What Do You Use To Sharpen Your Plug Cutting Knife?

I took my dad's sharpening grinder. It has a stone and a leather wheel too. It's made by tormek. Works well for me.

I’ve used and recommended Tormek paste as well, puts a nice shine on the edge of a knife as well as a razor sharp edge when used with a leather strop. Tormek makes some fine products, highly recommended 👍

If and when my plug knife needs sharpening I plan to send it to you and let you have a go. My knife sharpening skills are rather dull. (Pun intended!)

AJ

Diamond hones.

There is an old man at the farmers market that keeps my knives in pretty good shape and in-between visits to him I just ceramic rod them.

Ceramic is good...but in my opinion having used both, the diamond just really does the trick.

Anybody (you serious knife collectors) know what I can use on stones besides honing oil? Perhaps, water?

Can you use water as a lubricant when using stones?

Thanks^^^^.

The top edge ^^^^^^^^ of a car window is an old easy trick....good on you! Came in handy once during hunting season back in the mid 80’s with my skinning knife that I loaned to a friend, I never made that mistake again.👍

   I feel the same about my 200 plus knives!! Back in the late 70’s while living in Georgia I went hunting for wild boar, they are “ nasty sob’s “ , so besides my 30/30 I decided to carry one of my 1911’s on my belt and a small 380 on my ankle holster. A hunting buddy asked “ you mind if I carry your 380 “? I told him straight out “ anyone that has the responsibility and license to carry a pistol would never lend a pistol to a friend or a family member, it ain’t happening “!! He was ticked off, but ask me if I care. For all I know he could have been a prior convicted felon!

For several years, I have vbeen using the Spyderco Triangle set.


But since the family reunion that I took it to, I cannot find it...didn't want to replace it in case it popped up, but my son bought me a wrok sharp combo.



Much faster and not as much of a pain in the arse to sharpen knives...works perfectly for my uses.

Of course I’d care, it’s my responsibility! Plus, I’d lose my Federal carry license if the person has a prior felony record. 

Trailboss, am I looking at a motorized sanding belt in the picture? You can put about most any kind of edge if you have a belt sander with a 1.5"-2.5" belt on it.
And it looks like a ceramic rod for cleaning up the blade after.

Thanks, Ted. Got stones but this looks like a good alternative. Been a while since I ground some steel.