What should I sharpen it with?
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Any rough sharpening stone will work, I would recommend one big enough to hold or one with a grip.
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Cold steel recommends water stones for carbon steels ( http://www.coldsteel.com/FAQs.aspx "How do you sharpen a Cold Steel knife"). Chances are any oil stone or whetstone will give you as keen an edge as you could hope for on a shovel. Finishing with a steel and/or a strop will add keenness, as with any blade.
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I personally use a simple hand sharpener for garden tools to keep a good edge that isn't so thin it curls up when used. But I recommend to keep in mind this is a survival tool and anything hard enough to wear away tool steel will work.
205857
use the #2 stone. If knife is really dull it may take several passes maybe 6.
2234374
I feel the same way I am going to just buy a knife sharper here on amazon. It is suggested to keep a knife sharp run it a few times on a knife sharpener after every use.
1078743
you must have one darn sharp knife to be able to do that.... i suspect the metal from the knife blade just "colored" the sharpening stick a little bit. hit it with a scotchbrite scrubbie and it will probably turn white again. that's what i did.
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You can have a ceramic knife sharpened but really only by a professional with previous experience. all the home ceramic sharpers ive seen really don't work well. I would google a local knife sharpener in your area.
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the best way is to go to a reliable knife sharpener person. If none are available in your area, there is a hand held sharpener you can use. It has two little crock stick areas that you use depending on the knife. Check out the Lansky PS Med 01 blade medic or the Zwilling J A Henckels Twin Sharp Duo Knife Sharpener. Stay away from electric ones as they are hard on the blades.
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Dear SG, I'm not very good either, at sharpening. So I bought one of the relatively inexpensive ceramic rod sharpeners. they have a plastic frame that holds the knife at about twenty degrees, all you have to remember is to pass the blade over the rod aproximately the same number of strokes for each side to keep them even. You can't really mess up to bad, just set the sharpener on a flat surface and run the blade it's full length on the ceramic rod, use aproximately the same presure on each side of blade. Not much pressure is required. You will notice as t he blade is sharpened it will get more and more shinny on the cutting edge. No oil or water is necessary on these types of sharpeners as would be on a traditiional stone.The edge you can get with six or seven passes on each side of blade should be plenty sharpe enough for the average job.Don't let the blade get too dull between sharpening as it lenthens the amount of time necessary to bring up a good cutting edge. Best of luck on it, start off with your cheapest blade even though the chances of doing any harm are small. Gary petersen
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Not really no, just keep it clean, and sharpen it when it's dull. Which isn't very often.
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Sharpened, which I love, because you can control the point you want :-). Hope this helps.
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It should sharpen it without any issue. I have sharpened several pocket knives, 3" and up. Also, a few 10" kitchen knives.
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From what I have read of woodblock printing, I would suggest the T-7 hand tool bundle. It should sharpen most, if not all, of your knives and chisels.
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You can sharpen the blade! I pulled the blade out and took it to my local knife sharpener. He did it for a few bucks and it's good as new! You can also pull the blade out and use your blade straightener on it too.
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Use the cheap roller sharpener from IKEA! I have been using that for all my Henkel's for years and found it to be the best sharpener ever. Easy and quick. A few strokes on the roller will make it sharp as new. Simple and easy and never damage your precious knives. Never leave your knives dull and abuse them for a long period. It may harm the edge too badly and that will require major surgery to revive it.
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Use a grinder for a couple passes to expose the steel and sharpen the edge. After you grind off the coating a file or stone should do the trick.
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i use a regular plastic guarded knife sharpener....so far so good !obviously be careful, that beast is dangerous !!
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I haven't but I would use one of those plastic sharpeners that have the ceramic and the course sharpeners. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00032S02K?cache=f7f8c0a1e822bec97cb9f8ac53ad27a3π=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70#ref=mp_s_a_1_6&qid;=1393128365&sr;=8-6
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No, you can use any sharpener you like. I use a standard electric sharpener.