New Spyderco Owner

[chemcal]

what is the best cost effective way to sharpen your edc and other knives?

[sal]

Hi Chemcal,

Welcome to our forum.

sal

[rgrad80]

what is the best cost effective way to sharpen your edc and other knives?

Get the Sharpmaker and go to town. Great system with everything you need in one package.

[vivi]

what is the best cost effective way to sharpen your edc and other knives?

Most cost effective would probably be sandpaper. You can get a few different grits for $5 and be set for a year.

[chemcal]

Thank you for the welcome; does anyone use a diamond stone? Which one?

[snapshot2017]

Stick with the Spyderco sharping products, this way you know your new knife will get sharp correctly.

[legOFwhat?]

what is the best cost effective way to sharpen your edc and other knives?

Get the Sharpmaker and go to town. Great system with everything you need in one package.

This! You even get the great DVD with Sal showing you how to sharpen everything from axes to fingernail clippers!

[vivi]

Thank you for the welcome; does anyone use a diamond stone? Which one?

My two most used pieces of sharpening equipment are a DMT Extra Coarse bench stone for shaping a new edge bevel, and the sharpmaker for maintaining the edge.

[Woodpuppy]

Welcome!

I use a sharpmaker 99% of the time for EDCs and kitchen knives. I also use a very large ceramic rod as a”steel” for the kitchen knives. I’ve recently started using strops for finishing, and because I bought a knife with a convex grind... I’m thinking about adding a Spyderco double stuff for variety.