I just bought an old vintage stiletto but its dull as hell. I’m wondering how to sharpen it correctly (without screwing up the blade). I have a regular kitchen knife sharpener but don’t know if I should use that. Any ideas?
No its like a long block with like a "V"shaped area to run the blade down.

I’m new to sharpening knives. All I know is I’m buying a Kukri knife tomorrow, and I need a simple "beginner’s guide" if you will to sharpening knives. I wanna get a pretty fine edge on it(high sharpness)

All I have right now is a "Hard Arkansas Stone." I know I’ll need lubrication oil for it as well, but I’m concerned about technique. What exactly do I need to do to sharpen the knife accurately and correctly? Thanks in advance.

I dont know if to use water or oil with my sharpening stone. The box just says SHARPENING STONE ALUM/OXIDE 6"

I honestly don’t know what to say anymore. I have a VERY good friend, my best friend really, and he is going through some major bouts depression. It almost seems like he is bi-polar. One minute he is laughing and happy, the next he is depressed and trying to hurt himself. He had a girlfriend, and she broke up with him to be with her ex. My friend hates it because her ex is abusive to her and they always fight, and he wants to see her with someone good. Yet, she won’t do it. My friend also has feelings for several other girls, but he can’t express them because he is going off to college in two months. He is very Christian and has VERY high moral standings. He doesn’t do drugs or drink, and not sexually active. He says he has so much anger towards so many people that instead he takes it out on himself so he won’t hurt others. By that I mean he will bench over 250lbs for ten minutes or run barefoot for two miles around his neighborhood. He has also taken up cutting and drinking mouthwash (like 20ounces at a time). I am the only person who knows this (his mom knows tiny parts), but he can’t tell his other friends for fear they will look at him differently or they will worry about him. He says "what ever happens to me happens to me, and you can’t control it". Well, I won’t accept that, and I am willing to do anything to help him. I took his knife sharpeners and letters from his ex so he couldn’t use them for anger or to hurt himself. But, he is hiding what is going on to people he has known much longer than myself, simply because he doesn’t want them to worry. He has cut himself over 30 times on his shoulders, arms, chest, and thighs…and he says he is fine. I almost feel like he is only my friend when it benefits him…any other time he is short or doesnt want to talk….but when he is upset, I rush over to help him. What should I do? I don’t want to betray his trust by telling his parents or a hospital, but it may be the best thing…Yet, if I do, he will get rejected from the Service Academies. I don’t want to ruin his life, and either way it looks like I am. Should I leave his life completly or what? He says he will be fine when he gets to college and get a gf, but I doubt that. I honestly love him and care about him so much because we have been through a lot (No homo), but I feel like he is pushing some great friends away. He told me on how he has taken advantage of me, and apologized, and I accepted it because I don’t judge him on anything. People make mistakes, but this is going to far. Is he over-reaction or what? Any suggestions (actually useful and not the troll-type), would be very helpful. I want to see him happy, but I don’t know what to do.He says he only does this because he doesn’t want to "punch someone’ in the face…so instead he hurts himself….

I’m a guy, and my friend isn’t emo. He is more of a military type…a jock almost

I honestly don’t know what to say anymore. I have a VERY good friend, my best friend really, and he is going through some major bouts depression. It almost seems like he is bi-polar. One minute he is laughing and happy, the next he is depressed and trying to hurt himself. He had a girlfriend, and she broke up with him to be with her ex. My friend hates it because her ex is abusive to her and they always fight, and he wants to see her with someone good. Yet, she won’t do it. My friend also has feelings for several other girls, but he can’t express them because he is going off to college in two months. He is very Christian and has VERY high moral standings. He doesn’t do drugs or drink, and not sexually active. He says he has so much anger towards so many people that instead he takes it out on himself so he won’t hurt others. By that I mean he will bench over 250lbs for ten minutes or run barefoot for two miles around his neighborhood. He has also taken up cutting and drinking mouthwash (like 20ounces at a time). I am the only person who knows this (his mom knows tiny parts), but he can’t tell his other friends for fear they will look at him differently or they will worry about him. He says "what ever happens to me happens to me, and you can’t control it". Well, I won’t accept that, and I am willing to do anything to help him. I took his knife sharpeners and letters from his ex so he couldn’t use them for anger or to hurt himself. But, he is hiding what is going on to people he has known much longer than myself, simply because he doesn’t want them to worry. He has cut himself over 30 times on his shoulders, arms, chest, and thighs…and he says he is fine. I almost feel like he is only my friend when it benefits him…any other time he is short or doesnt want to talk….but when he is upset, I rush over to help him. What should I do? I don’t want to betray his trust by telling his parents or a hospital, but it may be the best thing…Yet, if I do, he will get rejected from the Service Academies. I don’t want to ruin his life, and either way it looks like I am. Should I leave his life completly or what? He says he will be fine when he gets to college and get a gf, but I doubt that. I honestly love him and care about him so much because we have been through a lot (No homo), but I feel like he is pushing some great friends away. He told me on how he has taken advantage of me, and apologized, and I accepted it because I don’t judge him on anything. People make mistakes, but this is going to far. Is he over-reaction or what? Any suggestions (actually useful and not the troll-type), would be very helpful. I want to see him happy, but I don’t know what to do.
I’m a guy, and my friend isn’t emo. He is more of a military type…a jock almost