Sharpening a Knife | Live Free or Die: How to Homestead

one thing that’s really important to me

one thing that’s really important to me in the kitchen is to have all my knives

in the kitchen is to have all my knives

in the kitchen is to have all my knives really sharp so I want to teach you how

really sharp so I want to teach you how

really sharp so I want to teach you how to sharpen your own knives in your own

to sharpen your own knives in your own

to sharpen your own knives in your own kitchen first step is to get a

kitchen first step is to get a

kitchen first step is to get a sharpening stone one side with more

sharpening stone one side with more

sharpening stone one side with more rough grains the opposite side has

rough grains the opposite side has

rough grains the opposite side has smoother grains so once you get your

smoother grains so once you get your

smoother grains so once you get your hand in the knife set at a certain angle

hand in the knife set at a certain angle

hand in the knife set at a certain angle just keep it at that angle throughout

just keep it at that angle throughout

just keep it at that angle throughout the sharpening process so I’m just gonna

the sharpening process so I’m just gonna

the sharpening process so I’m just gonna start making circles here and I’m gonna

start making circles here and I’m gonna

start making circles here and I’m gonna start at the tip and I’m just moved to

start at the tip and I’m just moved to

start at the tip and I’m just moved to the middle and then down to the bottom

the middle and then down to the bottom

the middle and then down to the bottom and then just kind of go back and forth

I’m going to turn to the smooth side do

I’m going to turn to the smooth side do the same thing in the space like this

the same thing in the space like this

the same thing in the space like this for a few seconds at the end just do one

for a few seconds at the end just do one

for a few seconds at the end just do one clean swipe each direction there’s a

clean swipe each direction there’s a

clean swipe each direction there’s a very shiny sharp knife you can tell the

very shiny sharp knife you can tell the

very shiny sharp knife you can tell the part that’s been sharpened because it’s

part that’s been sharpened because it’s

part that’s been sharpened because it’s super shiny looks like brand-new metal

super shiny looks like brand-new metal

super shiny looks like brand-new metal and then if you want to test to make

and then if you want to test to make

and then if you want to test to make sure it’s sharp just rub it on your

sure it’s sharp just rub it on your

sure it’s sharp just rub it on your fingernail for a second if it easily

fingernail for a second if it easily

fingernail for a second if it easily scrapes off little little pieces of

scrapes off little little pieces of

scrapes off little little pieces of fingernail dust then it’s sharp and it’s

fingernail dust then it’s sharp and it’s

fingernail dust then it’s sharp and it’s ready to use so now that I have this

ready to use so now that I have this

ready to use so now that I have this knife sharpened I can go and very

knife sharpened I can go and very

knife sharpened I can go and very confidently use it to cut anything I

confidently use it to cut anything I

confidently use it to cut anything I want to like meet once you learn how to

want to like meet once you learn how to

want to like meet once you learn how to sharpen a knife

sharpen a knife

sharpen a knife it really makes cooking a lot more

it really makes cooking a lot more

it really makes cooking a lot more enjoyable