Category Archives: Advice

As Christmas approaches, it’s the perfect time to swap out the idea of buying another Lynx Africa set for something a bit sharper – Knives, to be exact!

I have always had knives – I bought my first penknife when I was 12 and have had a series of knives over the years, but it wasn’t until I started really looking into the vast array of knives available did I start to question my knife buying methodology.

Cold Steel are internationally renowned for their high quality knives, axes and machetes.

But did you know they also have a great range of training weapons too?

Confused about the best way to sharpen a knife? Bamboozled by grit numbers?

Let us gently introduce you to the world of knife sharpening.

Most people will be familiar with the sharpening rod or steel as they are often supplied with kitchen knife sets. A sharpening rod/steel is a bit of a misnomer – it doesn’t actually sharpen a blade at all, rather it smooths out any rough edges after sharpening. It can also revive a sharpened blade after […]

There are numerous proprietary sharpening systems out there. We cannot cover all of them, so we will cover the most popular. V Rod System A V rod system is a very simple set up. It features two sharpening rods, angled in a V. They can come with rods of different coarseness to get a really […]

Pull Through Sharpeners The ‘pull through’ sharpener is probably familiar to most people. They are a quick and easy way to get a blade sharpened. Using them is incredibly straightforward – you simply place the blade in the ‘V’ shaped slot and pull it towards yourself. The angles on the sharpener are already pre-set, so […]

Whetstones A whetstone is a rectangular piece of stone/rock that is used to sharpen blades. They are call ‘whet’ stones rather than ‘wet’ stones as the word ‘whet’ means ‘to sharpen’. However, when using a whetstone, you do actually wet it, which is where some of the confusion comes from. They are also sometimes known […]