How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

The most popular method of sharpening a knife at home is sharpening on a whetstone. Everyone undoubtedly knows this method, but most people still do not know how to do it correctly. We will figure out how to do it correctly without extra effort and without special equipment.
Over time, even with the most correct use, any knife becomes dull. And its cutting edge, which is located at the end of the blade, becomes rounded.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

This is absolutely normal. Not normal, this is when nicks or chips appear on the edge, indicating improper use of the knife. Such a tool is more difficult to fix.
Now about the whetstone, which is a stone where one side is rough with a high grit and the other side is smoother with a fine grit. The rough side is needed to shape the cutting edge of the knife, and the smooth side is needed to polish the edge until smooth. Well, this is certainly a good example, more often I see stones with homogeneous surfaces being used, but that’s not the point.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

So, before sharpening, you need to secure the stone well. It is important.
This can be done using a wooden block with nails driven in to the shape of the stone, which do not protrude beyond its limits.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

We install the stone with the rough side up, and secure the piece of wood in a vice if possible.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

Sharpening a knife on a stone


The sharpening process requires a little skill, but if you have absolutely no experience, it doesn’t matter, the knife will be sharpened in any case, although not so correctly and skillfully.
Imagine that you need to cut a thin layer of butter from a piece. The sharpening movement occurs in exactly the same way. Place the knife at a slight angle closer to the handle. And with a longitudinal movement we draw the blade along the stone with the blade moving towards the tip.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

Unlike cutting butter, you need to walk the stone over the entire surface of the knife: from the handle to the tip.
It was one move. Now turn the knife over to the other side and move to the other side of the stone. In the same way, we try to cut off an imaginary thin layer of butter with the knife moving towards us in order to sharpen the entire plane.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

We repeat the process many times: one movement - one side, one movement - the other. There are amateurs who do three movements in one direction, three in the other. This is incorrect, since the center of the cutting chamfer may move to the side in this case.
There is no need to put too much pressure on the knife when sharpening; we distribute the effort evenly, without unnecessary pressure.
Next, turn the stone over to the smooth side.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

Here things are the same as with the rough side. Except that the polishing time is a little less.
How to sharpen a knife on a stone correctly

As you can see, the method is very simple, but it requires skill. And over time, when you, as they say, “get the hang of it,” the knives you sharpen will cut no worse than a razor blade.

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Comments (17)
  1. Sergey Nikolaevich
    #1 Sergey Nikolaevich Guests June 2, 2018 09:14
    5
    At home it is impossible. This is the author trying to survive. to show off being smart. It’s more practical to sharpen table knives with a boat - and you don’t have to maintain a strict angle, and it doesn’t take up space, and your wife doesn’t swear.
    1. Elpidifor Peskarev
      #2 Elpidifor Peskarev Guests June 2, 2018 12:30
      2
      Well, if your hands grow... It immediately says: at home, not table knives.
    2. Sergey Viktorovich
      #3 Sergey Viktorovich Guests June 3, 2018 05:32
      8
      For everyone who has more or less straight hands, it’s quite possible. The only thing that the author did not indicate is that the sharpening stone must be moistened and washed with water. This is done to remove separated abrasive grains and metal removed from the knife blade.
      In general, the Internet is full of information on how to properly sharpen a knife...
    3. Guest Yuri
      #4 Guest Yuri Guests 5 June 2018 19:50
      2
      Sergey Nikolaevich, you are wrong! Do you know how to sharpen a scythe blade, or a straight razor...? this has been done by people for more than a hundred years and nothing new has been invented. The author has proposed a convenient solution for sharpening in compliance with safety measures...
    4. hahaha
      #5 hahaha Guests July 27, 2019 01:06
      2
      the author is smart and you seem to be just being smart)
  2. Guest Vladimir
    #6 Guest Vladimir Guests 2 June 2018 20:14
    20
    The knife must be sharpened in the opposite direction.
    Do not cut, but smear oil..
    1. Guest Vladimir
      #7 Guest Vladimir Guests 15 June 2018 14:18
      3
      Nonsense! All, ALL literature on sharpening indicates the opposite. Read articles by Milovidov, Maryanko, Mitin, Prokopenkov, if these names mean anything to you.
    2. hahahaha
      #8 hahahaha Guests July 27, 2019 00:57
      0
      nonsense, just like that, only on uneven roads, if then you can do it in reverse
  3. VyaKa
    #9 VyaKa Guests 2 June 2018 20:34
    10
    The fact that the author is making a fuss is for sure. For such sharpening of the blade, his hands would be torn off. Firstly, he sharpens forward with the blade, and this prevents the thinnest layer of steel from forming (the so-called beard), and secondly, by turning the blade over the blade, he overwhelms what has already been sharpened; it must be turned over the butt of the knife.
    1. haha that's exactly right you are laymen
      #10 haha that's exactly right you are laymen Guests July 27, 2019 01:01
      2
      haha that's exactly right he's doing it pointing in that direction you ignoramuses are funny
  4. Andrey Doronin
    #11 Andrey Doronin Guests 2 June 2018 21:45
    8
    It can't even withstand the sharpening angle.... Labukh.
    1. Pasha
      #12 Pasha Guests June 7, 2018 09:46
      5
      Labuh is a musician (on a hairdryer).
  5. Valentine
    #13 Valentine Guests June 6, 2018 02:02
    2
    Nonsense, they sharpen the knife on their own.
    1. haha
      #14 haha Guests July 27, 2019 00:57
      1
      vice versa
  6. Vova m
    #15 Vova m Guests 7 June 2018 14:06
    1
    I sharpen it completely differently, but as a result the knives are sharp.
  7. Denis
    #16 Denis Guests 14 June 2018 13:08
    3
    hehe) the guy is sharpening incorrectly))
    1. hahaha
      #17 hahaha Guests July 27, 2019 00:59
      2
      haha that's a layman just right that he sharpens grain