What is the best way to sharpen your sharp side of your fleshing. I am having trouble shaving beaver and the back of the coon. How sharp do you need it?

Iv got a dvd on putting up fur the fella who made the dvd uses a 6 inch file to sharpen his

I use a Lansky sharpening system. Easy and does a pretty good job.

How sharp do you want them?

almost razor

My knecker is razor sharp

I use a steel on mine, works good. I also like mine razor sharp.
I use a caribou brand draw knife. Crutch

Even drawing a stone across lengthwise is good.

used mine 2 years never done anything but use a steel and once in a while soak in boiling water and dawn dish soap for a couple minutes .dont know why but it helps do that with my knives as well.you want it sharp

I use the MB cutting edge, and to sharpen it I use a steel made by Fredrick [Please excuse my language... I'm an idiot]. I think its out of Germany. A very nice steel! And I also like to have mine razor sharp.

wetstone???

try putting in boiling water and wiping down trust me i scrape inexcess of 200 coon a year never sharpened my scraping knife

I use a oil-stone on a knecker 600.

Hey mole, what angle do you use on the Lansky? I have one and thought about using it but thought the rod was too short. I have been using a small file. One thing I learned from owning a lansky is to maintain the same angle at all times. Put a bright light overhead and make sure your file is following the entire length of the blade edge itself. File at that angle or any other constant and maintained angle until you feel the wire edge break on the back side of the blade. The longer the angle the sharper but less durable and vice versa. Do this the entire length of the blade then turn knife over. I use opposing file strokes for each side of the blade going towards the middle, i.e. 2 o'clock strokes for the left side and 10 o'clock strokes for the right side. Using the same file and VERY light pressure, almost just the weight of the file, place the file flat against the back side of the blade and pull the file toward the spine of the blade along it's entire length until you feel the "wire edge" disappear. This is the delicate part of the process. Also ensure you are not leaving a wire edge on the blade side. If you are, you are using too much pressure to remove the wire edge. Shave as desired with your new razor. It takes time, but each time you sharpen it, it will only get sharper. I own a standard 12 incher and it will do the job nicely. I'm just a fist year trapper but I know this sharpening method works. Haven't tried the boiling method but I bet it works. These guys on here know what they are talking about, most of the time. Tight chains.

Mark81560, would you explain more about your boiling water method?

i just put knives steel stonesin a dishpan squirt some dishsoap on then pour some boiling water on them let sit for a couple minutes and dry with paper towel .it just gets all the grease off