,silicon carbide,oilstones,all will produce you an edge used right.Contrary to what many would have you believe,sharpening tools is not a science,or an art,just a practice making perfect exercise.

[@NightmaRReify]

True.

[@lightthiscity11]

Hahaha seemed like he started having too much fun feathering the wood.

[@MrWelshalex]

Where can I buy a stone such as this one?

[@zombiefighterof1987]

+Pieless Alfred It's a Fällkniven DC4. www.amazon.com/Fallkniven-Diamond-Ceramic-Whetstone-Sharpening/dp/B003BUV226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460572980&sr=8-1&keywords=dc4

[@zombiefighterof1987]

this is a noob question but which side is finer:the golden one or the grey one?

[@krystofdavid1117]

The grey one.

[@daverave999]

The brown side is finer; that's the ceramic side. The grey side is the diamond, which is for more rapid removal i.e. it is coarser.

[@TzunSu]

Almost the same in Sweden. You have to have a reason to use it, or have it stored so that you cannot easily have access to it. At the bottom of your backpack while hiking = Fine. On your leg in the shop = Not ok.

[@DJBelbe]

aye, that's what I thought he was gonna show... I use a flat hard stone if I can find any. It's very crude but "in times of war one doesn't clean guns" (portuguese saying)

[@masterkiter89]

no water???

[@rainacollins6667]

Looks like a Bob Dozier design or his own Woodlore series of knives.

[@harryunderwood4307]

i beleve it is a whitby knife found on whiby and co website but am not completly sure

[@RoverScoutSurvival]

Will someone please tell me PLEASE tell me what knife he is using in this video?? Thanks. ~wolf

[@max_fjellstorm]

K. Embretsen Fält kniv thank me later

[@CanadianBushcraftChannel]

Fallkniven DC-4

[@potterbean]

He's using the flat of the blade to drive the nails. Not the edge.

[@Bushchannel]

It's not necessary to carry the nails like that, you can use the knife to cut out a rectangle shape in the log and place the sharpening stone in the rectangle groove. The stone will not move this way.

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

Can u tell what knife is that

[@staffane.1069]

looks like: www.casstrom.se/knivar/casstrom-lars-falt-kniven-k720-masurscandi.html

[@alvinxsingh]

looks like a hattori, look them up at japaneseknifedirect.

[@CanItAlready]

How'd you ruin your knife?

[@ScarFace9797]

buy a stone. It's a worthy buy. A very fine piece of flint can be used.

[@user-rg7tv4gb7u]

使っているナイフは何ですか？ナイフの名前を教えて下さい。

[@2piecechickenbox]

normally cant go wrong with the spyderco id say

[@2Kdrive]

Will it help to varm the blade a bit before shaping ?

[@MarcosRonald1]

Shared in G+.

[@iAMScootaG]

exactly but in the UK you get arrested for carrying a knife unless your job allows you to carry one.

[@Stormcloakvictory]

i also indeed did not manage to get my knife sharp that way :P at least not a scandi grind convex wasn't a problem

[@TzunSu]

That depends entirely on where you live. In most places in the world, carrying a knife isnt illegal.

[@newhuskytwenty]

If he is not using a Fällkniven DC4 it is very, very similar

[@ebi0602]

I need DC-4 but not sell japan...

[@adelarsen9776]

I'm not sure, but it looks like a knife from Finland, or maybe Norway. I don't know, but it's not one of his own brand knives. Try Helle of Norway or Brusletto of Norway - maybe you have some luck there. It could be a finnish brand also. I don't know, but to me it looks like a Helle or Brusletto. It could be custom made. Good luck :-)

[@josephmarkey9096]

Bruddy hell! Richard Blizzards fairly come on!!

[@GenjiShimada.]

Nothing like abit of DIY while your out in the forest lol

[@assassin616]

Well yeah... I made it when I was 12... So I was ahead of the curve.

[@vyacheslavioffe268]

I wonder haw do you pull those nails out ?? with your fingers ???

[@shanesims2864]

Vyacheslav Ioffe I was wondering the same thing Lol !!

[@preacherjohn]

Basically, yes. Those are little pin-nails only about 1cm into a half-rotten log. Grip with fingers, wiggle and pull.

[@jacknapier394]

Didnt look like a compromised case of field sharpening to me from any angle.