Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Straight Razor Forums, and for the first time I’m consistently getting excellent results from my razors. A special thanks goes out to Jimm
Category: Jende Sharpening Tips
Wicked Edge (WEPS) Progression Comparison – Conclusions
This is the wrap-up instalment of the microscopic progressions of the Wicked Edge Precision Sharpener (WEPS) stock diamond and ceramic plates, WEPS Chosera, and the WEPS Shapton stones. If you̵
Jende Industries Taiwan “Foreign Pig” Sharpening Services in Kaohsiung!
Jende Industries Taiwan is proud to offer local knife and tool sharpening services in Kaohsiung through Foreign Pig Sharpening Services (外國豬磨刀子). We provide professional sharpening for
Which Sharpening Stones?
If the sharpening philosophy you embrace leads you the road of manual sharpening with stones, the inevitable question is Which sharpening stones? As we all know, the default answer to any sharpenin
Shapton Glass or Professional for straight razors?
As I continue experimenting with straight razor sharpening, my perspective on Shapton Glass and Shapton Professional stones continues to evolve. After realising that I had been applying too much pr
Jende Nanocloth Strop In Action with Tormek PA-70 Paste
The Jende Nanocloth Ultra Strop has made another appearance on Sharpco Knives’ youtube channel. This time it features the 210x70mm full sized 0.10 micron strop loaded with the Tormek PA-70 pa
Sharpening a Boning Knife
Boning knives are the bane of any sharpener, both guided and freehand. The slight flex is easy enough to deal with, but the recurve and bolster portion of the blade is the stuff of nightmares on a
Paring Knife Bent Tip Repair and Sharpening
Every now and then, knives fall or get dropped. Sometimes things go tragically wrong and the entire tip breaks off, or in this case, the end just gets bent, but not broken. For this paring knife, w
Repairing a Crack in a Knife – Nakiri/Slicing Cleaver
During the sharpening process, we discovered a small crack/hairline fracture near the edge of this slicing cleaver / Nakiri-style knife. To avoid a more serious structural failure in the future tha
Sharpening Robot Coupe Blades
Robot Coupes are pretty serious food processors. They utilize double curved saber-like blades to cut through nuts, frozen foods, seeds and pits. With anything mechanized, it is always more importan