Sharpening alternatives

[limpet]

Please feel free to post any crazy sharpening techniques/machines in this thread.

Here’s a video with a jig clearly made by an ENGINEER. Easy to make room for in your garage. I like that it ”obliterates the old edge”. Also check out the unique sharpness test at 4:40.

[Jeff B]

Oh dear god....

[Ut_ron]

No thanks. But have met engineers who would overcomplecate stuff like this all the time.

[Organic]

Imagine what the spine of the blade looks like after that treatment. Yikes! I will give him props for being creative. I don't think I've ever seen a sharpening jig even close to that one.

[Cutuu]

If this diamond stone is rocking don't come a knocking.

[STPepper9]

Yeah, obliterates is definitely the right word there.. With a little sandpaper glued to the underside of the bottom bar you could ease the spine and sharpen the edge at the same time.
So tempted to call this guy.

[slickmamba]

double edged knife

[STPepper9]

I'm dying at 1:50 when he snaps the knife into place and the (salsa?) music kicks on.

"I'll now test the blade's sharpness by chopping a branch from my back yard."

[Jeff B]

I'm dying at 1:50 when he snaps the knife into place and the (salsa?) music kicks on.

"I'll now test the blade's sharpness by chopping a branch from my back yard."

You mean it's not common to test sharpness on branches from your backyard!

[Radar53]

Yikes!! I'm an engineer haha and I think that there are a few problems here that, to me, all seem to stem from this guy not really understanding the process of sharpening properly or in enough detail.