Knife Thread

Scam · 18 Jan 2018 at 18:08

And what about the Wusthof sharpeners with two sharpeners? Surely they'd do a good job :confused:

firstborn · 18 Jan 2018 at 19:20

Scam said:
And what about the Wusthof sharpeners with two sharpeners? Surely they'd do a good job

I have one and it doesn’t work well to be honest. Unless I’m doing it wrong

jpaul · 18 Jan 2018 at 21:06

I have a Wusthof (non-sharpening) steel these are good, and should be somewhere in your kit.

On UK freeview, Blaze channel (whatever that stands for) saw 'forged in fire', where contestant competing in the design/forging/annealing/grinding ... of knives - interesting craft to see in action.

Perywinkle · 21 Jan 2018 at 10:18

A strop is your friend in most cases to keep a keener edge. I made a little hunting/utility knife last year that has had a lot of use.
I've never had to sharpen it with stones yet, just a few passes on a strop after use brings it back to shaving sharp.
Or just a few passes on a high grit stone once a week.

Squid Vicious · 21 Jan 2018 at 13:33

I was lucky enough to receive a set of Global Knives for xmas.

Now want to ensure I keep the edge and avoid damaging them in the process.

I picked up a minosharp plus 3 based on the fact that Global recommend it and tested it on some old knives - seemed to do a pretty good job at restoring the edge on them - at least far better than me with only a cheap steel picked up years ago from a kitchenware shop.

Question is now is it worth picking up a whetstone or anything else and if so what would you recommend?

Raymond Lin · 21 Jan 2018 at 14:52

Can someone recommend a good double sided Whetstone?

Thought I sharpen the knifes that I have than spend money on new ones.

Glaucus · 21 Jan 2018 at 15:25

why double side? everything i've read say go for single blocks

Raymond Lin · 21 Jan 2018 at 15:43

Glaucus said:
why double side? everything i've read say go for single blocks

Space, costs.

jpaul · 21 Jan 2018 at 17:03

I had recommended one - ironically the two parts came apart/unglued - no big issue - probably dries off faster

jpaul said:
I had purchased this stone from De https://www.fine-tools.com/kombischleifstein.html

313264 Japanese Combination Stone small Grit 1000/3000 Size 175 x 55 x 25 mm NANIWA HOME STONE
NANIWA Combination Stone small
Economical Stone Series
Grain size: 1000/3000
for sharpening and honing. This is an ideal beginner's stone.
Size: 175 mm x 55 mm x 25 mm

booyaka · 22 Jan 2018 at 11:18

I've got this and seems to do a good job, or at least as good as my skills are....

Langxun 2-In-1 Knife Sharpening Sharpener Stone, 2 Side Grit 1000/6000 Whetstone (Amazon)

Too Tall · 24 Feb 2018 at 01:53

FTM said:
I just picked up the damascus utility knife in the Tesco GoCook Range

for the money I just paid for it, its impossible not to be a good deal

Got myself the set of these today, i'm by no means a particularly good cook, but they are excellent, so much better than my previous set.

FTM · 24 Feb 2018 at 09:13

dont let your wife put them in the dishwasher even though you have told her not to...I have had to sand and reseal on of the handles

Kol · 24 Feb 2018 at 10:50

Moses said:
I assume you mean ex-wife?

Mr Jack · 7 Mar 2018 at 18:37

I got a Shun Classic 8-inch Chef's knife today. OMG, what a wonderful thing it is. It's the first properly decent knife I've owned, so I'm not going to pretend I can give it a proper review but I really, really like it. It's so much better than the cheap-but-decentish knives I've been using.

Perywinkle · 2 Apr 2018 at 08:40

Been kept busy of late on the knife making front.
Here's a little 120mm petty I finished up recently, my fav of late

Illgresi · 3 Apr 2018 at 21:19

That's some lovely work Perywinkle!

zazelamel · 4 Apr 2018 at 23:29

Hey guys/gals. i hope this is allowed and if not please advise and i will delete.

i have a very small new channel that is all about sharpening using different techniques as well as reviews and guides etc. would really appreciate some support from you guys as well as requests on what you would like to see on the channel i.e. a specific way to sharpen or how to sharpen a certain type of knife. im happy to feature all sorts of knives from kitchen knives to hunting knives, even axes and swords.

youtube link is http://bit.ly/2F8s7Gx

there is also a giveaway on there for a survival knife too if you are interested.

2013 · 8 Apr 2018 at 03:26

Anyone buying a knife online will be banned from having it sent to a residential address, under a government crackdown following a surge in street stabbings.

Does anyone know if its for all knifes ?

Glaucus · 8 Apr 2018 at 06:35

2013 said:
Anyone buying a knife online will be banned from having it sent to a residential address, under a government crackdown following a surge in street stabbings.

Does anyone know if its for all knifes ?

As far as I'm aware. But it's not a big deal. You just have to go collect it, from your parcel place and show Id. Not that it's going to do anything to reduce knife crime.

And amazing as every perywinkle.

Steampunk · 8 Apr 2018 at 08:08

2013 said:
Anyone buying a knife online will be banned from having it sent to a residential address, under a government crackdown following a surge in street stabbings.

Does anyone know if its for all knifes ?

Yeah, because all those inner city gang members are buying £50-£500 chef's knives and using them to stab each other with. And buying them online and getting them posted to their home addresses. They are definitely not taking whatever cooking or steak knife they find in their mum's cutlery drawer. No doubt a ban on online shopping will prevent all this cookery related gang violence completely.