Proposed Batch of Chef Knives This Summer, Feedback Wanted

[A. Cole]

I would probably be interested.  Never hurts to have another good knife!  What angle is the cutting edge sharpened to?

On the list! I sharpen freehand, so I don't know what the angle is. I know it works  ! I sharpen on a water cooled 2x72 grinder and would like to build an angle guide for consistency's sake. Many of the ones I have made are thin enough behind the edge that there is barely any secondary bevel. I will probably shoot for ten thousandth thickness behind the edge for flat ground and less for hollow ground. Hope that helps.

[Caseyd]

2 and 8

[Bowhunter3]

I’d go for a #2

[bearhunter99]

I would probably be interested.  Never hurts to have another good knife!  What angle is the cutting edge sharpened to?

On the list! I sharpen freehand, so I don't know what the angle is. I know it works  ! I sharpen on a water cooled 2x72 grinder and would like to build an angle guide for consistency's sake. Many of the ones I have made are thin enough behind the edge that there is barely any secondary bevel. I will probably shoot for ten thousandth thickness behind the edge for flat ground and less for hollow ground. Hope that helps.

That gives me an idea.  Main reason I was asking was resharpening the edge and what angle it would be at...

[A. Cole]

I would probably be interested.  Never hurts to have another good knife!  What angle is the cutting edge sharpened to?

On the list! I sharpen freehand, so I don't know what the angle is. I know it works  ! I sharpen on a water cooled 2x72 grinder and would like to build an angle guide for consistency's sake. Many of the ones I have made are thin enough behind the edge that there is barely any secondary bevel. I will probably shoot for ten thousandth thickness behind the edge for flat ground and less for hollow ground. Hope that helps.

That gives me an idea.  Main reason I was asking was resharpening the edge and what angle it would be at...

 

[pianoman9701]

What do you use to resharpen knives, Alden?

[A. Cole]

What do you use to resharpen knives, Alden?

It depends. I think my favorite and the one I'm probably best at is sharpening on the slowest speed of my grinder, but I have also used the lansky system, stones, sandpaper on wood, strops, butcher's steel for soft knives, etc. I'd like to try diamond stones one of these days.