How I Sharpen
For most blades you will see me using a thick red sharpie on the beveled edge. This my seem strange but it allows me to see exactly where I am removing metal and in some cases allows me to find the exact angle of the edge. If you have any questions at all please reach out to me via text or call and I would be happy to talk through my process for your peace of mind.
“Standard” Sharpening
Sharpening Standard inexpensive to moderately priced knives. Utilizing three grit progress starting at 120 then 600 finishing at 1200 grit. I then debur using a scotchbrite wheel and a final hone on a leather belt using green compound for a fine polished edge.
“High End” Sharpening
My Process for “High End” Expensive blades or blades that require a touch more procession to nail the desired performance for the blade. Such as chisels. In this video I am utilizing CBN Wheels and grinding dry on my low speed tormek sharpener. Wet stone sharpening is also utilized on this same machine using the same technique just with the addition of water. Both wheel styles generate very low heat and are considered more gentle on knives removing very little metal to reach the desired sharpness. Toward the end of the video you will see me strop on both the tormek machine and my 1x30. This was because I was unhappy with the performance of the edge after stropping on the tormek so i used a little more speed on another machine to really make the final edge clean of any burr and smooth as glass for cutting.
Shear Sharpening
In this video I go through my process for sharpening a salon shear. I first start by taking them apart using a multi tool. I then seperate the screw and washers placing them in a magnetic dish for safe keeping. I then mark them with red sharpie and sharpen them both on the twice as sharp machine. I then debur and hone by hand then back to the twice as sharp for a final hone and polish. I then clean lubricate and put the shears back together before testing their sharpness on my own hair.