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You don't really need "tools" to sharpen knives. You just need a harder surface and some experience. It's one of those things that once you learn you can accomp
by chneu 1y ago
You don't really need "tools" to sharpen knives. You just need a harder surface and some experience. It's one of those things that once you learn you can accomplish with a variety of "tools" because you're just trying to achieve an end goal. There's zero reason you can't sharpen a knife in a rental, lol. You don't need a belt grinder or anything.
People get way too caught up in buying into systems and being told how to do things because it alleviates some anxiety of trying something new. Sharpening knives hasn't really changed much in the last few centuries. Watch a few guides and learn to do it. There's no substitute for experience here. It's also a very transferable skill so it's one that used to be taught in schools but no longer is.
- JohnMakin 1y agowhen I was poor I used to make pricy shaving blades last for months longer than they should have by rubbing them on some old jeans. I don’t remember where I learned it but my roommates thought I was crazy til they tried it.
- scarby2 1y ago> There's no substitute for experience here. It's also a very transferable skill so it's one that used to be taught in schools but no longer is. This 100% should be taught in school, it would have been one of the most useful things I could have learned.
- obscurette 1y agoWhen I was in school (in seventies), all boys at least tried to learn how to use and take care of all sharp tools and machines with one up to wood and metal lathe. When I was in school now as a teacher, scissors were the only somewhat sharp things kids were allowed to use. Risk tolerance is so low in our society nowadays, sense of responsibility of children is nonexistent etc.
- lazide 1y agoA semester of machine shop taught me an immense amount, and based on my experience with a lot of techies, 95% more about how the world (and tools) work than 95% of the population.
- coffeebeqn 1y agoBuy a whetstone for $10 and you’re set for life. It’s not complicated! People have been sharpening knives for millennia
- SideburnsOfDoom 1y ago$10 whetstones are typically far worse value than $40-$60 whetstones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5shv-7m5Ic&t=55s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5shv-7m5Ic&t=55s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHzwlGovi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHzwlGovi0