Here’s how to sharpen a knife in just a few simple steps, whether you’re using a stone or a knife sharpener.
Holding the knife in your dominant hand, place the edge, facing away from you, on the honing steel at a 15º to 20º angle. Start with the blade at the base of the handle.Gently push your knife along the honing steel while maintaining the same angle you started with making sure to...
If you’re looking to achieve a more precise edge on your boning knife, then you’ll want to switch to a finer grit stone. This will help remove any small imperfections on the blade and give it a nice, clean edge. To maintain a sharp blade, first, use light pressure to slide your ...
First, we will draw a sort of hilt for the knife using a slightly longer shape before the handle properly starts. Then you can start drawing those thin bumpy lines that we mentioned earlier. Once you have it looking as it does in our reference image you’re ready to keep it going in ...
The most old-school way to sharpen a knife, a whetstone is a flat, rough stone that works like sandpaper as you slide the blade across it. You can get absolute precision and customize your blades to the exact shape you like, but it takes practice to hold the knife at the correct angle...
Here's how to sharpen a knife and how to hone it using a whetstone, a sharpener, or a honing rod. We've also included our recommendations for sharpening products on Amazon.
Hand your knife to another person by grasping the spine of the blade and handing it over handle first. Cut away from your body, never toward it. Keep a firm grip on both what you’re cutting and your knife. A sharp knife is safer than a dull knife because it requires less force to...
1. Lay cord in a backward "S" shape and attach the Lanyard Pin. 2. Bring top left corner under the bottom loop to begin the coil. 3. Continu... Read more How to Choose a Knife Size Use this comparison chart to make the best knife choice for your hand size. See images to scale...
The HANDLE Time to make the handle. Use whatever material you like. I like cocobolo and ebony best as they are very easy to finish. I used maple and ebony for the handle of the knife for this project. I make the handle in two parts. The front spacer is ebony about a half-inch thi...
your needs. Some basics are a handsaw, a hacksaw, a level, a hammer, screwdrivers, a measuring tape, a shifting wrench, a chisel, pliers, a combination square, a utility knife, and a clamp. Watch this video home improvement tutorial and learn how to select tools for a basic tool kit...