Knife Sharpener

[ruffryder]

Anyone use a Norton Multi-stone for sharpening knives, especially kitchen knives?

http://thebestthings.com/newtools/norton_multistones.htm

Wife used them in some of her school, curious if anyone else has used these. They are a pretty big investment, but having sharp knives is really nice.

What do you guys think? Do you use something different?

 

[tudizzle]

As a professionally trained chef with thousands of dollars in knives....this is the only way to sharpen a knife...or any blade really.

I am on my second...first one lasted at least a decade of heavy almost daily use.


Stones are replaceable

There are a couple different manufactures...I prefer to use mineral oil

 

[treemagnet03]

Yipes! Almost cheaper to buy an entire new set of knives!

 

[Trashy]

Yipes! Almost cheaper to buy an entire new set of knives!

Depends how expensive your knives are I guess... I bought my wife a set of Kershaw knives about 7-8 years ago. They were over a grand at the time. And fortunately she liked the gift and hasn't used them on me yet.... LOL

Once a year or so I take them to a local shop and have them sharpened for $40... not sure what they do to them but they are freakin' amazing when I get them back. In between sharpenings I use the steel on them.

 

[ruffryder]

There are a couple different manufactures...I prefer to use mineral oil

Can you recommend a more inexpensive option than the Norton? Is the Norton what you use?

 

[tudizzle]

I think my first one was a Dexter...now I have a generic off brand

They have one at Cabellas for like 30$.


The biggest difference in price seems to be the size/thickness of the stones and the quality of the case/box they set in.


Once you get a knife sharpened with one of these tri-stones watch out...it gets addictive...every blade within a 1 mile radius will be sharp enough to shave!

 

[ruffryder]

I think my first one was a Dexter...now I have a generic off brand

They have one at Cabellas for like 30$.


The biggest difference in price seems to be the size/thickness of the stones and the quality of the case/box they set in.


Once you get a knife sharpened with one of these tri-stones watch out...it gets addictive...every blade within a 1 mile radius will be sharp enough to shave!

Thanks for the heads up on the Dexter, gives me another avenue to look at. I like that the Dexter and Norton both have sharpeners with large stones (12" for Dexter and 11.5" for Norton).

I haven't been able to find any other tri-stones that are that size for a reduced price. Can you give me some more hints? lol

Have you had a problem using the shorter stones with big kitchen knives? Do you recommend them?

 

[tudizzle]

Personally I would bite the bullet and get a 200$ one and know if will last a life time.

things to look for-

11" minimum stone length

replaceable stones (if your buying a more expensive one)

Fluid reservoir and case all in one. You should be able to use mineral oil without worry of it spilling or being able to use only once. It should have a nice cover/case so the stone will not dry out.

How the stones are attached. If you have an 11" stone but the ends are capped you really have a short useable stone space. Notice on the higher end models the stones are completely accessible..from end to end.




hope that helps

 

[ruffryder]

hope that helps

Yes it does! Thanks for walking me through it. Next thread should be titled, "Cut myself with knife, do I need stiches?" lol

 

[ruffryder]

Any thoughts on replacement stones?

Do you need those fancy Arkansas stones for cutlery?

One last question (maybe)..

Do you use a strop after using all of the stones? Or is a strop mostly for wood workers?

 

[m8magicandmystery]

ruffy....you can by bread sliced nowadays..

 

[allied1]

We use one of these. Works great.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Norton-Mult...ltDomain_0&hash=item35bdef8227#ht_2448wt_1398

 

[ruffryder]

We use one of these. Works great.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Norton-Mult...ltDomain_0&hash=item35bdef8227#ht_2448wt_1398

That is exactly what I am looking at buying. Though it comes with two different options, one with the fine India as the finish stone and another with a soft Arkansas stone as the finish stone. The soft Arkansas is 30 bucks more or so, but is supposed to be a finer grit and will produce a sharper edge..

I just don't know if it is more of a wood carver requirement or a kitchen knife requirement.

 

[ruffryder]

Well, ended up buying a used Norton IM-313 off of craigslist for 45 bucks. The sharpener is in great shape with minimal wear on the stones. Man is this thing huge!!! I lucked out big time with the sale! Bought a bunch of oil from the local store for 20 bucks and I am off sharpening for 65 bucks total. I was getting ready to spend 180 on a new one. Too bad the extra funds don't get to go into the snowmobile fund.. lol

Thanks for all the help and advice. I am VERY satisfied with the purchase.

 

[HawkShot99]

Too bad the extra funds don't get to go into the snowmobile fund.. lol

Just dont tell the wife what you paid for it. Make sure you sharpen all your knives so you can say the scratches were from you. Then you get to keep the extra funds!

 

[ruffryder]

Just dont tell the wife what you paid for it. Make sure you sharpen all your knives so you can say the scratches were from you. Then you get to keep the extra funds!

Too late... lol

 

[ruffryder]

I do have to say that the knife sharpener is working really well. It takes a couple of times to get some really dull knives sharp again, due to not being satisfied but it works great.

Going to try and sharpen an old beat up chisel this weekend to see what it can do.

 

[INDEEP]

I use a Norton also but I had a couple hunting knifes that I just couldn't get right. After hearing about this guy I shipped them off. Needless to say I'm very happy. My Benchmade is sharper than it's ever been. Can't wait to put it to use on a elk.

http://www.knifesharpeningseattle.com/

http://vimeo.com/44407414

 

[shell_guy]

I like the Lansky kit:
https://lansky.com/

I use this thing for everything from fillet knives, pocket knives to my Hankel kitchen knives and it does everything well.

 

[Spiced Wafer]

i just use the underside of my cermanic coffee cup. sharpens all my knives then i drink coffee when i'm done. didn't cost me a thing...it's a muliti use tool.