Knife Sharpening!

[pdwill]

will someone please tell me or direct me to site that will show me how to sharpen a knife(kitchen knifes)

thank you
pdwill

[Chef Francis]

Knife Sharpening Tutorials (http://www.chefknivestogo.com/knife-sharpening-tutorials.html)

[JBroida]

i also have some here if you're interested:
http://www.youtube.com/user/JKnifeImports?feature=mhsn#g/u

[MadRookie]

will someone please tell me or direct me to site that will show me how to sharpen a knife(kitchen knifes)

thank you
pdwill

As this is your first post...... Hello & welcome firstly.....

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[LumberJ]

I'd take a look at Jbrodia's videos. Most informative easy to follow videos I've ever seen(on all subjects he covers) Jon does a great job you can't go wrong starting there.

[piscator]

An Edge in the Kitchen by Chad Ward is a wonderful book for anyone interested in kitchen knives and the sharpening thereof.
Regards,
Piscator

[MartinPiller]

Here's just the best tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCPCNOmfI14

[Cadillac J]

An Edge in the Kitchen by Chad Ward is a wonderful book for anyone interested in kitchen knives and the sharpening thereof.
Regards,
Piscator

Agreed 100%...read this first to get a basic understanding of what happens when you sharpen, then watch as many videos as you can to see different techniques and try them out.

Then start practicing on a stone. First get the mechanics of holding a consistent angle down, then learn how to deburr, etc.

Just remember that it takes time, practice and skill to become really proficient. Also, you don't need to buy a huge range of stones and equipment right off the bat either, they won't make you any better at sharpening... get 2 stones and possibly some felt w/ diamond spray for proper deburring and this can get you amazing results once you get the feel for everything.

[pdwill]

THANKS ,everyone great info

pdwill

rookie poster!

[pdwill]

thanks Cadillac,advice will be well taken,pdwill

[Cadillac J]

This will get you started...its a great overall summary of his book:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/26036-knife-maintenance-and-sharpening/

[LennyD]

All very good suggestions, and many I have followed myself as well.

Actually it is very interesting to compare the vids by Mark and Jon and when your learning as they go about getting to the desired result in varied ways, but more importantly when trying to find your way these different styles of video and sharpening also allow a way to find both ideas and answers that I really feel would be hard to find without having both available to view (hope I described that correctly as it is hard to put to words lol).

And really most importantly once you get some time viewing the different techniques used in the various vids just pick two styles, a couple inexpensive knives, a reasonable grit stone, and go at it.

There is nothing more important than actually doing it, and do not be afraid of screwing up (thats why you use cheap beater knives to learn on) as that and learning what your doing wrong and how to fix the problem is part of the process.

I have to admit that even though I had sharpened utility and hunting knives for years with results I was happy with etc once I had gotten into J knives most all of you guys had me nearly terrified I was going to screw up my new knives lol. It surely is different sharpening a 440 divers knife than a VG10 kitchen knife etc but overall the fundamentals are basically the same, and once you train yourself or more specifically gain some muscle memory for the more acute angles and are able to hold those angles well you will have most of the battle won.

I know there is more to it etc, but do not allow it to overwhelm you and practice enough to build some confidence and then just post back again when you find a whole bunch of new questions.

Lastly though there have been some great suggestions so far in this thread there is a ton of other good information on various sites that were also helpful. It can be a bit confusing at first but the more you actually sharpen the easier it all will become.