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Knife people;

Was gifted a fixed blade that is really dull. On looking at the knife itself it’s not quite straight.

What is the best way to get this sharp? I imagine it’s a bit more complicated because it’s not perfectly straight.

I have a sharpener that’s got the clamp and you run it over the stones. Also have one of the standard kitchen sharpeners that you run the knife through - don’t think this is right.

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walker 2y ago

The kitchen sharpeners generally suck unless the knife is already sharp and it’s just for a touch up.

The clamp ones are OK, but honestly I’m a fan of a good old fashioned sharpening stone.

If the knife is REALLY dull, use medium/coarse.

Get it stripped down with medium/coarse then focus on final sharpening with a finer grade.

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Matthieu 2y ago

Yeah, I got it because I thought it would minimize the learners curve on angles but I get/agree with what you mean about the classic stones. Will look into some and not use kitchen sharpeners as it seems to be the consensus that they’re awful lol