Sharpening Your Knives Using Diamond Stones | Everything You Need to Get Started!

In this video I go over the basics of sharpening knives by hand using diamond stones and a leather strop. I give five basic tips for sharpening, and I demonstrate how to do each of them. I’ve posted Amazon affiliate links below for most of the products I use in this video.

Tips for getting started with knife sharpening:

#1 Buy the right equipment
#2 Sharpen to a burr at each grit stone
#3 Sharpen both sides of the edge evenly
#4 Don’t skip the strop
#5 Always have sharp knives

Do what you love, and call it work! Thanks for watching!

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Ultra Sharp Diamond Sharpening Stone (2-sided) 8 x 3 - Coarse and Extra Fine Grits
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LAVODA Paddle Strop 2" by 9" Double-sided Leather Strop with Green White Compounds Kit Knife Stropping Block for Woodworking Sharpening Honing Knives Leather Knife Sharpening Polishing
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Wicked Edge 5/3.5 Micron Diamond Stropping Paste
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Trend Diamond Abrasive Lapping Fluid, 8.4 fl oz, Blue, Professional Grade Sharpening Fluid for Optimum Performance, DWS/LF/250
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Wedgek LR5 Professional 2 Sets of Angle Guides, Every Degree from 10 to 44 degrees for Both Ends of Sharpening Stone, Large Size
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