The easiest way to learn sharpening is with our step-by-step guides on the website. Choose what you want to sharpen below.
Sharpening a kitchen knife?
Choose the guide that answers your question:
- Sharpening knives: the basics for any knife.
- Which sharpening stone should you start with?
- Using a sharpening stone, with a video.
- The right sharpening angle.
- Using a honing steel to keep your knife sharp between sharpenings.
- Using a sharpening rod, also to keep your knife sharp between sharpenings.
- Sharpening a bread knife or serrated knife.
- Removing a chip from the edge.
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Sharpening a pocket knife or fixed blade?
Choose the guide that suits your knife:
- Sharpening knives: the basics for any knife.
- Sharpening a Scandi grind: one wide, flat bevel extending to the edge, often found on bushcraft knives.
- Sharpening a convex grind: a slightly rounded edge, found on many axes.
- Sharpening a gut hook: the hook on the spine of a hunting knife.
- Sharpening a multi-tool.
- Sharpening a knife on the go.
- Stropping a knife: the final step towards a razor-sharp edge.
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Sharpening an axe, scissors or garden tools?
- Sharpening an axe.
- Sharpening scissors.
- Sharpening pruning shears or hedge shears.
- Sharpening garden tools.
- Sharpening and maintaining a saw.
- Sharpening a chisel.
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Using a sharpening system or sharpening machine?
- Sharpening with a HORL 3.
- Using a Wicked Edge.
- Sharpening with a TSPROF.
- Sharpening with a KME.
- Sharpening with an Edge Pro Apex.
- Using the Knivesandtools Snap Sharpener.
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Using a diamond sharpening stone?
A new diamond sharpening stone needs breaking in: it's coarser at first. Start with an older knife. Don't apply pressure, or the stone may wear quickly or become damaged. After sharpening, brush the metal filings off the stone with a stiff brush.
Which sharpening product is right for you?
- Sharpening stone buying guide.
- Sharpening rod buying guide.
- Wicked Edge sharpening system buying guide.
- The 10 most popular sharpening products.
Skerper is our own sharpening brand: explore Skerper sharpening stones. Find more advice in all our buying guides.
All sharpening guides
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