Sharpening a knife does have a learning curve associated with it that some knife owners find difficult to master. It is a craft that needs patience, practice, and understanding to master. There are some questions that people new to knife sharpening frequently ask, and one of those is can you oversharpen a knife? It is …

A pocket knife can be a convenient way to keep a useful blade with you at all times to perform daily tasks. Because these knives are always at hand, they often take quite a lot of abuse and get used for many tasks that could dull the blade. A handy sharpening tool for your pocket …

Knife sharpening can be challenging enough with commercially produced or cut stones and other sharpening devices. But, you may find yourself in a situation where you don’t have these modern options available to you. In this case, you can revert to humanity’s roots and try your hand at sharpening your knife with a rock. So …

Probably one of the most common accidents with a knife is dropping the knife. This can result in different types of damage to the knife, many of which can be minor and inconsequential. However, it can happen that the knife falls and hits the ground tip first that the tip becomes bent. Is this damage …

Knife sharpening and honing is often one of the aspects of knife making and knife maintenance that many knife makers struggle with in the beginning. Much of this has to do with conflicting information that they read online or experiences that other people relate in this area. The difference between sharpening and honing is one …

When you buy a brand new knife, and you get it home and take it out of the packaging, the first thing that is normally checked is the sharpness of the knife. A knife needs to have a good edge to be functional and to allow it to function for its intended use. But are …