Introduction In the knife making the steel represents the soul of the knife, which is determined by such factors as edge retention of sharpness, corrosion resistance, ductility (strength) and ease...
In the sharpening craft, in addition to the abrasives, sharpeners, or stone holders, there is a fairly extensive list of various useful auxiliary items that you can find in hardware stores, and purchase others in more specialized stores. The list...
Knife blade bevels Before getting into the notion of straight bevels on a knife blade, you need to know that it is the bevels among other things that turn a steel blank into a knife. The predominant majority of blades...
1. Diamonds origin and type Diamond is a mineral that is almost entirely 96-99% carbon and occurs as eight- (octahedron) and twelve-faced (dodecahedral) crystals, often with rounded faces. Diamond is usually colorless and similar to several other colorless minerals like...
Introduction The whetstone holder is used to securely fix and hold natural or synthetic abrasive bars for sharpening knives. These devices allow you to fix the whetstone and keep it in place during the process of restoring edge sharpness. These...
1. The purpose of the cutting edge The cutting edge of a knife plays a crucial role in its overall performance and functionality. This is because the cutting edge is the primary point of contact between the blade and the...
1. Why does a knife tip break Why can a knife edge break at all and what leads to this? Quite understandable, but not always an obvious reason - under different circumstances, the knife tip, which is quite thin due...
Sometimes admirers of kitchen, hunting and camping knives, as well as edged weapons, confuse the terms «whetstone» and «wet (water) stone». They do not know the difference between these concepts, and not everyone knows how to use the whetstone or...
1. Abrasive stropping compound purpose and function To comprehend the function and significance of the abrasive stropping compound, it is imperative to have a clear understanding of the stropping process and its objectives. Stropping serves as the concluding stage in...
How often should you sharpen a knife? The answer is not too often: during the sharpening process, the abrasive stone removes some of the metal from the blade, which accelerates blade wear. You can use techniques such as honing or stropping...
The general concept of pressure Some might remember the definition of pressure from a Physics course. Pressure is a numerical expression of the effect of a body on a square meter of surface, which is expressed in units of "p"...
1. The latest buzz in sharpening Nowadays in the knife world, there are many knife sharpening techniques that you can learn about from books or find on the internet. At the same time, each of the methods has its followers...
To keep a knife blade sharp, you only need to sharpen the cutting edge once or twice a year, depending on how often it is used. The rest of the time it is enough to hone it with special tools....
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