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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.

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 […]

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 […]