Thread: Knife Vs Straight

Originally Posted by earcutter

I’ve always wondered why members claim that sharpening a knife is completely different than sharpening a razor?






Sure you have to think about smooth with a razor, but the process is identical. Place metal on stone, grind out a bevel, polish.

Well, I wouldn't recommend that you use an aggressive stone, raise a burr, and then repeat on the other side. The process of setting that bevel and judging the follow up work is different. At the 10,000 foot level, the process/theory is the same. What you do to achieve them is different.