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 …

A whetstone is a fairly popular means to get a razor-sharp edge on your knife blade, but a whetstone can take some time to become accomplished with using this tool. While many people may be aware that they can ruin the knife if the whetstone is used incorrectly, but have you thought about whether the …

Sharpening a knife is a very controversial subject, and each person has their favorite method. For some, this is a whetstone. Some of these whetstones are sometimes referred to as water stones. Because water is used in conjunction with some whetstone to sharpen the knife, you may wonder if you could leave your whetstone in …

We all know that knives are meant to be sharp and that a dull knife is said to be more dangerous to use than a sharp one. This means that a dull knife needs to have its edge kept as sharp as possible. At some point, kitchen-style knife sharpeners can no longer sharpen a knife. …