More on Knives - Sharpening

On Feb 28, 1:05?pm, "Nunya Bidnits" wrote:

About every 6 months, I take em to a knife shop. Gives the guy some
business, I walk out with dangerously sharp knives, and there's a good
Mexican resto in that town too where time can be killed and a bite
grabbed. Maybe I should go more often, but I wouldn't want to wear
them out : )).

I'd rather go this route than buy a piece of heavy kitchen artillery
I'd maybe not use much. How much ARE these sharpeners, anyhow?
 
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:54:47 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
wrote:


Please tell me more! I've never heard of a serrated knife sharpener.
I have an old fashioned scalloped edge knife that I'd love to sharpen.
I hate the new style with micro-serrations.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:34:37 -0800, "Kent"
wrote:


That's the type of blade I want to sharpen too.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
I use one of the Apex kits from EdgePro

http://www.edgeproinc.com/

It's a clever system. Works essentially the same as hand sharpening on
a set of stones. But you hold the knife fixed on a jig and move the
stone over the edge. The jig helps you keep the sharpening angle
constant (angle is adjustable).

There are similar systems from other vendors. Shims that you attach to
a stone, etc. Using one of these systems (or just using bare stones)
takes a bit of practice, but IMHO the results are worth it.

--
Julian Vrieslander
 
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:57:41 -0500, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


Very rarely, maybe once every few years I reconfigure a few worn knife
blades by draw filing with a machinists file... then hone with an oil
stone, and burnish to razor sharpness with a knife steel.
 
On Feb 28, 6:13?pm, sf wrote:

Yes, the reason most serrated knives like those get 'dull' is because
the tips get bent and worn.
The serrated sharpener straightens out the tips and brings the knife
back to a sharp state.
 
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