Shiny Stuff

Folks, the mirror like finish on the relief face, or bevels is achieved by using a progression of stones, in this case up to 15,000 grit. The trick is to create the relief face at a very acute angle and for this knife I used a 12 degree angle and started at a 120 grit Japanese Water Stone. The stones I do use of are a superb quality and the real trick is to be very patient and not to move to finer stone until all the scratches are removed from the previous one. I use a loupe to ensure that this is the case. It is all good fun and extremely rewarding.
This is a Henckels I just did for a client.

It is a lot of work in terms of time on the knife and the absolute care to ensure that the exact angle is maintained with every different stone. This is a little challenging considering not all stones are of equal width but with practice and technique it all comes together to create what is quite a very nice effect and one that actually enhances the cutting of food. The mirror bevel is very smooth so food just slides over it.
COOL eh.

Contacting Me

Hello Folks.
If you like to contact me the easiest way is via my email directly to me or via my website. If anyone has made a comment and it isn't showing up for some reason just email me and let me know.


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http://www.halifaxknifesharpening.com and just go to the Contact section at the top of my Home Page and go from there. I love to hear from people who have a genuine interest in sharp knives.

Peter