Razor edge on your knives

Knives are basic everyday tools. Don’t think a day goes by that I don’t use a knife (besides eating, of course)
If you use knives you should know how to sharpen it. No big mystery there.
It’s not easy to use a stone, takes time, but eventually, with lots of practice you get there.
Sharpening gadgets? Some work better than others, but it’s still not everything a knife can be unless you use a strop.

Do you get that brand new, Victorinox type razor sharp edge? Heck, you can bring it to scalpel sharpness with the nail file.

The foam nail file pad comes in various types.
I like the one that has 3 or 4 types of grit.
The coarse one works almost like a sharpening stone (dont get one too coarse, though) , the fine one that almost feels like there’s no abrasion at all, is used to polish nails, you can use it as a strop to get that final razor sharp edge.

The pad is light, you can carry it all day in a pack or case and not notice it at all.
The foam material bends a bit which is great because you get the right curvature for that pumpkin seed shape right in the edge. Just wonderful.

And best of all, IT WORKS. Better than anything I tired.

I thought the use would be too much, but most foam files I use work well. As a matter of fact my favorite one is the first one I started using. Sharpened dozen of knives, even used it for the final touches on my machete.

And of course, they are dirt cheap, which adds a special bonus touch.

The Victorinox I use most often, I’ll just use the fine grit side as a strop and the razor edge is back in seconds.

Buy a few, try it, works just great.

If you are the kind of guy that usually pulls his folder for daily use, but misses that original razor edge and no ceramic rod brought it back, you’ll thank me in a couple days.

FerFAL

http://ferfal.blogspot.com/

[Anchor]

Agree - sharpening knives is fun.

I use a stone, and the process is almost a meditation in itself.

I'll try the files though - where do you get them from?

A..

[Dantheman62]

Almost everything you need here... http://www.knifeoff.com/manufacturer...ufacturerid=30

look under knife accessories for the sharpeners!

Originally Posted by Anchor

Agree - sharpening knives is fun.

I use a stone, and the process is almost a meditation in itself.

I'll try the files though - where do you get them from?

A..

your wife will know

How about the cosmetics section at Chemworld..


I could have used something like this today. We cleaned
five roosters. I used my stone repeatedly but our knives
were adequate and nothing more.

[Aussie Babe]

Originally Posted by Anchor

Agree - sharpening knives is fun.

I use a stone, and the process is almost a meditation in itself.

I'll try the files though - where do you get them from?

A..

Anchor try the supermarket. Safeway's cosmetic section should have them.


Love and light
Aussie Babe

[Anchor]

Ok I feel dumb now. I first thought they were some new kind of file, now I realise what.

I wouldn't use them on my knives unless they do them in 8000 grit

[Hermano]

This expert helped me out with these docs

http://www.edcknives.com/vcom/knife_...8b4b4f11d541f3

chapter 9 - sharpen

the other chapters are also nice reading material.