Survival Knife & Axe Sharpening | Special Forces Survival Expert
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- The process of sharpening cutting tools is an Art. There are many sharpening tools out on the market, and even primitive stones one can practice with. The Art is knowing what type of edge is best for the cutting tool you plan on using. Professionals use belt sharpeners, but they can ruin an edge your cutting tool edge vert quickly if your not careful. Ceramic stones can be over used. Ceramic and leather straps are only used to break off the fine metal edge you get when sharpening your cutting tool edge. I prefer the diamond surface sharpening tools. Axes, hatchets, Maddox's, shovel type tools, I use a fine file to sharpen these types of edge tools. I always carry a Speedy Sharp sharpening tool in all my gear. It can sharped an Axe, shovel, scissors, to a fine edge on a knife. The point of having a sharp edge is to allow the cutting tool do most of the work for you. A dull cutting edge can wear you out, burning vital energy you need in a survival situation. Preserving your energy is a huge factor in any survival situation Is a goal a sharp cutting tool edge will give you!
One of the critical things you most master when putting a proper edge on a cutting tool, is what type of grit you need one your sharpening tool, based on the edge you need on that cutting tool. How much pressure you should use, and the tool you have and the job you need it for will dictate that. No one cutting tool can do everything, it take multiple tools to match it to the task requirements at that time. There is no ultimate cutting edge tool, that is a lie!
Like anything you’re trying to master, the main key repetition, practice, practice, and practice even more! Test out different types of sharpening tools that are on the market to see what works best for you!
Stay Sharp
Randall Rawhide Wurst
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Randy reminds me of my grandpa when he was teaching me to sharpen knives as a kid. He showed me how to use a car window and ceramic dishes and later did it back home with my mother. She was less than thrilled I used her coffee cup
you can also use a ceramic coffee cup /bottom side n there's another one for free home sharpening on here via vid , attached to a cordless drill , i'll let you know here soon , thanks > tom !
Going to Randy’s school is quickly becoming not a just a bucket list item but sooner rather than later item. Thank you guys.
Love to see someone else that sharpens by hand and feels their edge. I learned how to sharpen my knife when I was in the boy scouts from a retired ranger, he taught the same thing. Same number of strokes per side and feel your edge. Not only will you get the edge you want but it helps you to learn how to control your blade.
This is like Christmas come early!
With Santa explaining how it works.
If Karl stares at your knife long enough, it becomes sharp as a scalpel. You can also sharpen a knife by grinding then against Instructor Zee's face.
Never heard of the window sharpening method. Really cool and good to know
Cup too. First minute was already gold.
More like a honing of a rolled edge. Have a great day!!
@@SheepDogNumber6 yeah i was just telling someone about the cup method
I hope we get more Randy videos. I would love to hear him explain intel techniques.
R.R.W, sweet technique on the window edge. My favorite Thai chef showed me that edge maintenance on the back of a ceramic dish. No need for a pricey stone when the shelves are stacked with cheap ones. Randy always takes the short route to success with the most common items. Respect for the TR channel. I always walk away with more than I started with.
Randy, your a wealth of knowledge. What you bring to the table of the Tactical Rifleman team is awesome. And to the whole team, Thank you gentlemen for your service.
Thank you Randy. I have been sharpening my knives for about 55 years and I still learned something. Mostly use wet stones.
I am going to look hella suspicious sharpening my knife on car windows from now on.
Haha, thanks for a great video.
Wait for stoplights, lol
3:10 1921-2020
What’s funny is he’s still carrying the same 1911
Lol
Good stuff man
When something works...
Ok so I watched the video but.....I don’t suppose the next video is “How yo treat a knife wound” by any chance.... 😬
Missed opertunity.... The next video uploaded after this one should have been on field expedient sutures. 😂😂😂
TR Production presents Randy Rawhide the movie. Can't wait to see how little Rawhide grew up and the experiences that shaped his life. No Hollywood needed.
Thank you Mr. Wurst! I am by no means really good at sharpening my knives. I got the sharpener that Karl recommended and it’s kinda dummy proof. Since that video I can put a decent edge on a blade to do the job. I will take the information that you gave us today to make me better at sharpening my blades
Randall!! It's Jed from the scuba team, you know the team with real men, not those skydivers! Lol. Good to see you are doing good and you look real health. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone how you creak,snap, and pop when you walk. Love you brother, as always keep walking with our KING
Tickles me to recall my first pocketknife @ 5. Dad dulled the blade back in order to keep Mom happy. Left me with little but the thrill of sticking the tip in the ground. By the early half the morning I'd developed a fairly good aim. That keeping the eye on the target was working well up until the time I'd look @ the top of my barefoot just before I let go. Yep! in it went & between my thoughts of dying, Dad's holding back his Proud laughter, & Mom's ''I told you so you hard headed Bastard'' to Dad... I was well & back at it the next day with a whole set of focusing rules.
To this 67 yr. old day... I love sharpening them, whittling with them & even cutting up the cardboard boxes into disposable sized cutting boards. Yet, a man never felt so helpless though; as to when there are a good dozen of dull scissors round the house, with the wife questioning your true sharpening skills.
So today @ Harbor Freight I snatched up a $4 gordon sharpening steel with instructions on how to hold & draw the steel against each of the 2 blades. Got all 10 of our found pairs sharp within 4 to 5 minutes. Felt so fulfilling, Hell I'm tempted to see if any neighbors need theirs sharpened too!
Left this saying on the last live stream for John to see. Reckon it won't hurt none to leave it again...
''Love your enemy only for having sharpened your spiritual blade of discernment to the very edge of severing their proposed bonds of oppression.''
Thanks for sharing. TR
Thanks Randy . I think every man should be able to sharpen a knife /axe and do it by hand . back years ago , homes were heated by fire wood. We have lost so much over the years. Gotta get back to the basics .
Amen
Imagine being so badass that Johnny depp based his look on you. awesome video as usual guys 👌🏻
Shared this with some of my family. No matter how much I tell them how to sharpen things, it goes in one ear and out the other.
Special 2020 & 2021 prayers for the master of the stache, always awesome, always professional, hang in there brother Rawhide !!
Excellent presentation. I’m probably gonna watch this 10 or more times. This week.
Thanks Chief I appreciate your leadership!
Always!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Sir. I read a book that you were featured in. The story was about the SF poster you were on. "What makes Special Forces so special". Apparently all the guys were busting your balls over that poster. I think it's pretty cool that you are still educating others.
STAY STRONG SIR
Always a pleasure to watch the old hands impart their wisdom. Thank you sir.
Great video, Randy is an encyclopedia of knowledge
Attention gearnerds you can’t buy feel you have to learn it! Great video Randy! Thank you!
Thank for your time and sharpening tips.
They called me Smiles-with-Hatchets. ‘These are my breakfast hatchets’ I would tell them. Camp hard.
im so glad he mentioned the window technique. i accidentally stumbled upon that years ago. i honestly thought i was the only person in the world who knew about that. i tried to tell a few friends throughout the years, and of course it was met with laughter and ridicule. i feel vindicated now. lol
Awesome video Randy. I have been sharpening tools for 50 + years, must say you and
I are on the same page with this. I use just a few different tools which are light weight.
On occasion I use a belt grinder when my wife ruins the kitchen knives, she is forbidden
to use my giant Dexter clever. Thank you sir for all you have done and will do.
Stay Safe, Bee Well.
Regards, Doug
Very nice job of explaining all of the different nuances of sharpening I've been a butcher for 20 years and there are few people who can really sharpen a knife well. It is just something you have to work at and learn to go by feel.
I always like your practical, proven, no nonsense videos. I believe knowledge should be shared to allow each of us to be the best we can be and to thrive in this life.
That "Speedy Sharp" is the best thing to scrape a Ferrocerium fire starter with, throws a ton of sparks.
Great video Randy, thanks for sharing the wisdom.
I've been a woodsman all my life, still learning new tricks. Great info. I also prefer the Gerber multi pliers, one handed operation to deploy has saved my ass more than once, and a mandatory piece of equipment for us tankers (Panzersoldaten).
Thank you for a very informative video.
You are welcome!
4:50 He.... He..... He carries that thing? Man.... Don’t underestimate people 😆
ahh man giving away my window secret!
Multi tool pliers with the plier tips that touch can be useful for splinters.
Not my first choice, but it works.
A video many (most ?) Tactical Rifleman subscribers were looking forward. Thanks you Randy and Karl.
Randy thanks for instructions
Wow never new you can sharpen your knife using your windows. Great video Randy appreciate all your great tips.
I bought a generic brand carbide sharpener for $8 and it was the best purchase I ever made. That and the Lansky puck stone, you can do everything from shovels to kukris
Randy has a lot of information and can break it down and do a series of videos. I know a few have been done but they have been general. Actually, I am surprise Randy haven't started his own knife company. Great info here. 👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks Randy
Thank you I had the blade pointed in the wrong direction this whole time. It was really frustrating because I would be there forever and could not feel an edge, thanks
There's a bunch of golden nuggets in this video. I hadn't seen running your thumb/finger down the side of the blade. I'll try that. I always lightly ran a thumb/finger across the sharpened blade.
I love this video! Thank you very much Randy! For me the angel and alignment of the stone to the blade was new and very interesting. Also always important: There is no tool that does everything. Pick the tool that fits to the job.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great vid, Thank you so much. Useful, top of the line info. Appreciate you guys!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
Thank you for the solid information Randy.
Any time!
You old timers used your leather skin to hone you knife in the old days. Some real hard men in the old days. I’m 55 and I still remember talking crap to the old timers when I was 7 years old, he grabbed me up and spanked my ass and took me home and mom beat my ass. I never talked crap again to my elders. Nice work thank you. Some valuable knowledge here.
Excellent video. Very useful information Keep them coming.
Thanks for showing us your new sharp stuff for 17 minutes , what would we do without CZcams ?
Great video. Thanks Randy!
You are very welcome
Nice work Randy
Very informational there Randy I have just about every sharpener you have 👏👍👌✌️🪖🇺🇸
Right on
Thanks for taking the time to teach US, Sir!
Would like to see a knife vs axe in a military context video. Always see knvies on guys kit but have never seen an ax or heard stories about their usage in modern conflicts.
I always love the knowledge bombs that Randy shares in his videos!
Always love Randy Wurst videos. Thanks for taking the time to share the knowledge.
Glad you like them!
I carry 2 knives daily for my job, usually have to sharpen them once a week. have a stone in the shop, another in the truck, and one on me. dull blades piss me off . the local ace hardware sells a small pocket diamond stone , ruff one side extra smooth on the other. it works only if you already have a good edge .
Great video Randy! Thanks for sharing some of your methods and techniques!
Better get Randy a dbl charge of Xanax. Excited like an ankle biter Chihuahua. Hahahah. What brand of diamond hones were the portable set in soft case he used??
Great show.
1921? You age well. I probably misunderstood. Anyway, this is some good stuff. Thank you.
Great video! Thanks Randy. Yeah the whole plastic axe handles has cause a fair amount of tears.
Yes it does!
This is very educational. Thank you
Very welcome
Cheers Randy 👍
I have a speedy sharp, I cant sharpen anything with it. Me and carbide sharpeners dont mix. For me, it makes a great ferro striker and I use it at work to debur and slightly chamfer edges on parts that are unable to have a quarter round milled on them. I'm just a stone guy, diamond or natural. I keep a cc4 stone on me at all times even though I primarily bought it for my morakniv, it works great on all my other knives aswell. I dont, however use standard stropping compound. I like to use flitz polish, apply a coat on my strop and let it dry before stropping. It polishes the edge nicely. Thank you for sharing your method with us, it seems to be great especially for people new to hand sharpening. A dull knife irritates me just as much as not having my concealed handgun. I would like, if possible, for Chad to share his method for sharpening his fox karambit. Perhaps that can be a quick tangent on the live stream, if I'm ever able to catch yall when your doing it. Yall stay safe, and I hope you have a blessed and enjoyable father's day.
Thanks for sharing
Good video and valuable information.
Thanks for the video. A lot of great information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great information, thank you Sir.
Thanks for sharing!
Agree Smith's Sharpeners R Great @ good prices also !
That Lansky knife sharpening system is hands down the easiest and best for the best price IMO
GREAT VIDEO !!!
Thank you!
Too many minimalists thinking just 1 tool for all jobs.
Tell me about it
Randy has been outfitting since 1922...started sharpening at 12-13 yrs...1909-1910 DOB?
His FAMILY has been outfitting since 1922.
Just following up on the old as dirt comments from Tactical Tuesday. Randy is the best! Can’t wait for the follow up.
Randy, Thank you very much, very informative and educational. When the Covid 19 pandemic is better under control, I will definitely enroll in your school.
Right on
Good stuff brother 🇺🇸
Thanks
Thank you for your knowledge and service 💪
Great Job Randy !! I use the lansky set up similar to the one on the table and I strop my Spyderco Delica blade once a month, more if need be !! PS great job on podcast Thursday, John genuine dude !! Stay Strong & Be Safe !! Karl, Chad, John and Randy !!
Very cool!
Good stuff thank you!
I have a question!? for you Mr Randy Rawhide? When Shaping a Blade? Is there any kind of Difference? in Shaping a Flat Blade to a Serrated Blade at all? Or is just the same way? you would with the Flat Blade? As in if your Knife has both on the same Blade?
Karl I just re-read a book I first read in the 1970s it's called "no surrender My 30 years War" by Hiroo Onada. If you haven't read it already. Talk about long term survival conditions. Good read.
Gotta get a couple of gransfors bruks axes Randy. Highly recommend. Hand forged beauties and hickory handles are strong, durable, but fairly easily replaced when necessary. Have the small forest axe...and I want a couple of others.
Another great video Randy. Thanks much.
Love this guy! Always new stuff to learn.
One more good video keep it up 👍👍
Thanks, will do!
My dad always used a wet stone to sharpen knives
My advice, get a leatherman. Thanks for the video.
Agreed... I'm a Leatherman guy, but Randy loves his Gerber because it can be used one-handed.
Holy shit its chief randy!
I just have one question which how do you remember of everything on which tool you use
There is 2 reasons, someone says "Isharpen knives since I was a kid" One is that he really knows much and he is a professional by now and the 2nd reason, is when someone is completely amature and knows almost nothing about proper sharpening.
With all the respect, a knife doesn't have to cut paper towel, to be considered sharp. 90% of common people, will never be abla to make an edge THAT sharp and it isn't necessary. because that's "Scalpel sharp" no knife needs to cut like that. I can feel an edge with a touch of my thumb, the safe way for the common man though, is to cut thin paper. If the cut is clean, it's razor sharp, if the cut is hairy, it cuts just fine, if it doesn't cut but trears the paper, then it needs more time sharpening that edge. That's it...
Solid advice. Thanks for sharing. TR
always good, always to the point,
Great video, thanks. Would love to see Randy do a video on small belt knives??
Great suggestion!
Great vid thx
Great video, thanks! The sharpening kit you showed sharpens at different angles. Could you consider teaching why that is and what types of blades and their uses benefit by a different sharpening angle?
Great suggestion! We'll add another video on this. TR
Pretty good info man!! Thank you!
what kind of steel are your knives made from