{"id":170593,"date":"2025-09-28T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=170593"},"modified":"2025-09-28T07:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:45:22","slug":"how-to-sharpen-a-pocket-knife-an-illustrated-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/how-to\/how-to-sharpen-a-pocket-knife-an-illustrated-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Sharpen a Pocket Knife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170634\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sharpen-Knife-WEB-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sharpen-Knife-WEB-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sharpen-Knife-WEB-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sharpen-Knife-WEB-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A knife\u2019s functionality is only as good as its maintenance. Although there are dozens of ways to sharpen knives, this basic technique goes a long way toward keeping your blade keen enough to do most jobs with ease. Sharp blades mean smoother cuts, which are safer because they require less force. You can find more details on knife sharpening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/how-to-sharpen-a-pocket-knife\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? 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