It may be an inexpensive knife but a lot of us have older knives that are either dull or damaged and are working on getting better knives. But your videos really help us to understand the importance of a sharp knife and there uses. Great video! And keep up the good work. Mike
thank you , I now have a point on my favourite knife again after the builder broke it opening paint tins...I have had it a wusthof 8 inch chefs knife for about 20 years and it killed me each time I saw it looking that way. Now proud of it as its really mine as following your guidance I have my knife back albeit about a cm shorter!
Excellent video Ricky. I wouldn't have thought to use the side of the stone to do the grinding! That's a great tip. I've got a broken tip that needs re-profiling and I think I've got the confidence to give it a go now. Thanks!
Man how far you've come Ryky. Different mood, different atmosphere and way different approach than what you do now Oh why am I here, recently got a shapton pro 120 myself for fixing chips. Just watching old videos to learn the process from the master
"If that doesn't work, I'll just go out to the sidewalk and use the concrete there." Thanks for the tip! Because I have a super jacked up paring knife I inherited from a friend that I haven't known how to fix with my regular stones.
Good Afternoon Ryky.. Thank you for a good knife repair Demonstration/Lesson...!! You mentioned that this is not the type of knife you would normally sharpen for your audience, but I am willing to bet that half your audience have a knife like this in their drawer (or a friend's knife ;) ) that needs sharpening/repair. Your videos are being appreciated by thousands.. Thank you. Take care and God bless. Keep up the good work..!
I think I agree with some of the below comments, I would have used my bench grinder or my belt sander. If I did not have either of these, I would have used a $5-10 hand file to get the new profile. I do see value in that there are some out there without these tools and they now have an approach to fix a knife without expensive tools.
There are two ways of fixing a broken tip, one is the way you did it, by taking off the edge, but another way is creating a drop point by grinding down the back to meet the new tip. Either way works, I kinda like the drop tip a bit for not creating a thicker tip that you might have to fix.
Hi! I like your overall approach. I think you are putting yourself down too much, it is good to see the face behind the work/videos. When you are describing the condition of the knife/cutting edge (at each point in the video), it would be good to get a close-up view of the knife itself at the time. I have a lot to learn. Keep up the good work.
HEY MAN< Youve been VERY Humble through out your channel. GOod Job brother. Keep it Honest. People attract to good things. Youve got a good thing going by admiting if your wrong and not being prideful. Keep it up.
great video, great tutorial. I had a Kai filleting knife that I really liked. it had a chipped blade. I threw it away cos I did not know that we can easily reprofile to removed the chip. too bad
My 8" victorinox fibrox has a lightly bent tip. I've used plyers to gently straighten it as much as I can, but it's still slightly bent to one side. I'm not sure what I can do to fix that. Thanks for the vid.
You mention something about looking at the knife edge under a microscope. Have you ever done that? If so, do you have a microscope that you can recommend?
curious don't need super sharp paring knife? I find for peeling and stuff it's best to have ultra sharp thin blade but maybe I'm doing it wrong? I can't yet peel like grandma did back in the day etc
I would think the middle of the diamond plate, rather than the sides and corners, would be best to use as it is the least worn/used surface area... if it was being used to flatten regular water stones, that is.
Hello, tried to reach you on f ab while ago, but no luck, so once again : If i can ask - I'm deciding to buy chosera, or shapton glass. I now sharpen my knives on Naniwa super, but i have few other stones as well. Knives that i use are Miyabi 5000mcd67, they are 66hrc, and shun kaji. What stones in your opinion should i buy? Also what grits? In chosera series , i wanted 1 medium grit ( 800/1000/2000) and to tell you the truth - i like 2000 for its color 😉 and i wanted 1 higher grit, like 5000. In shapton glass, i wanted 1000 and 8000. What would you pick from these? Many thanks! Best regards, Karel
You can check my current list of recommended stones here kit.com/Burrfection/knife-kit. Adding more to the list every day. For sharpening stone. I would go chosera 800, and 2000 (if you want the color), I would go Chosera 3000, I think its' a better performing stone. there is no point in going Glass 1000 if you get a chosera 800 and/or 2000. for polishing, the glass 8000 is great. My personal picks. You can ignore the 3000 recommendation, and go for the 2000, if you want, but 800 and 2000 grit are too close in range, doesn't make too much sense in my opinion. Chosera 800 amzn.to/2k8ClM4 Chosra 3000 amzn.to/2kMPe07 Glass 8k amzn.to/2kN47PQ
I had a really bad broken tip knife just like in your video! I managed to fix it with a metal file and a cheap whetstone/sharpening stone. its juuuust about razor sharp but not quite. perfect for kitchen stuff. its an odd sharp. has some battle damage. scratches all over it. but its plenty sharp and functional. cuts through paper effortlessly. even thin plastic/foil. without tearing the foil. not bad for like TWO days of using my file! I used a really pathetic strop by putting some polishing compound on a pleather chair/seat lol it seems to work ok
I've used all kinds of things as strops. I mostly just use the back of my belt but I also cut some nubuck leather from an old boot and stuck it down on a board and it works perfectly.
hhave a wonderfull spyderco edc folder, well i dis what u said as far as draging and i had the angle too low i should have used a marker. a kitchen and edc need different sharppening and no way was i able to hand sharpen a scani edge i found imposible to do without making a small microbevel. i think i have to rethink the stones i use for the task, definatly need a diamond
Hi Ryky, one's again, nice demo! Please explain the stone selection for each job, you are usually use #800-#3000 to sharpen and in this episode you doing #1000-#3000 the same I do usually with my knifes, so why you preferred #1000 on this job over #800 that you usually use?!:))) Thank's
Ricky, you are better off using a bench grinder to get that much metal off. It's a way faster than stones. After taking much of metal off, you can then follow up with stones.
Wally Friend I used a bench grinder too,but I'm afraid it will seriously ruin the quenching of the blade. Is quenching the right english term?😂😂 I used bench grinder on cheap garden tools,but I wouldn't on a 100$+ item.
You won't ruin the steel if you keep the temperature of the blade from from getting too hot. I have a bowl of water next to the grinder and dip the knife after every pass on the grinder.
Is the Atoma 140 better than the Atoma 400 for reprofiling and correcting damaged blades given that a second finer stone is used afterwards to fix the scratches? I have 3 Chosera stones (400/1000 and 3000) but would like to complement them with a really course stone to fix my really mistreated knife and axe blades.
in your case, you are better off on the 140 amzn.to/2l1VuBj since you already have a 400 grit Chosera. doesn't make sense to pick up a 400 diamond, especially if you are thinking of correcting damaged blades. if you also have an atoma laying around, or find one used, i would simply stick the 140 replacement blade on the back, and you'll have a dual sided diamond place. a 140 / 400, or 140/600 is a great combo.
How about a Ken onion work sharp for when you need a belt? That’s not too much $$ for reshaping. I’ve done it in minutes on one blade I reshaped. There’s one on Craigslist here in SB for $150 new with the $80 grinding attachment and belts. Wish I’d seen that before buying one
In regards to positive criticism, I might recommend to zoom more on the stone area in order to show more detailed view. Maybe half screen for you and the second half for the process or if you prefer to switch between the pictures? The small one for you:))))
Hi Ryky, since you are not receiving my messages on hangouts(it's OK):))) no hard feelings, I've translated two videos, please revise and approve:) have fun!
Dave Smith I get it, probably better to do by hand. I have a crowned CBN grinding wheel which seems to keep my tools cooler than my standard 60 grit wheel. I used your tips here but did start on the wheel and finished with a progression of diamond stones and finished with a strop. Blade even better now bc I was able to add a slight curvature to the blade. Yay! Thanks for the tips!
Geez Ricky, you probably have over a thousand dollars invested in all those expensive stones. You can pick up a small, good quality belt sander for a hundred bucks or less.
You will want to get the comments section here active for TH-cam to circulate your vids. As with like and share.. For channel success.. I think grant Johnson, has the current TH-cam logarithm down now
I think it is more fun to look at wall paint to get dry, man can you not cut all time you repeat yourself? do you have video editing software? cat the crab - stop talk and do something! YOU LIKE TO HEAR YOURSELF TALK - ADMIT THAT!!!! THIS VIDEO IS 27 MINUTES LONGER THAT IT DESERVE
Hey Ricky, will you take constructive criticism without hating me? I love your videos and your content and thanks to you I have razor sharp knifes around the house and my restaurant. However your videos are very long. Most of the times I see 30+ minute videos. I'm not saying they are not worthwhile to watch, but not a lot of people has the time to watch a 30 minute video. Maybe if you could make your videos a bit shorter you could have a LOT more views.
It may be an inexpensive knife but a lot of us have older knives that are either dull or damaged and are working on getting better knives. But your videos really help us to understand the importance of a sharp knife and there uses. Great video! And keep up the good work. Mike
I have a dive knife with a broken tip, and this video gives me hope that I can fix it. Great video and information!
this will solve all of your knife problems burrfectionstore.com/
thank you , I now have a point on my favourite knife again after the builder broke it opening paint tins...I have had it a wusthof 8 inch chefs knife for about 20 years and it killed me each time I saw it looking that way. Now proud of it as its really mine as following your guidance I have my knife back albeit about a cm shorter!
Excellent video Ricky. I wouldn't have thought to use the side of the stone to do the grinding! That's a great tip. I've got a broken tip that needs re-profiling and I think I've got the confidence to give it a go now. Thanks!
I have managed to fix 2 broken tips and multiple chips on a knife because of your tutorials. Thank you.
Man how far you've come Ryky. Different mood, different atmosphere and way different approach than what you do now
Oh why am I here, recently got a shapton pro 120 myself for fixing chips. Just watching old videos to learn the process from the master
haha. thank you !
man thanks for the details about how to fix it. nice way to give us details about process
thanks
"If that doesn't work, I'll just go out to the sidewalk and use the concrete there."
Thanks for the tip! Because I have a super jacked up paring knife I inherited from a friend that I haven't known how to fix with my regular stones.
Good Afternoon Ryky.. Thank you for a good knife repair Demonstration/Lesson...!! You mentioned that this is not the type of knife you would normally sharpen for your audience, but I am willing to bet that half your audience have a knife like this in their drawer (or a friend's knife ;) ) that needs sharpening/repair. Your videos are being appreciated by thousands.. Thank you. Take care and God bless. Keep up the good work..!
thanks, friend. just doing my best. stay in touch and God Bless you, as well. Happy New Year.
@@Burrfection - Complements for 2019 to you and your family as well..!!
Awesome videos! Kinda been binge watching them...
haha. enjoy and thanks for watching.
This is where my Worksharp with grinder attachment comes in handy. Once I have the profile I want, then I turn to the stones.
I think I agree with some of the below comments, I would have used my bench grinder or my belt sander. If I did not have either of these, I would have used a $5-10 hand file to get the new profile. I do see value in that there are some out there without these tools and they now have an approach to fix a knife without expensive tools.
There are two ways of fixing a broken tip, one is the way you did it, by taking off the edge, but another way is creating a drop point by grinding down the back to meet the new tip. Either way works, I kinda like the drop tip a bit for not creating a thicker tip that you might have to fix.
great video, enjoyed seeing you fix it "old school" not on a power belt. Thanks.
With a bastard file it would be even older ☺
Hi! I like your overall approach. I think you are putting yourself down too much, it is good to see the face behind the work/videos. When you are describing the condition of the knife/cutting edge (at each point in the video), it would be good to get a close-up view of the knife itself at the time. I have a lot to learn. Keep up the good work.
thanks for the input and feedback.
is it weird that i just like to listen to the video while doing my hw lol
welcome, and thank you, for the complement.
It's a form of ASMR for me as well.
@@lroacho haha, i've gotten to the point where hearing a knife being sharpened makes me sleepy as hell
HEY MAN< Youve been VERY Humble through out your channel. GOod Job brother. Keep it Honest. People attract to good things. Youve got a good thing going by admiting if your wrong and not being prideful. Keep it up.
great video, great tutorial. I had a Kai filleting knife that I really liked. it had a chipped blade. I threw it away cos I did not know that we can easily reprofile to removed the chip. too bad
bummer. next time.
My 8" victorinox fibrox has a lightly bent tip. I've used plyers to gently straighten it as much as I can, but it's still slightly bent to one side. I'm not sure what I can do to fix that. Thanks for the vid.
What a good video, thank you for sharing
thanks for writing
For a first rough grind you could just buy a cheap Stone and then go to the better stones for the actual sharpening.
Just wondering if it would be worth cutting part of that material off with a dremel and then profiling the blade with a course stone?
Try using a rubber finger part of a glove over your ring ,to avoid scratching it .
Serenity
right on. thanks for writing. stay in touch
Respect.
edit: sorry... that's my best Ali G. imitation.
You mention something about looking at the knife edge under a microscope. Have you ever done that? If so, do you have a microscope that you can recommend?
curious don't need super sharp paring knife? I find for peeling and stuff it's best to have ultra sharp thin blade but maybe I'm doing it wrong? I can't yet peel like grandma did back in the day etc
How much "sharp" is a blade is quite a subjective subject. Maybe that blade after fixing and sharpening is "really sharp" for you.
I would think the middle of the diamond plate, rather than the sides and corners, would be best to use as it is the least worn/used surface area... if it was being used to flatten regular water stones, that is.
Hello, tried to reach you on f ab while ago, but no luck, so once again :
If i can ask - I'm deciding to buy chosera, or shapton glass. I now sharpen my knives on Naniwa super, but i have few other stones as well.
Knives that i use are Miyabi 5000mcd67, they are 66hrc, and shun kaji.
What stones in your opinion should i buy?
Also what grits?
In chosera series , i wanted 1 medium grit ( 800/1000/2000) and to tell you the truth - i like 2000 for its color 😉 and i wanted 1 higher grit, like 5000.
In shapton glass, i wanted 1000 and 8000.
What would you pick from these?
Many thanks!
Best regards,
Karel
You can check my current list of recommended stones here kit.com/Burrfection/knife-kit. Adding more to the list every day.
For sharpening stone.
I would go chosera 800, and 2000 (if you want the color), I would go Chosera 3000, I think its' a better performing stone.
there is no point in going Glass 1000 if you get a chosera 800 and/or 2000.
for polishing, the glass 8000 is great.
My personal picks. You can ignore the 3000 recommendation, and go for the 2000, if you want, but 800 and 2000 grit are too close in range, doesn't make too much sense in my opinion.
Chosera 800 amzn.to/2k8ClM4
Chosra 3000 amzn.to/2kMPe07
Glass 8k amzn.to/2kN47PQ
I had a really bad broken tip knife just like in your video! I managed to fix it with a metal file and a cheap whetstone/sharpening stone. its juuuust about razor sharp but not quite. perfect for kitchen stuff. its an odd sharp. has some battle damage. scratches all over it. but its plenty sharp and functional. cuts through paper effortlessly. even thin plastic/foil. without tearing the foil. not bad for like TWO days of using my file!
I used a really pathetic strop by putting some polishing compound on a pleather chair/seat lol it seems to work ok
Agree, metal file more efficient and faster to profile the knife
I've used all kinds of things as strops. I mostly just use the back of my belt but I also cut some nubuck leather from an old boot and stuck it down on a board and it works perfectly.
I dont have any leather anything :(
i heard the cheap harbor freight or many like it are cheap and good for some things like what you are doing
the term i think of for knives like these is a useable edge
hhave a wonderfull spyderco edc folder, well i dis what u said as far as draging and i had the angle too low i should have used a marker. a kitchen and edc need different sharppening and no way was i able to hand sharpen a scani edge i found imposible to do without making a small microbevel. i think i have to rethink the stones i use for the task, definatly need a diamond
Coming back and seeing how this was a trial showing your face 😂
such is life.....
you got skills...
how long have you been sharpening knives ???
haha.... not long.
great job man, that was a nasty one
hahah.... thanks
you're the best thanks !!!
anytime
Hi Ryky, one's again, nice demo!
Please explain the stone selection for each job, you are usually use #800-#3000 to sharpen and in this episode you doing #1000-#3000 the same I do usually with my knifes, so why you preferred #1000 on this job over #800 that you usually use?!:))) Thank's
i don't prefer the 1000 over 800 at all. i was simply playing with different stone combos.
Eduard Bobrik g
Ricky, you are better off using a bench grinder to get that much metal off. It's a way faster than stones. After taking much of metal off, you can then follow up with stones.
i hear you. i just used what i had at the moment
Wally Friend I used a bench grinder too,but I'm afraid it will seriously ruin the quenching of the blade.
Is quenching the right english term?😂😂
I used bench grinder on cheap garden tools,but I wouldn't on a 100$+ item.
You won't ruin the steel if you keep the temperature of the blade from from getting too hot. I have a bowl of water next to the grinder and dip the knife after every pass on the grinder.
Is the Atoma 140 better than the Atoma 400 for reprofiling and correcting damaged blades given that a second finer stone is used afterwards to fix the scratches? I have 3 Chosera stones (400/1000 and 3000) but would like to complement them with a really course stone to fix my really mistreated knife and axe blades.
in your case, you are better off on the 140 amzn.to/2l1VuBj since you already have a 400 grit Chosera. doesn't make sense to pick up a 400 diamond, especially if you are thinking of correcting damaged blades. if you also have an atoma laying around, or find one used, i would simply stick the 140 replacement blade on the back, and you'll have a dual sided diamond place. a 140 / 400, or 140/600 is a great combo.
Burrfection thx a lot buddy :)
I see you are grinding “edge leading” as opposed to “edge trailing”. Is this technique used for shorter knives?
for shorter knives, yes. it's MUCH harder to avoid hitting the handle on shorter knives. do what works
Nice video. Good info
How about a Ken onion work sharp for when you need a belt? That’s not too much $$ for reshaping. I’ve done it in minutes on one blade I reshaped. There’s one on Craigslist here in SB for $150 new with the $80 grinding attachment and belts. Wish I’d seen that before buying one
or a $40-$45 1 by 30 which does roughly the same thing
In regards to positive criticism, I might recommend to zoom more on the stone area in order to show more detailed view.
Maybe half screen for you and the second half for the process or if you prefer to switch between the pictures? The small one for you:))))
thanks for the input
Burrfection I might translate a few short videos to Russian/Hebrew, which ones you think be most useful?
i do have viewers from both languages. i think have more viewers who speak Russian
Burrfection let's try one video, choose and send me the link, sound good?
Hi Ryky, since you are not receiving my messages on hangouts(it's OK):))) no hard feelings, I've translated two videos, please revise and approve:) have fun!
Were to get the stones?
bur.re
A better Way of repairing the tip of a knife is to bring the back of the knife down instead of grinding the cutting edge away,
A symmetric tip is better for a paring knife IMHO. It is much more appropriate to remove blemishes in fruits and vegetables.
I was wondering about that myself - but what if you have a drop tip?
Like with a grinding wheel?
@@SarahDunlap -- Or a vise and a carefully used file. (Short of melting it down and starting over.)
Dave Smith I get it, probably better to do by hand. I have a crowned CBN grinding wheel which seems to keep my tools cooler than my standard 60 grit wheel. I used your tips here but did start on the wheel and finished with a progression of diamond stones and finished with a strop. Blade even better now bc I was able to add a slight curvature to the blade. Yay! Thanks for the tips!
I just use a file for this sort of thing
They never use file i wonder why
Grinding the wedding ring. Ouch.
This can be a weird question but does this also work with swords specifically a Katana
probably. a katana is a REALLY BIG and long knife
I would use a large bolt cutter to snip off the broken edge and polish it accordingly
didn't have one here, but that'll work
Thanks mate !
Geez Ricky, you probably have over a thousand dollars invested in all those expensive stones. You can pick up a small, good quality belt sander for a hundred bucks or less.
if you know where to look they can even be found for less then $50
How can you sharpen a bird's beak paring knife?
I do it on a cheap belt grinder with water cooling. If I would do it by hand I would go crazy.
i wish i had a belt grinder around for making some knives!
I just have a cheap one jst for broken tips, I think in Usa it would cost you under 50$.
Burrfection even an old hand cranked grinder would do! Stones, even coarser ones, are too precious/expensive to use for basic grinding.
How do you fix a broken tip on a ceramic knife? How about reviews of ceramic knives. Waiting for my Kramer 6 “ carbon knife that I just ordered.
got any dollar knives to give away?
be care full, easy slip, and dull knives can cut bad
You will want to get the comments section here active for TH-cam to circulate your vids. As with like and share.. For channel success.. I think grant Johnson, has the current TH-cam logarithm down now
thanks for the feedback. i'll still be very active here, but will be using twitter for announcements, more than anything else.
Demo starts at 3:43
Crappy steel won’t get sharp? Didn’t he say it was a wusthof ? I thought wusthof made good knives.
just added you on twitter !!!
right on
Nice face😀
I think it is more fun to look at wall paint to get dry, man can you not cut all time you repeat yourself? do you have video editing software? cat the crab - stop talk and do something! YOU LIKE TO HEAR YOURSELF TALK - ADMIT THAT!!!! THIS VIDEO IS 27 MINUTES LONGER THAT IT DESERVE
SFTU and fix the knife.
Not show your face? I've never not seen your face. Whats wrong with your face?
Hey Ricky, will you take constructive criticism without hating me? I love your videos and your content and thanks to you I have razor sharp knifes around the house and my restaurant. However your videos are very long. Most of the times I see 30+ minute videos. I'm not saying they are not worthwhile to watch, but not a lot of people has the time to watch a 30 minute video.
Maybe if you could make your videos a bit shorter you could have a LOT more views.
hahah. appreciate the constructive criticism. no hate from me. thank you.