I have been sharpening knives using a Real Sharp 1x30 horizontal sharpener. Motor died last week but Real Sharp is out of business so I have been looking for another machine. I have a Tormek but haven't used it much because it's so time consuming. After watching your videos for the last week I have a good idea of what I need to do. I really enjoy your videos and will join the Guild sometime next year.
@@ruftimeThanks for your comment. Since that post I have started using the Tormek and using the Toolcker to get the initial burr and finishing with the Tormek. That process is working out really well.
I really am considering buying one of those Toolckr 1x30 machines. Im just a hobbyist knife making person and i can see the benefits in having that machine
I've used buffing wheels with compound and I agree with you, they are pretty dangerous. You have to grab the knife with two hands and make sure you don't catch the edge. I've caught the edge once and took out 1/4 of the buffing wheel. It's easy to do. But the buffing wheel alone can take out a lot of scratches and look like factory new.
Agree if I have to use it I like the airway buffing wheels much better they work better faster and stay cool but I love radial disk they never get hot and do a great job
I really wished you took mail in. I have a case knife my grandpa gave me when I joined the boy scouts. Been wanting to get it all cleaned up after 30 years of abuse.
Partner,, I really like your shop man ,,you got some really nice tools for sharpening!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!,, I was wondering why you don’t run your wheels in reverse!! I’m sure you know that running everything in forward , ur takin a chance , but it’s all good 👍
I noticed on the beginning of your video around 1:37 where the knife in your right hand had be damaged by this other vendor, you could see in the shiny reflection where they had gouged into the knife edge profile then polishing over it, poor business performance people are so driven on cost of service that we constantly overlook things like quality and professional service and I include myself in this category sometimes. I enjoy your videos and like they say on NCIS New Orleans "Go learn things".
Great videos, thanks for making them. Im basically just starting out and want to start with doing my own knives untill i get good at it. Thinking about getting the harbor freight 1x30 to start with.. Any recommendations For grits to use and any additional items. Thanks ..
Here is a page I keep of all the stuff I use. A 1x30 is a good start but I would recommend a variable speed and doing a Cliff Curry Conversion or get a Toolcker if you don't want to build your own or have to do the mods yourself here is my site with all the gear I use www.alexandriaknifesharpening.com/sharpening
I have an unusual Sam L Butler multi tool knife that's probably a hundred years old.. Butler made all.kinds of steel forms and parts. Saw mill blades...There's a youtube video with no sound..a Pathe film at a foundary showing very big time work. So, I think the multi tool knife was a salesman's goody. Being what it is, it has lots of text in the outer surface on both sides. It's all stainless, no.other materials. But around that text and on the opened two blades and unusual clipper (this knife is about 4 inches by over an inch wide) Is a lot of flat surface that's scratched. So, I have a Dremel and am ordering some green polishing stuff to follow with jewellers red. I can't figure out why I can't buy a pack of 20 Dremel polishing pads for ten bucks...Any advice would be appreciated, like what speed to use on the Dremel.
In most places it's a very good side job or service to own and can be full time as well. The sharpening industry is huge and there are many ways to get into it and areas you can specialize or be a general sharpener and same can be said for commercial sharpening has lots of room for new businesses that would be things like saw blades for construction and builders not that many companies that do it.
Love the fact that you refurbish and sharpen inexpensive knives. I have a set of global I’ve had over 20 years. They need a lot of work and local sharpeners just poo-poo the job 😐. I know they’re not great but they have served me well and I’m sentimental about them! Keep up the good work!
Hi Paul, I wonder if you could help me out. I'm having trouble finding the four buffing wheels featured in this video (My Favorite Methods to Polish and Remove Scratches) I went to your website, to the favorite products section, and I wasn't able to find what I was looking for. I looked at all the Dedeco products, but they were all much thinner than the buffing wheels I saw in the video. Am I looking in the right place? Many thanks for all the wonderful help you provide to us newbies!
@@ALXSHARPEN What's your take on diamond polishes? I've had great outcomes with them but super annoying having to wipe off previous grit every change in grit
Depends on use have you seen this video I did th-cam.com/video/4zBaMDPPHPc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aY36-r0zlTkosRqj also go to time 13min in this video and check the link I added to the study its the first in the description
I have used just water but my favorite is Lysol Surface Cleaner it works really great doesn’t make suds or foam and also keeps the radial disk clean. It’s yellow and you just mix it with water smells like lemons 🍋 and I get it as concentrate from Costco but just about every place sells it.
Go to my For Sharpeners Section of My Website I have links to them right next to the 3" disk there are right and left here is the link www.alexandriaknifesharpening.com/sharpening
I have a six inch grinder. Six inch Dedeco Wheels Are about fifty dollars a peace. I Heard you say you got yours for thirty dollars for the set . Where can I get that?
A 2W 1064 IR laser or a 20 Watt Diode can, but not as good as the 2W IR the 20W blue diode will work well with Cermark or Brilliance Spray on stainless steel
The come back in stock they are just out at the moment you can try Dededco.com but for some reason I never see them on there but but I think the left one is in stock again I found a good link the other day I think just the right side is out may want to check my links again
@@jordanjohnson7266 yes it’s worked well for me. Smells a lot better than using alcohol but alcohol works good to I mostly use that for removing sharpie
Good job , but a lot of processing involved 4 or 5 machines that you have to use plus all the materials that you need not that many people can afford to buy those thing ..
If you watch my videos you will see I tell people often they do not need all I have I have a professional sharpening service that's very successful but you can start a business with just one good sharpener. It's even in my channel trailer that I guess you have not watched
@@ALXSHARPEN , As far as I am concerned just for removing scratches you don't need that many machine , For sharpening Yes you do need more machine like Grinder , Belt Sander , Polisher/Buffer etc ...
@@ALXSHARPEN thanks for the reply. The problem is it is stone washed. I’d need to take both sides down. The knife isn’t worth that. It’s a use as is vs buy another decision.
Under promise and over deliver has been the reason I have over 170 five star reviews on Google- I try to treat everyones knife like it expensive even when its not.
@@ruftime no i get the reasoning. If I have to photograph nuts and bolts I do it like it's a portrait of the queen because I will never do shotty work. I just didn't think people with Cheapo $10 knives send them in to get sharpened
Love your set up and everything you’re teaching! Now that that was said, I need to ask a question a.k.a. the elephant in the room. LMFAO why would anyone pay to have someone refinish a set of good cook knives😬🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️👎👎👎👎😂😂 I mean even if they were passed down it still makes zero sense considering those knives are around $10 each. Let’s be real I have more expensive cooking camping knives that I just throw away after a few time camping lol. I spend more on utility blades for my work.😂
The reason run the gamut some are environment conscious people. Some like old things, some its nostalgia , Many just really like their old knives and don’t want new. Some of those old knives in all honesty are better than some new. I like old Chicago Cutlery blades with wood handles made with Japanese steel far more the a new set of inexpensive Henkel knives made today.
Seems like quite a lot of to-do and thousands of dollars worth of equipment for reconditioning a cheap kitchen knife. Wouldn't it be easier just to buy a new knife?
@@ALXSHARPEN Yes, I do realize that, and I certainty meant no disrespect. I guess I was just wondering why this service would be wanted by an owner of a cheap kitchen knife? I could see it justified perhaps on an expensive Japanese knife. Maybe you were using that particular knife to use as an example?
Love the new updated video!
thanks
I have been sharpening knives using a Real Sharp 1x30 horizontal sharpener. Motor died last week but Real Sharp is out of business so I have been looking for another machine. I have a Tormek but haven't used it much because it's so time consuming. After watching your videos for the last week I have a good idea of what I need to do. I really enjoy your videos and will join the Guild sometime next year.
Time consuming?!?!?
You’d be done now if you had just started ❤
My farmers market customers love watching the Tormek, and don’t mind paying more😎
@@ruftimeThanks for your comment. Since that post I have started using the Tormek and using the Toolcker to get the initial burr and finishing with the Tormek. That process is working out really well.
That's great it's a definite time saver
Thats good I don't do markets not sure I would like the stress of being on a clock
Tormek has recently added a new tool to their inventory: KS-123 Knife Angle Setter. No more time consuming set up. It might change your mind.
And I see the required shop-dog - well-done!
Thank you for the updated video!
oh yes he loves being in the shop
Thanks Paul, learned a lot!!
great
Glad to hear it!
I really am considering buying one of those Toolckr 1x30 machines. Im just a hobbyist knife making person and i can see the benefits in having that machine
Thank you !
Wow. Excellent setup/shop/equipment!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Thank you very much!
I've used buffing wheels with compound and I agree with you, they are pretty dangerous. You have to grab the knife with two hands and make sure you don't catch the edge. I've caught the edge once and took out 1/4 of the buffing wheel. It's easy to do. But the buffing wheel alone can take out a lot of scratches and look like factory new.
Agree if I have to use it I like the airway buffing wheels much better they work better faster and stay cool but I love radial disk they never get hot and do a great job
I really wished you took mail in. I have a case knife my grandpa gave me when I joined the boy scouts. Been wanting to get it all cleaned up after 30 years of abuse.
By the way your videos are excellent!
Thank you so much for the video!
You are so welcome!
Partner,, I really like your shop man ,,you got some really nice tools for sharpening!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!,, I was wondering why you don’t run your wheels in reverse!! I’m sure you know that running everything in forward , ur takin a chance , but it’s all good 👍
Excellent!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you. Great job.
Thank you too!
I noticed on the beginning of your video around 1:37 where the knife in your right hand had be damaged by this other vendor, you could see in the shiny reflection where they had gouged into the knife edge profile then polishing over it, poor business performance people are so driven on cost of service that we constantly overlook things like quality and professional service and I include myself in this category sometimes. I enjoy your videos and like they say on NCIS New Orleans "Go learn things".
Wow, like brand new
Yes, thanks
Great videos, thanks for making them.
Im basically just starting out and want to start with doing my own knives untill i get good at it.
Thinking about getting the harbor freight 1x30 to start with..
Any recommendations
For grits to use and any additional items.
Thanks ..
Here is a page I keep of all the stuff I use. A 1x30 is a good start but I would recommend a variable speed and doing a Cliff Curry Conversion or get a Toolcker if you don't want to build your own or have to do the mods yourself here is my site with all the gear I use www.alexandriaknifesharpening.com/sharpening
Another great video...ty, Paul!
Thank you sir
Paul, awesome information. Thanks
thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I have an unusual Sam L Butler multi tool knife that's probably a hundred years old.. Butler made all.kinds of steel forms and parts. Saw mill blades...There's a youtube video with no sound..a Pathe film at a foundary showing very big time work. So, I think the multi tool knife was a salesman's goody. Being what it is, it has lots of text in the outer surface on both sides. It's all stainless, no.other materials. But around that text and on the opened two blades and unusual clipper (this knife is about 4 inches by over an inch wide)
Is a lot of flat surface that's scratched. So, I have a Dremel and am ordering some green polishing stuff to follow with jewellers red. I can't figure out why I can't buy a pack of 20 Dremel polishing pads for ten bucks...Any advice would be appreciated, like what speed to use on the Dremel.
I never realized there was such a large market for knife sharpening
In most places it's a very good side job or service to own and can be full time as well. The sharpening industry is huge and there are many ways to get into it and areas you can specialize or be a general sharpener and same can be said for commercial sharpening has lots of room for new businesses that would be things like saw blades for construction and builders not that many companies that do it.
Thank you for your postings and thorough shop listings! what and how do you attach those buffs to your Benchtop mini-buffers?
Where did you get that Dremel Vice with the magnetic attachment?
It reads Dremel on it
Love the fact that you refurbish and sharpen inexpensive knives. I have a set of global I’ve had over 20 years. They need a lot of work and local sharpeners just poo-poo the job 😐. I know they’re not great but they have served me well and I’m sentimental about them! Keep up the good work!
Hi Paul,
I wonder if you could help me out.
I'm having trouble finding the four buffing wheels featured in this video (My Favorite Methods to Polish and Remove Scratches)
I went to your website, to the favorite products section, and I wasn't able to find what I was looking for. I looked at all the Dedeco products, but they were all much thinner than the buffing wheels I saw in the video. Am I looking in the right place? Many thanks for all the wonderful help you provide to us newbies!
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Thank you for sharing your 'secrets'! What would you use to change a stone-washed finish to a satin, sandpaper?
yes sand and then probably 3m conditioning belts
@@ALXSHARPEN What's your take on diamond polishes? I've had great outcomes with them but super annoying having to wipe off previous grit every change in grit
Depends on use have you seen this video I did th-cam.com/video/4zBaMDPPHPc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aY36-r0zlTkosRqj also go to time 13min in this video and check the link I added to the study its the first in the description
I do like mono for stropping and have used for polishing but find them to be messy
You have done well perserveing the scartches ,after some much work. looks much better, but still has many scratches.
when you say you 'wet' the knife, what are you using? Water, rubbing alcohol, something else?
I have used just water but my favorite is Lysol Surface Cleaner it works really great doesn’t make suds or foam and also keeps the radial disk clean. It’s yellow and you just mix it with water smells like lemons 🍋 and I get it as concentrate from Costco but just about every place sells it.
What pulley do you have on the 1x30 motor that you swapped out?
What magnetic vise jaws do you use in the dremel
It reads Dremel on it
Thats just the vice the magnet is in the vice its in my tools section herewww.alexandriaknifesharpening.com/sharpening
I wonder if these POLIWELL Micro Sander Kit 3.5” x 1” Mini Sander for Small Projects are what he was using to hand polish the blade at the beginning?
no its not but I have looked at that before
How many discs do you mount on each mandrel of the jewelry buffer, looks like it is more than six ply.
almost all of them
Great video
Liked+Subscribed👍🏻
Awesome thank you!
Any downside to using the 3” dedeco disks on a dremel? Instead of the 2”
no way to mount them on a dremel
How do you attach the dedeco 3inch wheels to the buffer? Thank you for your reply and time.
Go to my For Sharpeners Section of My Website I have links to them right next to the 3" disk there are right and left here is the link www.alexandriaknifesharpening.com/sharpening
I have a six inch grinder. Six inch Dedeco Wheels Are about fifty dollars a peace. I
Heard you say you got yours for thirty dollars for the set
. Where can I get that?
Mine are 3" and on jewelry buffers not full size
We know who you’re talking about. I get knives like that all the time
yeah they have zero stars rating here on google and this is why they are really bad at sharpening and good at damaging knives
@@ALXSHARPEN on a positive note, their crappy job allows us to show what a real professional sharpener can do!
how many (laser) Watts do you need to be able to engrave/mark the knives ?
A 2W 1064 IR laser or a 20 Watt Diode can, but not as good as the 2W IR the 20W blue diode will work well with Cermark or Brilliance Spray on stainless steel
Nice... What are the brand of the radial disk? And where did you find the attachment pieces to mount them?
I see the link... I'll dig in. thanks. It looks like those adapter aren't available anymore... it figures
The come back in stock they are just out at the moment you can try Dededco.com but for some reason I never see them on there but but I think the left one is in stock again I found a good link the other day I think just the right side is out may want to check my links again
is this also applicable to aluminum?
probably but I don't use much aluminum
The spray you put on the knife, you say it's 'surface cleaner'. Do you mean the stuff you would clean the surfaces in your bathroom/kitchen with ?
yes I just use Lysol surface cleaner in the shop its the concentrate that you just mix with water
@@ALXSHARPENis that what you use to clean your knife before sending them out? Better than alcohol?
@@jordanjohnson7266 yes it’s worked well for me. Smells a lot better than using alcohol but alcohol works good to I mostly use that for removing sharpie
Where did ypu buy those wheel, Sir?
I keep a link list to all the tools and things I recommend my website here www.alexandriaknifesharpening.com/sharpening
Good job , but a lot of processing involved 4 or 5 machines that you have to use plus all the materials that you need not that many people can afford to buy those thing ..
If you watch my videos you will see I tell people often they do not need all I have I have a professional sharpening service that's very successful but you can start a business with just one good sharpener. It's even in my channel trailer that I guess you have not watched
@@ALXSHARPEN , As far as I am concerned just for removing scratches you don't need that many machine , For sharpening Yes you do need more machine like Grinder , Belt Sander , Polisher/Buffer etc ...
I’ve a knife that sat with some barbecue sauce on it. The sauce etched marks into it. Anyone know how to remove that?
depends how deep probable have to sand it first
@@ALXSHARPEN thanks for the reply. The problem is it is stone washed. I’d need to take both sides down. The knife isn’t worth that. It’s a use as is vs buy another decision.
@@Doc.Holiday stone washing is pretty easy to do I have a video on it you could just stone wash it again
So how can I send my knife to you?
All that masterful work on such a cheap knife
Under promise and over deliver has been the reason I have over 170 five star reviews on Google- I try to treat everyones knife like it expensive even when its not.
Spoken like a newb😍……..less liability and generally more appreciation from owners of less expensive knives…….just my take after 45+ working years😎
@@ruftime no i get the reasoning.
If I have to photograph nuts and bolts I do it like it's a portrait of the queen because I will never do shotty work.
I just didn't think people with Cheapo $10 knives send them in to get sharpened
@@ALXSHARPEN certainly, I get that, I'm just surprised people send those in
I have a MTech 423 stainless steel pocket knife, how do I remove scratches. Without all the tools 😂😂😂. Thanks
buy a new one LOL
Love your set up and everything you’re teaching! Now that that was said, I need to ask a question a.k.a. the elephant in the room. LMFAO why would anyone pay to have someone refinish a set of good cook knives😬🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️👎👎👎👎😂😂 I mean even if they were passed down it still makes zero sense considering those knives are around $10 each. Let’s be real I have more expensive cooking camping knives that I just throw away after a few time camping lol. I spend more on utility blades for my work.😂
The reason run the gamut some are environment conscious people. Some like old things, some its nostalgia , Many just really like their old knives and don’t want new. Some of those old knives in all honesty are better than some new. I like old Chicago Cutlery blades with wood handles made with Japanese steel far more the a new set of inexpensive Henkel knives made today.
Really nice work - time consuming, yes but going the extra mile sets you apart from "The others."
Dremel? Perhaps
There's a lot of talking & a lot of processing involved It will take a whole day to polish & remove scratches on a single knife ..
Seems like quite a lot of to-do and thousands of dollars worth of equipment for reconditioning a cheap kitchen knife. Wouldn't it be easier just to buy a new knife?
You do realize I own a knife sharpening service and teach sharpening to many people right?
@@ALXSHARPEN Yes, I do realize that, and I certainty meant no disrespect. I guess I was just wondering why this service would be wanted by an owner of a cheap kitchen knife? I could see it justified perhaps on an expensive Japanese knife. Maybe you were using that particular knife to use as an example?
The video is good, but I visited the site with the goods and saw many devices made in russia. This is unacceptable for me.
@@SK-su6xk only the TSPROF stuff and they have US facilities
@@ALXSHARPEN It doesn't change anything.