and scraping both sides of a blade across the rod at the proper angle nudges (hones) its edge back in place. Sharpening is the practice of aggressively polishing a knife to reform its edge.

Knives can help with cutting lines, baiting hooks and even dressing fish after the catch. But rarely do we see their synergy physically manifested quite like it is in the newest version of Kershaw’s ...

Over time, knife blades get dull and require a refresh to smoothly slice and dice. Save yourself from getting a new set because it doesn't cut as well anymore and try sharpening a knife before ...

How to Sharpen a Knife with a Whetstone Look closely at the knife’s edge. The grind angle of the knife is how material was removed from the blade to make it sharp enough to cut. You want to work ...

The whetstone method is the traditional way to sharpen a knife. It takes a little longer than the other two methods, but you get to control how much metal comes off, and the angle isn’t locked ...

But no matter how good the heat treat on the blade, or how sharp the factory edge, every knife will need to be sharpened. So where to begin? Sharpeners are available anywhere from five bucks to over ...

Photo by Jack Seemer for Gear Patrol They’re not just throwaways, either. The knife that guy1138 stumbled upon was a Kershaw Launch 1, an automatic knife that usually retails for $180 to $225. Their ...

A Los Angeles Dodgers team without Clayton Kershaw on the roster doesn't seem right. Kershaw, a sure Hall of Famer and one of the best to ever lace them up, is more than just a pitcher for the ...

We tested popular manual and electric knife sharpeners from Anysharp, Global, Lakeland and more to see how well they could sharpen a dulled knife edge. Our tests revealed a big difference across ...

Clayton Kershaw is still a free agent but that doesn't mean he's going anywhere. Major League Baseball insider Jon Morosi of MLB Network recently reported an update regarding the veteran lefty and ...