Folding knives (or anything sharp) pic thread

[JCS]

Help...This may be easy for most of you but I am having a rough time getting an acceptable sharp edge on my Benchmade Mini-Grip.

You would think this would not be rocket science but for whatever reason I seem to have a devil of a time holding the blade angle at the right distance to get anything other than a semi-round profile. At least it seems to me.

Are these guided sharpeners you see worth anything, or should I persevere in trying to learn to hand sharpen? Specifically this one? "Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener":

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009YKHZ96...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Just get a Spyderco sharp maker. A monkey could get a sharp knife with it. You don’t have to worry about learning the art of sharpening, learning about the burr and all that like you would need to know with the one you linked.

[J0hnny]

Actually my first Spyderco! Still have it and use it all the time

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Probably my favorite hunting knife ever. Tim Wegner designed Pro Hunter by BladeTech. The blade and handle shape just work. The open top makes cleaning much easier than with many folding hunters. I started using this knife back when they were licensed to and made by Spyderco. I picked up this one as soon as Tim started producing them at BT and gifted my Spyderco version to a buddy. I think the BT production was superior due to the open design. I do like the Spyderco hole shape better.

[Clusterfrack]

Reposting this in the Gallery.

Look what came today. Boker Burnley Mini-Kwaiken in D2 tool steel. I’m very impressed with the build quality and overall design. Very pocketable and elegant. Oh yeah, it’s sharp too.

[Norville]

TAD edition Strider

[joshs]

Lionsteel/Collector Knives Otnat

[theJanitor]

TAD edition Strider

Nice! I had been looking for that exact knife for a very long time.

[Norville]

Nice! I had been looking for that exact knife for a very long time.

Mine is sold. Digicam and all black gone too. I think I have a picture...

[md8232]

Had to borrow this image from the web, but I did own a small CRK River of Fire at one time. There are things about the knife I didn't like, but I could look at that blade for hours.

[StraitR]

[NPV]

Carbon steel looks pretty cool after cutting steak.