How do you sharpen a knife that curves backward?

[heliosphere]

I have a Victorinox Fibrox boning knife that has a reverse curve near the handle. How do you sharpen that part of the blade? And why is there?

 

[chinacats]

Ive got one of these myself but can't picture what reverse curve you mean...mine is the semi-stiff curved model.

 

[Carl Kotte]

Picture?
If you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about then that part of the blade looks and acts like a sickle. It’s awesome when doing fish.
For sharpening... don’t know. I always use the stones for the rest of the blade and then use a honing rod for the curved part. Well, if I’ve understood you correctly.

 

[SHOWERDOOKIE]

If this is the area that you’re referring to I don’t bother sharpening it on mine, it’s still fairly sharp because of how little I make contact with food or boards. Not sure what else the reverse curve would mean

 

[Carl Kotte]

If this is the area that you’re referring to I don’t bother sharpening it on mine, it’s still fairly sharp because of how little I make contact with food or boards. Not sure what else the reverse curve would mean

That’s what I thought he talked about. Thanks!

 

[heliosphere]

If this is the area that you’re referring to I don’t bother sharpening it on mine, it’s still fairly sharp because of how little I make contact with food or boards. Not sure what else the reverse curve would mean

Yup, that’s the part I’m talking about.

 

[The Edge]

If you round the edges of your stones, you can use the radius to sharpen the curved part.

 

[Ryndunk]

Sandpaper wrapped around a honing rod or dowel always worked for me

 

[heliosphere]

If you round the edges of your stones, you can use the radius to sharpen the curved part.

I definitely don't care about this knife enough to do that to my sharpening stones.

 

[ian]

I definitely don't care about this knife enough to do that to my sharpening stones.

You don’t have to destroy them, just round the edges a little bit. That’s often recommended anyway, since a sharp edge can scratch your blade if your angle wobbles and your blade accidentally scrapes on the edge. That said, I’ve only tried to sharpen a recurve like that once or twice, and I’m not sure how successful it was.

 

[Dendrobatez]

I think the market for these kind of boning knives are people in a pro setting (butcher plants, fish markets, ect.. that use a diamond steel all day. You might try starting there.

 

[kayman67]

If you round the edges of your stones, you can use the radius to sharpen the curved part.

This. You don't even need to round them on purpose and still works with most stones. No need for something else.

 

[Desert Rat]

I have a Victorinox Fibrox boning knife that has a reverse curve near the handle. How do you sharpen that part of the blade? And why is there?

It's there because it's an inexpensive knife. I wouldn't bother to sharpen it at that point. I do stand stones on edge when I encounter recurved blades but I'm not a water stone user so my stones don't suffer in the same way.
Kind of off topic but this is the kind of training that is received in packing plants. If nothing else skip to the 3:55 mark...........