Do you sharpen your own knives?

I don't sharpen our knives so often since I don't get to use them always but we have this chunk of stone where we scratch it. It proves to be effective, so far.
 
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Here's what mine looks like. :wink:
 
If you live near anyone who does woodwork for a hobby [please not someone who uses power tools for everything] have a chat with them. The tools are heavier but to work well they too must be sharp and they can probably show you how it's done.
 
Shermie said:
Umm; I think that we're talking about kitchen knives, not tools? :eek:
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Principles the same in both cases but if you want really keen edges try the instructions for sharpening the old 'cut throat' or 'straight edge' razors. There are a lot of tutorials on such as U Tube.
 
We do sharpen our own knives using a honing steel. and it works great for us. I've often wondered if taking them in to a specialist would make them sharper but I doubt it.
 
I have one of those sharpening tools that came with my knife set. When it is hard to cut through things like a tomato, I know it is time to sharpen my knives. The tool I have seems to do the job just fine, but I wonder if there would be a benefit to getting my knives professionally sharpened. I don't know how much of a difference it would make, if any.
 
blueeyes said:
I've often wondered if taking them in to a specialist would make them sharper but I doubt it.
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Rosyrain said:
but I wonder if there would be a benefit to getting my knives professionally sharpened. I don't know how much of a difference it would make, if any.
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Getting knives professionally sharpened makes a considerable difference if they have never been maintained or been maintained badly. They can also remove any knicks or chips from the blade if the knife has been damaged.

After that you can keep them regularly sharpened yourself at minimal cost. With good quality knives it is worth it, if however they were really cheap ones to start off with, I wouldn't bother.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Getting knives professionally sharpened makes a considerable difference if they have never been maintained or been maintained badly. They can also remove any knicks or chips from the blade if the knife has been damaged.

After that you can keep them regularly sharpened yourself at minimal cost. With good quality knives it is worth it, if however they were really cheap ones to start off with, I wouldn't bother.
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Okay, thanks for the information. Because I have been quite diligent with care of my knives, I will pass on the professional sharpening. I do have one knife that I don't use very often that has a knick in it. I just stuck it in the knife block and use other ones. I guess it would be worth my while to have it looked after.
 
Thanks for this information. My knives are good quality, so I probably should go and get them professionally sharpened. That is nice that they can get rid of knicks and stuff. Thanks for the tip.
 
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