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
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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
The New 15K Jende Reed Knife
The New 15K Jende Reed Knife is now available! The 15K Jende Reed Knife has been around since Jende Industries first opened its doors, but it has just now received a complete overhaul. Hand sharpe
It’s a Floater! Jende IP65 Waterproof Digital Angle Cube Test 2
The Jende IP65 Waterproof Digital Angle Cube’s claim was previously tested with great success by us by literally submerging it in a basin of water for over 1 minute. During sharpening, we not
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
Knife Thinning & Sharpening Process
It’s Christmas time at a local market, and we’ve been busy sharpening knives! A customer brought us a set of three matching Asian cleavers/fish knives, and while working on them we noticed some
TOG Elite Japanese Kitchen Knives Review
We recently received a TOG Elite Japanese Kitchen Chef Knife Santoku for testing. Bottom Line: This is one very nice knife that handles well, keeps its edge, and just plain looks good. On the TOG w
Wicked Edge (WEPS) Chosera Stone Video Tutorials – Part 1 and 2 + a Shave!
Clay Alison of Wicked Edge Precision Sharpener (WEPS) recently asked me to do a tutorial on the Chosera stones for the WEPS, and rather than write up another of my famous long-winded posts, I tried
Sharpening a meat cleaver on a water stone
A meat cleaver is one of the hardest working knives in the kitchen. Whether it’s used for breaking down poultry, trimming meat, or preparing vegetables, a sharp edge makes every cut easier an
Sharpening a Meat Cleaver on a Belt Sander
When people think about knife sharpening, water stones usually come to mind. However, belt sanders have been used by professional sharpeners for decades because they can restore an edge quickly whi