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What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? #14380718 12/17/19 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia S smokinggun OP Campfire Regular OP smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia What angle do you guys sharpen your Gene Ingram knives to? Do you sharpen your other custom handmade knives to the same angle? Thanks!

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14380884 12/17/19 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,621 Wyoming C Cinch Campfire Regular Cinch Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,621 Wyoming Gene usually uses 17* on a Lanskey... Public landowner...

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381063 12/17/19 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia S smokinggun OP Campfire Regular OP smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia Thank you Cinch! That figures, I just bought a Spyderco Sharpmaker Tri-angle and my choices are 15* and 20* !!!! What to do?

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381081 12/17/19 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,621 Wyoming C Cinch Campfire Regular Cinch Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,621 Wyoming I send Gene a box full to tune up every year after hunting season... I've tried but only make them worse... Public landowner...

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Cinch #14381089 12/17/19 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 G Girlhunter Campfire Regular Girlhunter Campfire Regular G Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 Originally Posted by Cinch I send Gene a box full to tune up every year after hunting season... I've tried but only make them worse... Impressive. 'If you say the parent you were most afraid when you were a kid was your dad, you grew up in the city.'

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Girlhunter #14381256 12/17/19 Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Beaver10 Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 23,506 Oregon Originally Posted by Girlhunter Originally Posted by Cinch I send Gene a box full to tune up every year after hunting season... I've tried but only make them worse... Impressive. What’s impressive is a guy doing a bunch of fur slaying...And watching you tugging hard, so Rick’s j-i-z-z is on your face instead of agreeing to the terms he established for you Scott. 😎 Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381283 12/17/19 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,768 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,768 Clinging to our God and Guns That Cinch is a man and bold enough to admit lack of a Manly Man skill. Girlyhunter, isn't. Truly bold. Or, A real Manly Man. Just a macho blow hard trying to impress. That's ok. They will drop one day. And he will have a chance. Unless a woman puts them in her purse. To keep them safe. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381296 12/17/19 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,621 Wyoming C Cinch Campfire Regular Cinch Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,621 Wyoming It's all good... I can't sharpen a knife on a stone... why would anyone care... Public landowner...

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381410 12/17/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington Me neither cinch... Guess I'm a brokedick no killin sumbitch !!!😂😂 Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381419 12/17/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington Buuuuut, the secret is, don’t let em get dull, and use this.... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381424 12/17/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington Btw, I sharpen my gb hatchets/axes with it too.. Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Beaver10 #14381451 12/17/19 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 G Girlhunter Campfire Regular Girlhunter Campfire Regular G Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 Originally Posted by Beaver10 Originally Posted by Girlhunter Originally Posted by Cinch I send Gene a box full to tune up every year after hunting season... I've tried but only make them worse... Impressive. What’s impressive is a guy doing a bunch of fur slaying...And watching you tugging hard so Rick’s j-i-z-z is on your face instead of agreeing to the terms he established for you Scott. 😎 Figured you go straight to the [bleep] talk. You west coast gals love some [bleep] talk. 'If you say the parent you were most afraid when you were a kid was your dad, you grew up in the city.'

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Dillonbuck #14381456 12/17/19 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 G Girlhunter Campfire Regular Girlhunter Campfire Regular G Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 Originally Posted by Dillonbuck That Cinch is a man and bold enough to admit lack of a Manly Man skill. Girlyhunter, isn't. Truly bold. Or, A real Manly Man. Just a macho blow hard trying to impress. That's ok. They will drop one day. And he will have a chance. Unless a woman puts them in her purse. To keep them safe. Agreed, knowing how to do simple tasks isn't something we should expect of men today. Why do it when someone else can. Viva the snowflake. 'If you say the parent you were most afraid when you were a kid was your dad, you grew up in the city.'

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381481 12/17/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington Easy with the "West coast" now, I think I'm pretty ol school, don't put up with much shiit, in the flesh or on www, but I'm pretty ok school... Grin Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Girlhunter #14381567 12/17/19 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,768 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,768 Clinging to our God and Guns Originally Posted by Girlhunter Originally Posted by Dillonbuck That Cinch is a man and bold enough to admit lack of a Manly Man skill. Girlyhunter, isn't. Truly bold. Or, A real Manly Man. Just a macho blow hard trying to impress. That's ok. They will drop one day. And he will have a chance. Unless a woman puts them in her purse. To keep them safe. Agreed, knowing how to do simple tasks isn't something we should expect of men today. Why do it when someone else can. Viva the snowflake. I must not have been clear. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14381822 12/17/19 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,779 Western VA D Dude270 Campfire Tracker Dude270 Campfire Tracker D Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,779 Western VA Smoking gun I touch up my Ingrams with a spyderco sharpmaker on the 20 degree setting and have no issue whatsoever. Just dont let them get dull as hell to start with. When mine quit shaving hair I put them on the fine stones.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Dude270 #14381985 12/17/19 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington Originally Posted by Dude270 Smoking gun I touch up my Ingrams with a spyderco sharpmaker on the 20 degree setting and have no issue whatsoever. Just dont let them get dull as hell to start with. When mine quit shaving hair I put them on the fine stones. Yep Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14382368 12/17/19 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,688 Journeyman Campfire Regular Journeyman Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,688 Originally Posted by smokinggun What angle do you guys sharpen your Gene Ingram knives to? Do you sharpen your other custom handmade knives to the same angle? Thanks! Depends on the steel, grind and profile... You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Journeyman #14385239 12/18/19 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana M MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana Originally Posted by Journeyman Originally Posted by smokinggun What angle do you guys sharpen your Gene Ingram knives to? Do you sharpen your other custom handmade knives to the same angle? Thanks! Depends on the steel, grind and profile... Pretty Much! Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Cinch #14387765 12/19/19 Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 1,871 Texas T TxHunter80 Campfire Regular TxHunter80 Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 1,871 Texas Originally Posted by Cinch Gene usually uses 17* on a Lanskey... I’m kind of surprised that he uses a Lansky. I guess he’s got it figured out. His knives definitely show up ready for work. I use the sharpmaker for touch-ups also. Life is much easier if you can stick to touch ups and not let them get dull. Last edited by TxHunter80; 12/19/19.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14387788 12/19/19 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia S smokinggun OP Campfire Regular OP smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia Thank you all for your comments and advice. I used the Sharpmaker on the 20* (40) setting and held each knife at the angle where it felt right. I was able to sharpen several dull knifes of different types and makers. I don’t think I’ll be missing my Lansky.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14408059 12/27/19 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,208 Ks Ole_270 Campfire Tracker Ole_270 Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,208 Ks I used to think was pretty good with a sharpening stone, shave the hair on the arm good. Then I got a Lansky, now I've got to be more careful with them skinning or butchering to keep from adding my blood to the mess.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? TxHunter80 #14408181 12/27/19 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas Don't claim to be the "best in the west when there wasn't no west", when it comes to sharpening, but after use a knife, clean it up and dry it off, I simply give it the appropriate strokes on the Lansky set at 20 degrees. works for me! ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14408504 12/27/19 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI Wouldn’t a strop be a better way after light use over stone? It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14409664 12/27/19 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,406 C Calvin Campfire Ranger Calvin Campfire Ranger C Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,406 Lots of other things I would rather be doing than sharpening an Ingram. I can sharpen most knives extremely well. I struggle with the s30v

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14409692 12/27/19 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,721 TN K Kaleb Campfire Outfitter Kaleb Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,721 TN The Landky box like that makes it simple to keep them sharp. All I use unless some random knife needs a angle set.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14409862 12/27/19 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,208 Ks Ole_270 Campfire Tracker Ole_270 Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,208 Ks I have pretty good luck with s30v. Bought the coarse diamond hone for the Lansky, made quite a difference.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14410174 12/27/19 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,194 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,194 TX Send it back to Gene. He’s one of the nicest fellows I’ve were dealt with. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? chlinstructor #14410392 12/28/19 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 24,641 Flagler Co. FL VinceM Campfire Ranger VinceM Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 24,641 Flagler Co. FL Originally Posted by chlinstructor Send it back to Gene. He’s one of the nicest fellows I’ve were dealt with. Yep ,if you have a problem ,this . Good guy ! It'll be sharp ! Website : New website coming soon thanks for your patience

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14410661 12/28/19 Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,895 Huntsville, Alabama travelingman1 Campfire Tracker travelingman1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,895 Huntsville, Alabama Sent him one a few years ago, that had cleaned 50+ deer, 2 elk and a moose. Came back razor sharp. If I knew how, I would post a picture of what one looks like after that kind of life. New, they are works of art. But, they are tools and made to be used. This one has been used and abused and still ready for more. Some mornings, it just does not feel worth it to chew through the straps!~

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14411896 12/28/19 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,406 C Calvin Campfire Ranger Calvin Campfire Ranger C Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,406 I am going to send a few back too. Want to see if I pay him if he will make a few plastic sheaths for mine so I might actually take them hunting. The leather is too bulky and not fun in the rain. (I had one fill with mold)

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14416284 12/29/19 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,779 Western VA D Dude270 Campfire Tracker Dude270 Campfire Tracker D Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,779 Western VA He has made some kydex for some of my older ones. Gene makes a nice kydex sheath and doesn't charge much

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14423485 01/01/20 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 421 southern Adirondacks A adkshootr Campfire Member adkshootr Campfire Member A Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 421 southern Adirondacks Calvin, Gene's made kydex for me on a couple, I did send him the knives though.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? TxHunter80 #14468756 01/14/20 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,688 Journeyman Campfire Regular Journeyman Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,688 Originally Posted by TxHunter80 Originally Posted by Cinch Gene usually uses 17* on a Lanskey... I’m kind of surprised that he uses a Lansky. I guess he’s got it figured out. His knives definitely show up ready for work. I use the sharpmaker for touch-ups also. Life is much easier if you can stick to touch ups and not let them get dull. Gene does use a Lansky...but as he and I have discussed, of 37 knives none of them have approached 17*... You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Journeyman #14468888 01/14/20 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia S smokinggun OP Campfire Regular OP smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia Originally Posted by Journeyman Originally Posted by TxHunter80 Originally Posted by Cinch Gene usually uses 17* on a Lanskey... I’m kind of surprised that he uses a Lansky. I guess he’s got it figured out. His knives definitely show up ready for work. I use the sharpmaker for touch-ups also. Life is much easier if you can stick to touch ups and not let them get dull. Gene does use a Lansky...but as he and I have discussed, of 37 knives none of them have approached 17*... What angle would you say those knives are?

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? travelingman1 #14468975 01/15/20 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787 Ready Campfire Tracker Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787 Originally Posted by travelingman1 Sent him one a few years ago, that had cleaned 50+ deer, 2 elk and a moose. Came back razor sharp. If I knew how, I would post a picture of what one looks like after that kind of life. New, they are works of art. But, they are tools and made to be used. This one has been used and abused and still ready for more. I wish, we could see that. Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Ready #14469500 01/15/20 Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,895 Huntsville, Alabama travelingman1 Campfire Tracker travelingman1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,895 Huntsville, Alabama Ready, PM your cell number and I can send some pics. It is at deer camp but I should be up there within the next week or so. Ray Some mornings, it just does not feel worth it to chew through the straps!~

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14481368 01/18/20 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,688 Journeyman Campfire Regular Journeyman Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,688 Sorry, on the road... Roughly 20-21* You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14481547 01/19/20 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia S smokinggun OP Campfire Regular OP smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia Thanks Journeyman.

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? smokinggun #14481664 01/19/20 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,112 western michigan M michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,112 western michigan So is 20-21 degrees about the optimal cutting edge bevel for most hunting/field knives???? "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".

Re: What angle to sharpen Ingram knife? Ready #14485220 01/19/20 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia S smokinggun OP Campfire Regular OP smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,274 Virginia Originally Posted by Ready Originally Posted by travelingman1 Sent him one a few years ago, that had cleaned 50+ deer, 2 elk and a moose. Came back razor sharp. If I knew how, I would post a picture of what one looks like after that kind of life. New, they are works of art. But, they are tools and made to be used. This one has been used and abused and still ready for more. I wish, we could see that. Here are a couple of pics of Ray's (travevingman1) Ingram knife, not sure what year but definitely has a more vintage look to it. Thank you Ray for sharing these pics of your used and abused Ingram with us! It's obvious that it has served you well. Very cool: