Knife Sharpening

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

. I would use a disc grinder to sharpen axes etc.

I would of I had one of even access to one but .. .

When hubby isn't around (cough) I often use the flat steel file we have going against the blade (so from blade to handle direction ), Just don't tell him! that way I can get the axes sharp. He'll just use them as he finds them. ...

 

[rascal]

A second hand grinder for $30 would save you a lot of time. I have about 3 in the garage. However once they are sharp they don't need much maintenance.

Russ

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

However once they are sharp they don't need much maintenance.

You've not met my hubby!

 

[GadgetGuy]

Thinking about getting THIS one!! It can be bought from Amazon.com.

 

[rascal]

Wow

 

[GadgetGuy]

Looks like a knife sharpener on steroids!! Hah!!

 

[Master Cutler]

I have a wet stone for my older fish knives and a couple of newer knife steels for my Sabatier knives, but tend to use an old brown handled steel for my Japanese knives, which have hollow ground blades, because it gives more of a burnishing action to the knife edges. The brown handled sharpening steel is made from a very hard caststeel and from a butcher's shop where my grandmother worked in the 1930s so I guess it must be over 100 years old.

 

[Altena27]

I am struggling to sharpen my set.
What is the proper method of Sharpening an X30Cr13 Kitchen Knife?

 

[pocofan]

Got my start in a meat packing plant. Learned excellent knife skills there. I respect a sharp knife. But truth be known, most people I saw get cut were either careless. Or they were cutting with a dull knife and pushing hard because of that. I’m not worried about how fast I can slice or dice.