Thread: Would an electric knife sharpener be good to sharpen a straight razor with?

we're still talking about your razor, right? Then yes, go for it.

Definitely a NO-NO on the Electric Knife Sharpener!

A similar thing happened to me at the beginning when I started straight shaving. I applied too much pressure on the blade when stropping and slightly 'folded' the edge of my spanking new full hollow ground Dovo..ouch

Best is to send it back to Lynn for re-honing. We live and learn, and most of us do make mistakes at the beginning (and even later on) our straight shaving adventures...

Originally Posted by frustratedSRuser

I'm just discouraged because I got a new straight razor and dulled it the first time stropping without even using it first. I'm saying that because I know Straight Razor Designs sells quality sharpened razors, so I know it's my fault. But I don't understand, It looked like I was stropping it the right way. I wish their was an easier way to sharpen them.

I wouldn't sharpen a knife on an electric knife sharpener.

Originally Posted by Mykl

Fortunately sharpening a razor is far easier than sharpening a knife, and I wouldn't even use one of those electric things on my worst knife. Given how thin a razor's edge is you would likely burn out the temper on the blade and be stuck with a really nice butter knife. And the edge angles are going to be to high I'd imagine as well. Honing just takes practice.

Well that gives me hope. Thanks. I used to sharpen knives as a young teen. My mother could barely chop veggies without cutting herself, bless her heart, so she would have me sharpen them for her. So, hopefully I'll get as good at sharpening SRs. I miss sharpening knives for her.

It would probably be pretty good for dicing carrots when you are done.

get a sharpening stone, learn to sharpen a knife first. i.e. deal with dead meat before your face. go slow. i wouldn't but the backside of my $7 chinatown cleaver through anything with a motor.

U wana use a brick to hone on. Much better than a knife sharpener

An electric knife sharpener is made specifically for sharpening electric knives. I have never figured out what an electric knife was made for.

Originally Posted by icedog

I have never figured out what an electric knife was made for.

To cut coticules out of the mountain in Belgium!

To cut coticules out of the mountain in Belgium!

Seriously, though, you'll probably ruin your razor in one of those things. Don't do it.