Sharpening Made Easy Book

Sharpening School

Start Your Business booklet.

Steve Bottorff - Member: Ohio Knifemakers Association and Western Reserve Cutlery Association

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Recommended Equipment Tormek Wet Grinder Razor Sharp Paper Sharpening Wheels F. Dick Commercial Knife Sharpeners Belt Knife Sharpeners Twice As Sharp Scissor Sharpener

If you like the web site, you'll love the printed book . The book is substantially better than the web site with more material and better illustrations. The price is probably less than printing out the entire website. Click Sharpening Made Easyor the photo for more information.   A website with current sharpener reviews and other new material is available for book buyers. MORE INFORMATION SUPPORT MATERIAL ORDER Consulting and teaching:  We have provided sharpening expertise to the food processing, vegetable harvesting, rubber and leather industries as well as training to over 100 sharpening businesses.  How can we help you?  Contact Steve @ bottorff . com

• Chapter 1    INTRODUCTION, SHARPNESS TESTING, KNIFE SHARPENING EQUIPMENT 
• Chapter 2    KNIFE SHARPENING EQUIPMENT continued   
• Chapter 3    THE SHARPENING PROCESS, HOW TO SHARPEN A KNIFE
  
• Chapter 4    ADVANCED STUFF - Knife Steels, Sharpening Abrasives, Theory, Stropping, Electric Machines
  
• Chapter 5    MISCELLANEOUS STUFF - Sharpening Methods, Professional Knife Sharpeners
  
• The original February 1977 Popular Science article Sharpening Secrets of a Pro by John Juranitch.
• Why a blade needs to be re-ground to maintain the proper angle, from the Tormek manual.   Requires PDF reader. 
• Wayne Goddard's Edge Holding Tests.
• Table comparing grits of stones, grinding wheels and abrasives including Scotch-Brite
• Steels used by Knifemakers, by Bob Engnanth
• Chart of Abrasive cutting speed vs. sharpness
• LINKS to other WWW sites on knives and knife sharpening equipment and services
  
• Arkansas Whetstones and Oilstones
• Photos of kinfe sharpeners around the world
  
• SUPPLIERS LIST
• Bibliography

 

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Page description: Knife sharpening made easy. How to sharpen knives, scissors and other cutlery. All about sharpening technique and equipment - how to select a sharpening system and sharpen a knife to a razor sharp shaving edge. consulting.  Keywords: knife sharpening made easy, how to sharpen knives, cutlery.