Only use finest grit 6000 belt (purple, narrow) for sharpening gut hooks. then get some heavy leather about 1 1/2" in diameter and attach it to a spindle or however you can to the dremel. Sign Me Up. Here is how you sharpen a hunting knife with gut hook using the Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpener. sharpening to ensure a consistent sharpening along the entire edge. Both are excellent tools for sharpening gut hooks. The V-Sharp Classic II and V-Sharp Curve arrive fully assembled, set at a 25-degree angle and ready to use. It does not however work for a gut hook. Using flexible abrasive belts, the sharpener is able to sharpen not just straight bladed knives, but also curved knives, tanto blades, fillet knives, serrated blades, gut hooks, and virtually any other shape of knife blade. Using flexible abrasive belts, the sharpener is able to sharpen not just straight bladed knives, but also curved knives, tanto blades, filet knives, serrated knives, gut hooks and virtually any other shape of knife blade. It will put a shaving edge on any of my knives no problem. Squeeze My current gut hook is going on 25+ animals with the factory edge and is getting a bit jerky and i notice i have to pull harder. I have a 4 stage Lansky system that works great for blade sharpening and even removing chips/reprofiling. The Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpener is the first knife sharpener designed to sharpen every knife you own. get some sanding rolls that fit the curve of your gut hook and work up a burr. Place curve of gut hook over the belt on downhill side; allow belt to conform to bladeâs curve. GUT HOOKS. To use sharpen a blade with the V-Sharp Classic II or V-Sharp Curve, simply hold the knife against the blade guide and cut down, keeping the ⦠I hate gut hooks for 2 reasons: 1) They are never sharp enough and 2) they are difficult to sharpen. Do not try to fill the entire width of the gut hook with the wide end of the sharpener. That said, I say get it as sharp ⦠Use very light pressure in the sharpening guide so the blade does not flex. Raccoon skin isn't thick enough anyway, but go for it! The Knife & Tool Sharpener uses precision angle sharpening guides to ensure that you get the proper angle every time. For more information, go to: www.WorkSharpEasy.com Partially Serrated Knife Sharpening using the Work Sharp Knife Sharpener use the leather to buff the edge until its sharp. While very similar in process to a serrated blade, a gut hook is ground on both sides of the blade. Use a Diamond Taper Sharpener or a Diamond Pocket Sharpener. This is "Sharpen a Gut Hook with the Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpener" by DAREX on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Subscribe to our email newsletter and be the first to know about new sharpeners, sales, and specials. A small gut hook tends to load up with hair so that is why you should make them around a half inch. I make mine as sharp as i can while finish sanding the knife then touch it up with sand paper wrapped around a brass rod in a variable speed hand drill after the knife is done and sharpened then wrap some light leather around the brass rod apply some compound and strop the guthook. be careful to always go with the edge or you'll get a wakeup call really quick. How to Sharpen a Gut Hook with the Work Sharp Original Knife and Tool Sharpener â How to Sharpen a Serrated Blade with the Work Sharp Original Knife and Tool Sharpener Work Sharp Pivot Pro Knife and Tool Sharpener â If I had a razor sharp gut hook I think I would like them more.