Sharpening Gallery

Cutting Test: Tomato

How much better could your food preparation feel?

Tip Repair

Before and after shots of repairing a kitchen knife tip

Before Sharpening

Low-Speed Belt Sander

My standard process for getting precise and pristine edges

Leather Stropping Wheel

Leather strop to remove the burr for a razor-sharp edge

Fixed Angle Precision Sharpening

Controlled stone sharpening. Specialty process by request

Whetstone

Traditional freehand stone sharpening. Specialty process by request

Paper Cut Test: Chef's Knife

The Paper Cut Test is a great way to get a sense of a knife's sharpness!

Paper Cut Test: Meat Cleaver

Before/after of the Paper Cut Test on a meat cleaver