Thread: Gotta Love Knife Sharpeners

What happens when you trust your Heljiestrand SR to a guy that Sharpens Knives for a living



He almost destroyed it completely on his wee little grinder

I took off all the crap ass scratches from his belt grinder, fixed the heel then finessed a pretty darn even bevel back on there, yeah I am bragging 😎

Chosera 1-5-10 final finish on the test slate from Colorado











Hone On !!!

Nice save most people would have thrown it in the bin.

Yep. Id have tossed it. Nice one Glen.

It is amazing how many guys think sharpening a razor and sharpening a knife are similar processes.

Many guys can get a good edge on a knife, but cannot sharpen razors. I am the opposite. I can put a very nice edge on a razor, but have always been lousy at knife sharpening. The later is pretty embarrassing as I worked as a supervisor in a papermill for ten years where nearly everyone could put a superb edge on a knife. Not me, I always had to ask one of my crew members to sharpen mine.

I am in awe of those who can sharpen knives freehand AND put a great edge on a razor.

A very famous Italian razor maker posted a video several years ago. Saying one of his razors was chippy. So he sent it back to him. He said that it was so because he used a too low grit synthetic stone. And the proceeded to remove the chipping with a belt sander. Lol.

Originally Posted by RayClem

I am in awe of those who can sharpen knives freehand AND put a great edge on a razor.

Thank you, I'll except your generosity.

I'll say this....for me, honing a knife was more difficult to learn, over a razor. I only hone, with stone in hand. So learning to hold a knife at the same angles with each flip of the blade, becomes crucial. Razors have a built in gauge for that. The only difference I see is, torque over pressure. Other than that, the process is the same

Learning to hone razors gave me a greater understanding of sharpening and has taken my knife and tool sharpening to a greater level.
The goal is the same, get two planes to meet and creat a perfect apex, then polish it. The technique on the other hand is where it stops being the same. Compared to most other sharpened items, a razor has a very tiny and delicate bevel that is not backed by much steel, and need to be treated as such.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

What happens when you trust your Heljiestrand SR to a guy that Sharpens Knives for a living



He almost destroyed it completely on his wee little grinder

I took off all the crap ass scratches from his belt grinder, fixed the heel then finessed a pretty darn even bevel back on there, yeah I am bragging ��

Chosera 1-5-10 final finish on the test slate from Colorado











Hone On !!!

Wow you really wanted to save that one! Whatever was he THINKING? Just like I always say. Never trust someone to hone your razor who does not shave with a straight razor.

I woulda tossed it. Well done, good save.

One of the biggest steps in learning to hone a razor is realizing that it is not a knife and cannot be honed like one.

I use a 1x30 belt sander on my knives. I sand a burr on the blade with 400-500 grit paper, then finish off with a leather belt. I've been told many times that it will ruin my blade. I've been doing this a couple of decades, with no ruined knives yet. My EDC is about 10 years old and the blade almost looks new. I must admit, I've thought about stropping a razor on a clean leather sanding belt. If I ever get a razor I don't care about, I might give it a go.