Oboe Reedknife Sharpening

"The first secret of reedmaking. Have a sharp knife. The second secret of reedmaking. Have a sharp knife." -Stevens Hewitt*

Your knife is your secret weapon against bad reeds. But what's the secret to getting the knife sharp? There is no secret, just hard work and practice. Learn the principles of sharpening, purchase some gear and try your hand. Sharpening is not as easy as it may look, and folks of all ages and both genders experience frustration and ask many questions. If you would like to learn more, improve your skills, or try something new: Explore. Books. Tools. Methods. Links. Discussion Groups and more.

Into to Sharpening?

Oboists rely on a variety of abrasives to sharpen their knives: Carborundum, or silicon carbide (SiC), India®, Hard Arkansas (novaculite), diamond, ceramic, steel, leather, water stones and even sandpaper. You will need a series of grits to sharpen, hone and maintain your edge. You will need to determine which materials work for you and which you can afford. There are many good choices but sharpening is an art unto itself. You will need to understand sharpening theory and apply it to reed knife sharpening. You will need to devise a series of angles to optimize the knife's cutting abilities and extend its edge's lifespan. I suggest these books and articles to help you with those decisions.

Popular Reed Making Knives

David Schast Reed Service & Supply, LLC: Philadelphia (Herder) Reed Knife: reed knife
knifes: Reeds'n Stuff-Homepage - Innovatives und bewährtes Zubehör für Holzblasinstrumente
Reed Knife, Herder Style (Germany) [RKN-008] - $29.95 : WEBER REEDS: WEBER REEDS Reed Knife, Herder Style (Germany) [RKN-008] - Double hollow ground knife with a hardwood handle. This German-made knife is an excellent, easy to s ...
Midwest Musical Imports. Oboes, English Horns, Bassoons, Flutes.: reed knives
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds - Philadelphia (Herder) knife: Original Herder (Philadelphia), double hollow ground with wooden handle. Price includes sewn leather sheath.
Reed Knife, WR Chinese [RKN-013] - $54.95 : WEBER REEDS: WEBER REEDS Reed Knife, WR Chinese [RKN-013] - Double hollow ground.
Nagamatsu Products/: NKK-Planning deals with original instrumetal accessories produced by Nagamatsu Masaaki
Krebs & Heubrucg Gbr: 1. Swiss Star folding knife; a professional knife manufactured in Switzerland in co-operation with Bizzotto, Wenger and Kloetzli; the two blades are made of high-grade steel, hardness approx. 59-60 Rockwell, polished surface, stainless; one blade serves for rough scraping the reed, the other blade for finishing the reed; the handle in made of metal and plastic, blade length 80 mm, overall length: 200 mm, weight 110 g. For sharpening we recommend the Japanese waterstone "Toishi", a combination stone with two grits: 1000/6000; one for sharpening and the other for honing.
2.Swiss Star folding knife; the traditional Swiss knife is made of high-grade steel, with a polished surface. The handle consists of metal and plastic, blade length 65 mm, overall length 165 mm, total weight 36 g. For sharpening we recommend the Japanese waterstone "Toishi", a combination stone with two different grits: 1000/6000 for sharpening and honing.
3. Shozo scraping knife
A Japanese knife of the highest grade, sharpens well, multilayered hand-forged from Suminagashi steel, hardness approx.64 Rockwell; specially developed for double-reed making; by its extreme sharpness is finest splinter acceptance with high surface quality possible, polished section one-sided with easy hollow grinding on the mirror side. Handle and sheath from Sakuraholz, blade length 60 mm, overall length 160 mm, knife weight (without sheath) 45g. For sharpening we recommend the Japanese watersonte "Toishi" - a combination stone with two granulations: 1000/6000 for sharpening and honing. Do not sharpen with sharpening steels, mechanical grinders or drying-running sharpening machines. The multilevel structure of the blade and carbon steel's low burr formation the knife may be sharpened easily and quickly .
Oboes.ch - Swiss Knives: Swiss Knives-
The Swiss star Oboe Reed knife was developed by oboes.ch in co-operation with Wenger, Switzerland, and Kloetzli, Berne. The knife is thus an exclusive product of oboes.ch in collaboration with the world's leading knife makers. We guaranteed that the knife is made of the best steel (440-C-Spezialstahl, hardened to59 to 60HRC). Re-sharpening through oboes.ch is guaranteed. One blade is extra-fine for finishing the reed; the other blade used for starting the reed was designed and refined by oboists.
SAK: An evaluation of the Victorinox SwissTool.
Equipped To Survive (tm) offers comprehensive
information on survival equipment and skills
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds - Wedge type razor knife: Knife, wedge-type razor, double hollow ground, in small, medium or large wood file handle. Price includes sewn leather sheath.
JENDE: 15K Jende Reed Knife: Jende Reed Knives & Maint. Kits Sharpening Equipment

Reedmaking and Reedknife Sharpening Book

I am pleased to announce the release of my new book, The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Oboe Reedmaking: A Guide to the American School of Reedmaking, Volume 1. The Encyclopedia contains fully-illustrated, detailed lessons in: reedknife anatomy, edge maintenance with ceramic honing rods or bench stones, using the steel, sharpening and reducing edge angles with bench stones. The book is available through www.oboeabode.com.
Volume 1 comes in both a left- and right-hand version. I hope that this book will make your reedmaking and reedknife sharpening more successful and enjoyable.

~Ann

Articles on Knives and Sharpening

Hone Your Technique and Concept

How to Sharpen a Knife: Sharpening a Knife
Emphasis On Necropsy Equipment Tips & info from a veterinarian whose wife and meat cutting put him through college. Revised April 1, 2003
Copyright Protected, NU-GPVEC
Getting an Edge with Waterstones, Oilstones, and Sandpaper: Taunton's FineWoodworking.com
Knife Art: Custom Knives - Custom Knife Encyclopedia & Terms By: Joe Talmadge Blade shapes -
The Knife Edge FAQ by Joe Talmadge - Knife Articles : Custom Knives - Knife: Custom Knives - The Knife Edge FAQ by Joe Talmadge by Joe Talmadge Contents: I. Introduction II. Plain vs. Serrated: The Conventional View III. Plain vs. Serrated Re-thought IV. What Should I Carry? V. Thoughts On The Partially-Serrated Blade ...
The Restaurant Review - restaurant reviews, news and directory for New England: The World's Best Knife Sharpener?
Sharpening Made Easy: Sharpening Made Easy: Knife and Cutlery Sharpening
Information and Equipment Knife Maintenance and Sharpening-eGellet Culinary Institute Tutorial
By Chad Ward
Knife Grinding and Woodworking Manual 5 -- Excerpts Part 5: One in a series of excerpts from the grinding manual of Charles G.G. Schmidt & Company. 1998.
David Schast Reed Service & Supply, LLC: A Sharp Knife...: A Sharp Knife.....
My Home Page -- Brent Beach: Brent's Home Page
Copyright (c) 2002-06, Brent Beach
Plane Irons - Sharpening and Testing
These pages describe how I sharpen and test plane blades. I use sheet abrasived glued to glass, a simple wooden shop made jig, and get consistently excellent edges.
Myspace.com Blogs - Jende Reed Knife Sharpening - Part 1 - Jende Industries MySpace Blog: Read the Jende Industries blog on MySpace.com. MySpace Blogs: Search, browse, read & create you own blog.

DVDs on Sharpening

Chisel Sharpening: Contains a good section on proper use of body and relaxation in sharpening; "Eastern" Approach to learning; uses Shapton stones; may be good for oboe chisel ground knives; by Harrelson Stanley
AZCK knife display page/ Murray Carter: Introduction to Knife sharpening with Murray Carter.
Basic sharpening of knives. Good on fundamentals not as much subtlety as the "Chisel Sharpening" DVD by Harrelson Stanley
Korin - Fine Japanese Tableware and Chef Knives: Korin Japanese Trading Corp. imports and distributes fine Japanese chef knives, porcelain, tableware and restaurant supplies to Japanese restaurants as well as regional restaurants and hotels.
How To Sharpen --Murry Carter: How To Sharpen Murray Carter Introduction to Knife Sharpening

Murray Carter Advanced Sharpening Techniques

The Scary Sharp Method

I am a big fan of the Scary Sharp System and thank John Towle, amateur oboist and student of Bob Hubbard, for introducing me to this effective method of sharpening. Click here for an entertaining post by the "inventor" of the Scary Sharp Method. The features of this method that attract me are many: its affordability; many grits of sandpaper, and even leather may be used; it is larger in size than most sharpening stones; the glass will not "dish" with use; the base is heavier and extremely stable. See photo comparing a 6" Norton Stone with the Scary Sharp set-up. Don't bother trying to save money by cutting the glass yourself, just contact Keith at Hand American. He sells a wonderful Corian base and all the trimmings.

Sandpaper

Types of Sandpaper: Types Of Sandpaper.
Wet dry abrasive paper: Otto Frei- Wetsordry abrasive paper and 3M polishing paper
3M Micro Abrasive Film for Scary Sharpening - PSA at Tools for Working Wood: 3M Micro Abrasive Film for Scary Sharpening - PSA at Tools for Working Wood
Product Detail: Precision Surfaces International

Polishing Paper
Polishing Paper is a special applications
product available from PSI. This wet or dry use material, manufactured by the 3M Company, is a resin bonded abrasive coated on a 7 mil thick non-woven
Sandpaper grits? [Archive] - BladeForums.com: [Archive] Sandpaper grits? General Knife Discussion
What Everybody Ought To Know About 3M Diamond Lapping Film -- iSnare.com Articles: What are lapping films...Lapping films are thin polyester films coated (resin bonded) with tightly graded abrasive particles such as aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, cerium oxide or diamond...
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Works well to glue the sandpaper to glass.
Sandpaper: Sandpaper
Products - Woodworking: mail order supplier of abrasives, sanding, and refinishing products for wood working, metal working, and autobody refinishing
Sanding: Sanding & Polishing Discs & Belts SIZE & TYPE
Razor Sharp Edgemaking Home: Put an absolute polished razor edge on any knife...in
only seconds! Sharpen any knife: Circular blades, curved blades, reverse curved blades, serrated blades, straight edges, and wavy
blades. Also sharpen: Broadheads, chisels, draw knives, gouges, head knives, lathe

Waterstones

There has been a current running toward waterstones but these have not been universally adopted by oboists. Some reasons cited: portability, messiness and price. Norton®, Shapton and Sointu are a few names. Jende recommends the Shapton Stones to sharpen their knives. Click here for a waterstone grit chart.

Waterstones

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks USA | Shapton GlassStones: Shapton-new thinner stones
The Epicurean Edge: Japanese and European professional chefs knives: The Epicurean Edge - japanese waterstones (sharpening stones).
Norton Waterstone Flattening Stone & Prep Stone: Wood Working Tools;Norton Waterstone Flattening Stone & Prep Stone
BladeGallery: Fine handmade custom knives, art knives, swords, daggers: 220 grit waterstone
The Japan Woodworker Catalog - Flattening Plates: flattening plates
The Japan Woodworker Catalog - Very Coarse Bench Stones: very coarse waterstones
Sharpening Stones: This is one page from the [Baren] Encyclopedia of Woodblock Printmaking - located at 'woodblock.com'
tutorial on waterstones:
Sharpening Stones (entry by David Bull)
Hida Tool & Hardware Co., Inc.: Bester Brand 700 Grit Ceramic Coarse Stone:
This #700 stone cuts fast and stays flat longer. Its greater width makes it good for large plane blades.
Grit 700
Size 208x75x25mm
Item#D-BE-700
Price $36.00
Questions for master knife sharpeners...Yuzuha? - BladeForums.com: Questions for master knife sharpeners...Yuzuha? Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment

Waterstones or something else?

Diamond Sharpening

The DMT Diamond Stone has replaced the Carborundum and even some of the finer grits that we need to regrind, start and maintain the edge. Diamond has the advantage of cutting quickly. Though the surface tends to wear over time, these stones have fewer problems related to loading. Recently DMT has released the
D8EE Dia-Sharp® bench stone (8000 mesh). Billed as the finest grit bonded diamond abrasive bench stone available today this may be of interest to some. For an animated debate on the merits of the monocrystalline diamond surface and the polycrystalline surface click here.

Algamant Diamond Compounds, diamond compounds diamond pastes.: Diamond compounds and diamond pastes from Alagasan are ideal for all polishing and finishing precision production applications providing a rapid stock removal as well as a superfine finish.
Diamond Compound, Diamond Powder Site: Diamond Powder and Diamond Compound for modern polishing of superhard materials such as ferrites, ceramics, cermets, metal carbides, sapphire and others, employs very sophisticated technology.
GRS-Tools: Tool Sharpening: Diamond Power Hone
Lansky Knife Sharpener-Lansky Diamond Hones; Extra-Coarse and Coarse, Medium, and Fine: Lansky Knife Sharpener-Lansky Diamond Hones; Extra-Coarse and Coarse, Medium, and Fine
Eze-Lap Diamond Sharpening Tools for Woodworkers and Sportsmen: right tool not only sells woodworking and power tools but many other home improvement items such as security systems, gardening hand tools, router bits and chainsaws, right-tool.com is your tool company.
8" Dia-Sharp® Continuous Diamond Coarse - D8C - The Consumer Link: 8" Dia-Sharp® Continuous Diamond Coarse
8" Diamond Whetstone: 8" Diamond Whetstone
Object moved: 8" Dia-Sharp
DMT Dia-Sharp 8x3x3/8 in. Diamond Plates: Shop for Woodworking Hand Tools by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Sharpening Supplies by Shapton and Norton, and thousands of supplies such as Brad Point Drill Bits by W. L. Fuller
DMT Deluxe Aligner Kit: DMT Deluxe Aligner Kit Product Code: DMTADELUXE
Includes interchangeable stone holder and knife clamp, coarse, fine and extra fine 4" diamond whetstones and serrated knife sharpening accessory. Nylon storage pouch. Keeps a consistent angle throughou
DMT Aligner Kits: DMT Aligner Kits
DMT Aligner Kits: Heimerdinger Cutlery
DMT Aligner Kits
Which DMT diamond stone is better? - BladeForums.com: Which DMT diamond stone is better? Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment

Crock Sticks

Lansky Knife Sharpener-Lansky Crock Stick sharpeners; Professional, Deluxe Turn Box, Sharp Stick: Lansky Knife Sharpener-Lansky Crock Stick sharpeners
:: Spyderco Product Details :: Sharpmaker: Sharpmaker
Lansky Sharpeners LCLIP Pocket Crock Stick Sharpener LK-LCLIP: Lansky Sharpeners LCLIP Pocket Crock Stick Sharpener LK-LCLIP Pocket Crock Stick Sharpener - These small sharpeners go anywhere you do! Fit one in your pocket, in your bag, or on a key chain. Perfect for field situations...
Sharpmaker: Spyderco Sharpmaker
Why Sharpmaker? - BladeForums.com: Why Sharpmaker? Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment

Sharpmaker on Steroids

Congress Tools, Inc.: soup up your Sharpmaker
Congress Tools, Inc.: Ruby

Steels and Steeling

Recently there has been a trend toward using the steel to re-align the edge. Popular brands are sold by: Jende and RAZ-R STEEL. A steel in conjunction with normal sharpening rituals works for many people and is portable. For opinions on just what a steel can and can not do click here.

Leather Honing/Stropping

Some people swear by it; other swear at it. Just don't roll the edge. Leather is not hard like a stone and the 'give' can roll an edge.

The Secret Of Leather Honing: Information on how to use leather hones
Stropping - Cape Forge: Stropping - Cape Forge To maintain any of our tools, all you will ever need to do is strop the edge.

Polishing Compounds

Polishing Compounds, Paste, Sprays, Suspensions: polish - polishing compounds for metals, minerals, glass, ceramics, carbides and semiconductors
United States Products Co. - Lapping/Polishing Compounds: Definition Types of Abrasives
-Diamond-Cubic Boron Nitride-Norbide Abrasive-Aluminum Oxide-Fused Alumina-Corundum-Garnet-Infused Alumina-Micro Graded Flours-Optical Finishing Flours

Tormek Users

To the purist mechanical means are heretical, but for oboists sometimes we just need to flatten that blade, sharpen the edge and move on. The leather wheel keeps the edge going. There are a few forums where Tormek uses gather to compare notes and ask questions. One of them, The SharpTools USA Discussion Board, is moderated by Jeff Farris. You will find answers to this Why isn't my grinder grinding straight? and other important questions.

Tormek Users-Yahoo Group: tormekusers: Tormek Sharpening System; Yahoo Group
TORMEK Sharpening Systems from SharpToolsUSA.com - the World's Largest TORMEK Retailer: SharpToolsUSA offers on-line sales (USA only) and support for the Swedish made TORMEK water cooled sharpening system. We offer competitive pricing, knowledgeable sales and support staff, and an exclusive 6-year extended warranty.
Sharpening Made Easy by Curis Womack: Sharpening Made Easy: the Website Knife and Cutlery Sharpening Information and Equipment Knife Sharpening on a Tormek
by Curtis Womack
Tormek AB - Grinding, sharpening and honing of edge tools: new Tormek Model T-7
Tallowtree Truing Tool Advancer for TORMEK and Jet Slow Speed Sharpeners: Home of the TRUING TOOL ADVANCERFOR USE ON ALL TORMEK SuperGrind Series and JET Slow Speed Wet Sharpeners SPECIAL PRICE NOW $36.00
NewWoodworker.com LLC: Woodworking How-To's, Tool Reviews, Articles and Plans
Wheel True Or Wheel Dress?: Is It Wheel Truing or Wheel Dressing? There IS a difference It's called a "Truing Tool". In fact, the manufacturer calls it just that - a "Diamond Truing Tool". Therefore, it must be a tool for truing, right? Well, yes and no.
Timberline Tools - Woodworking Tools & Accessories: Tormek ADV-50D
Comparison of TT-50 and Tallow Tree Advancer: "Truing and dressing are both done using the diamond. Truing is merely making sure the wheel is running true with no dips or wobbles. Dressing is done more frequently because the wheel will become "loaded up" from grinding metal (sort of like how sandpaper gets when usingit). Many users think that some grinding takes too long..."

Randall Voigt
TallowTree Mfg.
Tormek Sharpening System: The Tormek grinder is a complete grinding and sharpening system. Made in Sweden.
TallowTree Mfg New Products for TORMEK and JET Slow Speed Sharpeners: NEW PRODUCTS fromT allowTree Mfg! REPLACEMENT DIAMONDS/DIAMOND TIP SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for TORMEK and JET Grinding Wheels.
Short tools: Short tools
Fast Grinding: Fast Grinding
Timberline Tools - Woodworking Tools & Accessories: Timberline Tools
Peter Child: Upgrade your Tormek grinder with a special microcrystalline hard wearing stone specially formulated for sharpening woodturning tools.
The New Yankee Workshop Tools: The New Yankee Workshop work station
grindingwheel: IronsDiamond Coated Grinding Wheel Diamonds are a Tormek's best friend.

Sharpening angles and Rake angles

Postive, negative and neutral rake angles: SECONDARY MACHINING OF FRP IS PROFITABLE FOR SOME
by Bruce Mackey, Pres.
SEE RAKE ANGLES
Knife Grinding and Woodworking Manual 5 -- Excerpts Part 5: SEE FIGURES 68-72
Mini Lathe Tool Grinding: Tool Grinding
Copyright 2000-2002 by Frank J. Hoose, Jr.
SEE INFORMATION on types of tool rake, posted by Dub Thornton
Knife Grinding and Woodworking Manual 6 -- Excerpts Part 6: One in a series of excerpts from the grinding manual of Charles G.G. Schmidt & Company. 1998.
See cutting angles and Bevels Reuqired for Knives and Cutters, Part Two
WOODWEB: WOODWEB provides information for the wood industry including woodworking, cabinets, components, woodworking software, wood finishing, cabinet hardware, lumber, plywood, woodworking machinery, suppliers, and tooling
Stewart-MacDonald: Free information, i-3416: Stewart-MacDonald StewMac has supplies, parts, tools, books and videos for guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin, instrument makers and repair shops worldwide.

BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion

One of my favourite sites for information and exchange of ideas though I think that oboists are outside the mainstream of applications discussed. Not a big problem tho.

BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: BladeForums.com is the Leading edge of Knife Discussion. With over 20,000 members and 1 million posts, if you can't find knife information here, it isn't anywhere
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Best stones on the market? - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: Best stones on the market?
tall tales of sharpening. - Page 3 - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: tales of sharpening
Global knife question - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: Good list of japanese stones
How do you make a knife less than 15 degrees per side? - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: How do you make a knife less than 15 degrees per side?
Question of cleaning.... - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: Question of cleaning.... cleaning ceramic stones and rods,
microscope for viewing knife edges? - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: microscope for viewing knife edges?
sharpening question *MICRO-BEVEL* - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: sharpening question *MICRO-BEVEL* The Toolshed: Knife Care, Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment
Quick update on my experience with waterstones - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: Quick update on my experience with waterstones
am i doing this right - Page 2 - BladeForums.com: Burr.........
Having trouble with forming a burr. - Page 4 - BladeForums.com: Having trouble with forming a burr.
So, em... - BladeForums.com: I have trouble getting near the ricasso with stones finer than 120 grit.
BladeForums.com: Edge Retention Testing and Analysis
BladeForums.com: STR's Backyard KnifeWorks HandCrafted custom folding knives, modified production folders, custom pocket clips and other misc. knife work by Steve Rice. FREE advice on everyday knife-related questions, problems and more. Take a look you may find an answer to YOUR PROBLEM or learn something .
Sharpening razors old wives tales? - Page 2 - BladeForums.com: Sharpening razors old wives tales?
Rust removal with molasses - BladeForums.com: Rust removal with molasses
Why the $ diff between Eze-Lap & DMT ? [Archive] - BladeForums.com: Why the $ diff between Eze-Lap & DMT ?
Video - How to sharpen knife to "whittling hair" sharp. - BladeForums.com: Video - How to sharpen knife to "whittling hair" sharp. Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment
Freehand Anyone?: Sharpening the heel of the blade.

BladeForum.com: "the Leading Edge of Knife Discussion" RSS feed

A sample of the topics found on the BladeForum

Google Groups: rec.knives

Some good information here, but not as interesting as the BladeForum

Google Group rec.knives "Anything that goes cut or has an edge. ": "Anything that goes cut or has an edge. "
Google Group- rec.knives Home Page
rec.knives Blade Geometry FAQ: FAQ by Joe Talmage
Knife Steel: A reply by Joe Talmage on "Knife Steel".
Should One Sharpen Going Backwards or Forwards: This is a question that will arise in the minds of all thinking sharpeners.
Google Groups : rec.knives; what does "hollow ground" mean?: "Hollow Ground knives are shaped like two concave archs...coming to an edge. It makes the edge of the knife ultra thin. The Hollow grind is generally speaking the sharpest of all the grinds, but also the weakest. "
Google Groups : rec.knives: Straight razor manual - complete: "Because there is no litterature about using and caring for straight razors, information about this subject is difficult to obtain or contradictory. I asked Braber schools, knifeshops, sharpening companies, and the few German firms that still make those knives, and received video's, catalogs and other printed material, the summary of which is as follows:"
Google Groups : rec.knives: Flat vs. hollow ground blades: "Then where does the V grind come from? These grinders use the SIDES of the grinding wheel vs. the curved part of the wheel that custom knifemakers use to put hollow grinds into knives."
Google Groups : rec.knives; well, I was getting nowhere with the crock sticks: Has this happened to you?
Google Groups : rec.knives: Make your knife handle more comfortable: Don't let you handle be the wrong size for your hand.

Knifeforums.com

Knifeforums.com homepage: Knifeforums.com is dedicated to providing a forum where the knife enthusiast can meet to discuss the industry, politics,and personal experiences, in a
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Trigonometry Calculator: Trigonometry Calculator -
Comparison Tests of Plane Blades: Test results of tests comparing the properties of different types of steel used to make blades for woodworking planes. Concepts may apply to your reed knives. Try to take note.
Reviews of knives and related information: Reviews of various production and
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Steel Guide -- A. G. Russell Knives: The Knife Authority Since 1964 Knife Information Steel Guide
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Norton Professional Sharpening Solutions: Norton Professional Sharpening Solutions
Adjustable Triangle Clear: indicates and sets angles

Sharpening

Double Bevel Sharpening by Brian Burns- Craftsman Graphics - The Japan Woodworker Catalog
Knife Sharpeners: Knife Sharpeners,
Kitchen Knife Sharpening - Knifeforums.com - Intelligent Discussion for the Knife Enthusiast - Powered by FusionBB: great list of sharpening products and websites

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Blade Steel Facts: We select blade steels to achieve a balance of properties based on the anticipated use of the knife. Steel is an alloy of iron, other metals and c
Knife Steel FAQ: Knife Steel FAQ by Joe Talmadge
Glossary of Terms from the Knife Center: A Glossary of knife terms
Steve's Knife Sharpening Links: Sharpening Made Easy
Knife and Cutlery Sharpening Information and Equipment
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A comparison of grit sizes of belts, wheels, stones and hones used in knifemaking, sharpening and woodworking.: NOTES: It is impossible to make exact comparisons
Grit comparison: grit comparison knife forums
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Your home for all things related to the art of sharpening Japanese kitchen knives. Japanese kitchen knives are not in anyway like European
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Steels and chemical composition

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"TOOL STEEL REFERENCE GUIDE" by VARCO: Steel converter
Stahl-Know-how: Steel list; Terms; Knife
Steel strip Specifications: Steel Strip Specifications
Tool Steels: tool steels
TSS/Original_Cutting_Steel: Original Blade Steel Group
V-Steel Series: Our product lineup has a wide range from specialized blade steels such as pure carbon steel, alloy steel, semi-stain
TSS/Clad Metal: We have been producing Clad metal(composit metals of different kinds).
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Shirogami White Steel (correctly white paper steel, named for the wrapping used by its manufacturer) is used to make tools that can be sharpened to an excellent edge with good quality natural stones. It is a carbon steel with only very small amounts of the impurities P (phosphorus) and S (sulfur
blue steel - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion: blue steel
TSS/Titanium_clad_material: Titanium clad material.
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steel comparsion: Microscopic comparison of several steels by Roman Landes
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Iron alloy phases: Austenite (%u03B3-iron; hard)
Bainite;Martensite; Cementite (iron carbide; Fe3C)
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Damascus Steel

Damascus: Damascus SteelLaminated Damascus steel had its origins in the
early days of the iron age. It was found that by folding and
welding iron in a carbon fire you could produce steel, a
hardenable iron product capable of producing superior tools and
weapons. Nearly every culture in the world developed som
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Damascus Steel: The craft of bladesmithing featuring articles on the forging, heat treating and finishing of custom knives, swords and daggers. It features a gallery of custom knives.
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Knifeblades and Steel

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Steel selection: Steel Selection
With the plethora of steels available today one can easily
get lost in just selecting the one to use.
Each steel has its own chemical composition suited for the task for
which it was made. Alloying elements
affect the qualities and characteristics of steel in many ways and it
Knife blade materials: A collection of information on
various blade steels and other materials such as talonite and titanium including
a summary of personal comparisons.

Belt Sanding

Belt Sander: When you have alot of metal to move.
Belt Sander: Sander/Grinder from Lee Valley Tools. Lee Valley offers high-quality woodworking tools (woodturning, wood finishing, sharpening, woodcarving), gardening tools and hardware to woodworkers, cabinetmakers and gardeners
G1013 Combination Sander 1" x 42" Belt 8" Disc: Grizzly Industrial, Inc.: Online Ordering of Woodworking and Metalworking Machinery and Tools

Sharpening on YouTube

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True North Knives : Neil Ostroff : Custom Production Knife Purveyor: TNK - Finest custom and production knives.
Kershaw Shun Pro Deba Knife 4 1/8": Kershaw Shun Pro Deba Knife 4 1/8" - This is a traditional Japanese Sushi knife. Works great for slicing super thin slices of fish and meat. Kershaw Knives Feature: VG-10 Super Steel is composed of ...
Al Mar Folding Knife: Al Mar folding Knife
Almar All Stainless Ultra-Chef Paring Knife, Damascus: All Stainless Ultra-Chef Paring Knife, Damascus
FinnFolder [F15D] - $199.95 : Kellam Knives Worldwide, Inc. - Finnish Puukko Knives and Products: Kellam Knives Worldwide, Inc. FinnFolder [F15D] - The FinnFolderTM is a beautiful razor sharp line of folding knives from Kellam Knives. The linerlock is easy to quickly open and close with one hand, a sure advantage when the other hand is busy. These folders are practical, sharp and comfortable. Ra
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The 3G blades are made from a sandwich of hard SGPS steel hardened to RC 62 surrounded by soft VG2 stainless. 2 3/4" blade, 3 3/4" closed, red quince handle, lockback, ballistic nylon
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Inspiring Woodcarvers Around the WorldFlexcut® Tool Co. Inc. is headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA and manufactures innovative carving tools, designed for
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A forum on Survival

Another forum with some interesting information on sharpening.

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Rust Control, Prevention

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Homebrew Rust Remover: Molasses and Water chelation

Microscopes

Microscope World, Microscopes for every appilcation: Microscopes - large inventory, knowledgeable customer service. Specializing in professional and educational microscopes.
Lighted Loupe: 15-Power Lighted Loupe from Lee Valley Tools. Lee Valley offers high-quality woodworking tools (woodturning, wood finishing, sharpening, woodcarving), gardening tools and hardware to woodworkers, cabinetmakers and gardeners
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Periodicals

Blade Magazine: Blade Magazine is the publication for knife enthusiasts!
Knife Reviews Main page: Various production and custom knife reviews with high resolution pictures

Sword Forum International- Roman Landes

Sword Forum International - View Profile: Roman Landes: Sword Forum International was founded in June 1998 and has since served the international community as an information website, an educational organization and conservation society which promotes history and culture through the study of swords and swordsmanship. Here is a unique blend of collectors,
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Cooking for Engineers- Analytical cooking discussed

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Knifetalkonline

Knifetalkonline.com: Photo micrographs

Laventrix-Austrailian Knife/Blade forum

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Australian Knifemakers Guild - Home: The Australian Knifemakers Guild - an organisation dedicated to promote, preserve and develop the craft of knifemaking and all its various disciplines to the highest standard possible.

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WoodNet Forums

WoodNet Forums: The 10 Cent Sharpening System: The 10 Cent Sharpening System

Testing Sharpness

Testing Sharpness: The most precise method I know for determining the sharpness of an edge is to measure the amount of force it takes to cut through a loop of thread. Repeated tests of this type give data that can be evaluated using statistical methods.
For each test a loop of th

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Cleaning Ceramic

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Precision Knife Sharpening Device

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Edgemaker

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Ezesharp Knives

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Straight Razor Place

Basic Honing - Straight Razor Place Forums: Hone information and discussion of techniques for maintaining razor sharpness.

Sharpening with Porcelain

Not for ceramic blades.

Blade Cone Classic: advantages:

*one hand operation, absolutely easy to use
*perfect sharpening angle guaranteed
*saving material, durable, hygienic
*high precision
*high-quality designInternational design award Baden-Württemberg focus silver
*best sharpening results, ideal for all types of knifes (exept ceramic knifes)

The Blade Cone is perfectly designed. A functional sculpture for easy knife sharpening.
The cone is already sharped in the right angle to sharpen a knife. Just hold your knife straight (Figure 1), as if you like to cut something. Then draw each side of the knife edge with a gentle movement 3 or 4 times
over the ceramic surface of the cone (Figure 2 and 3).
That is all!

Porcelain is a very valuable natural material. It`s distinctive character, the shiny white, its warmth of touch, the beautiful surfaces and the extreme durability makes it unique. It needs to be handled with great care and experience in order to create beautiful products.
Ceramic has always been used for sharpening knifes. Expecially porcelain is perfectly suited to give an edge the finisching touch and to maintain a good knife sharp.

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Oboe Reedknife Sharpening

"The first secret of reedmaking. Have a sharp knife. The second secret of reedmaking. Have a sharp knife." -Stevens Hewitt*

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Contents at a Glance

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Popular Reed Making Knives

Reedmaking and Reedknife Sharpening Book

Articles on Knives and Sharpening

Hone Your Technique and Concept

Basic Books on Sharpening

More Sharpening Books

DVDs on Sharpening

The Scary Sharp Method

Sand Paper, eBay Style for those who like shopping for a deal; look for grits between 1,000 and 60,000 (for the tip work)

If you decide to try Scary Sharp (TM) You Will Need Some Sandpaper!

Sandpaper

Silicon Carbide Wet/Dry Sandpaper

3M Wet/Dry Polishing Paper

Waterstones

Waterstones

Shapton Waterstones

Diamond Sharpening

Crock Sticks

Spyderco Sharpmaker

Lansky Crock Sticks

Sharpmaker on Steroids

Steels and Steeling

Leather Honing/Stropping

Polishing Compounds

Sharpening Equipment

Tormek Users

Tormek- Truing, Dressing and Grading

Watch eBay for the Tormek and Accessories

Sharpening angles and Rake angles

BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion

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Google Groups: rec.knives

Knifeforums.com

Britishblades Forum

Messerforum

Safety

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The Knife Network

Steels and chemical composition

Damascus Steel

Metallurgy

Knifeblades and Steel

Belt Sanding

Sharpening on YouTube

3M Wet/Dry Polishing Paper

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A forum on Survival

Rust Control, Prevention

Microscopes

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Periodicals

Periodicals

Sword Forum International- Roman Landes

Cooking for Engineers- Analytical cooking discussed

Knifetalkonline

Sharpening Woodworking Tools

Laventrix-Austrailian Knife/Blade forum

Sharpening Systems: EdgePro Apex, Sharpmaker or Lansky

WoodNet Forums

Testing Sharpness

Edge Pro

Cleaning Ceramic

Precision Knife Sharpening Device

Edgemaker

Ezesharp Knives

Straight Razor Place

Sharpening with Porcelain

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