Sharpening Other Than Knives

[BoSharpens]

KKF is overwhelming on the subject of knives, but I started remembering all the "other" things I've sharpened recently.

1. Spatula end (sides too, for some users on the grill)
2. Carving/Serving fork tang ends
3. Screwdriver blade end
4. Potato peeler (really makes it peel easy compared to 'stock' edges)
5. Curved blade knife — sharpened with a round stone in the inside & flat stone on the outer curve.
6. Serrated knife with gouged serrations. — I sharpen w/a round tapered stone
7. Ice pick — better or just more dangerous?
8. Mandolin blade (possibly the most dangerous cooking accessory known)
9. Blender blades
10. SS dinner knives w/edge scallops that need touchup with a round edge stone.
11. Spoon edge for easy cantaloupe “cutting.”
12. Burrs on dinner “silverware” & many other tools & handles from dings.
13. Rolling pizza cutter disk.
14. Scissors of many types.

Might even get some accolades from the fairer sex for tuning things up!

 

[BarryMM]

Last thing I sharpened were 3 30cm planer blades, HSS 13% tungsten. It was hell!

 

[ethompson]

I once made the mistake of sharpening a mandolin blade. Was absolutely brilliant having that thing taken up through diamond pasted strops. Right up until one of my then roommates used it and promptly sliced several mm off his thumb. Came home to the the sink filled with blood and the offending mandolin still on the cutting board with the skin flap sitting neatly on top of the stack of potatoes.

I think Nutmeg even gave one a full kasumi polish once for shaving grapes for a dessert he was running

 

[BoSharpens]

Last thing I sharpened were 3 30cm planer blades, HSS 13% tungsten. It was hell!

Back with my machine/mold shop days we used diamond wheels for that. No manual work.

 

[BarryMM]

Back with my machine/mold shop days we used diamond wheels for that. No manual work.

I did this on my Tormek T8. Unfortunately I don't have the black, cbn or diamond stone, so hss with 13% tungsten was a bitch to sharpen on the regular stone. It glasses with just a few passes.

 

[Blank Blades.]

Chisels. in my opinion one of the best things for learning to keep a consistent angle freehand sharpening, for those that have never sharpened one. I seriously recommend going out and buying a cheap one, and try to get it as sharp as you can, and keep the bevel as perfect as you can. It can be a challenge at first, especially with thinner chisels.

my hatchet, great for yard work. I took a cheap vaughn hatchet and brought the edge back and convexed it. It's a great tool.

And most recently drill bits.

I don't think a lot of people bother to resharpen drill bits, but it saves you a ton of money, and it basically brings them back to when they were new if done correctly.

I always use a belt grinder, because it's high speed steel, and I'm not too concerned with ruining the temper.