Sharpening knives

Austin_Allegro

Does anyone know a cheap old style way of sharpening knives? I need to sharpen up a penknife.
Thanks!

squeaky

I've done them on the concrete paver that is my back door step before now. Just moisten an area at the edge and have at it.

Edit: I've finally tracked down my favourite handy sharpener on line

Amazon knife sharpener

[Deleted User]

That is how they used to sharpen knives in the old days. People in the Welsh valleys commonly used to sharpen their carving knife on the snow-white front door step, on a sunday before the roast dinner. A friend told me about when her mum was really hard up so that she could not afford a joint, she still sharpened her knife so that the neighbours would never know

anna27uk

Hi, i used to be a chef so i still have my old steel for sharpening my knives, but a paving stone/slab is the cheapest alternative i think. Hold the sharp side of the knife at a 45% angle to the edge of the stone and quickly drag it back towards you then repeat on the other side. Alternate sides and it should only take you a few strokes.

indiegirl_2

I have an Ikea knife sharpener which cost me about £4...

Ikea Sharpener

Having said that, I'm not sure how suitable it would be for penknives, but it does a splendid job on my kitchen knives. I liked it because it was a bit safer than the standard sharpeners (although what's safe about knife sharpening, I'll never know! )

dmcwe

indiegirl wrote:

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(although what's safe about knife sharpening, I'll never know! )

There`s nothing more dangerous than a cheap/blunt knife. A good quality SHARP knife will cut without having to force or put to much pressure on the item in question. Also, ALWAYS cut away from you

chrislee765

I have a nice (non-mse) set of Global knives (10 of them :P), i hope they dont need sharpening for a little while yet!

mattt44

Indiegirl, I have one of those knife sharpeners, do you know how exactly you are supposed to use it?

Thanks

Pink.

My butcher is happy to sharpen his customers knives at no cost.

Pink

intel

indiegirl wrote:

I have an Ikea knife sharpener which cost me about £4...

Ikea Sharpener

Having said that, I'm not sure how suitable it would be for penknives, but it does a splendid job on my kitchen knives. I liked it because it was a bit safer than the standard sharpeners (although what's safe about knife sharpening, I'll never know! )

I have one of theese they are brilliant :beer:

@matt44 Mmmm the picture kinda explains it :rotfl:

Just drag the knife back and forth over the wheel its non-electric you know.

researcher

Knife against knife at an angle od 45 o works too.