Man frank is really old

I thought I was old remembering the milk man bringing the milk into the house and drinking coffee with my mom before she even had a chance to get dressed.

HA!

My family really liked the milk man. They named me after him and he never missed any of my birthdays.

So that's why the dark complexion... 😟

Explains alot doesn't it

Why am I the only guy with a dark completion that’s hung like a light switch?

Haha

Anyway ordered what dstieger and DMV recommended

I’m with Delta on this. Three stage chefs choice, but I have an older 110 unit. Still works great.

The pampered chef thing has some bad reviews.. hopefully it does what you need it too... 😟

22 bucks wth if not I will look at the chefs choice I think I could hand sharpen but would have to practice on a cheap knife not the good knifes I have done machine work for the past 15 years but trying to find something the wife can use happy wife happy life

When I was younger, I worked at my Dad's store, in the meat dept. He taught me how to sharpen butcher knives with a whetstone and a honing stick. I did a pretty good job. That's what I did for our kitchen knives, and for my kid's and friend's kitchen knives. Everybody liked the way I kept my and their knives sharp. But I realized my knives didn't keep their edges for more than a few months. That's when I did some research and saw an article about "the best home knife sharpeners". The Chef's Choice was in the top three or four, but was the least expensive and the easiest to use.

Knives I've sharpened with the Chef's Choice have retained their edges about twice as long compared to hand sharpened with a whetstone and honing stick...I only have to sharpen them about twice a year. I haven't tried the Pampered Chef one, but I do recommend the Chef's Choice, despite its much higher price tag.

it is also simple and easy enough for a wife to use...

I will try the pampered chef when it comes in and then I will know what I need to do Thanks for all the input

I got a couple different stones and decided I wanted to learn to do it myself. Figured it would be therapeutic.

They are in the garage somewhere.

Just bought new knifes lmao^^^

I use a Spyderco Sharpmaker. It works well on all but the hardest steels. It comes with medium and fine stones... the manual and DVD explain how to do it. It's not difficult. There are better and more expensive systems out there like the Edge Pro and it's equivalents...just depends how much you want to invest in the system...

I also purchased the Ultra Fine stones for my Sharpmaker to get a more refined edge, but they are not necessary.. For knives with a really hard steel you will have to step up to the diamond stones before you switch over to medium. They are also an extra purchase, I dont have any experience with them though.

There is always a trade off between soft and hard steels. For example Aus8 steel is a softer steel so it's easier to put a sharp edge on your blade, the downside is your edge retention isn't going to last as long as say an S30V steel. However, S30V, being a much harder steel, is harder to sharpen.

Knives and knife steel can be a hobby in and of itself. About 6 years ago I bought a couple of Zero Tolerance 0350 knives and since then have kinda gotten out of the hobby. I found what I liked and went with them. They are overbuilt, American made folders. They have a lifetime warranty with free factory sharpening. I send them in every now and then and the company does a great job on them. But for all my other knives I still use the Sharpmaker sharpening system.

Thanks for the input

#37 lol