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Can this knife be saved? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/buyitforlife@sh.itjust.works
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Got this as a gift second handed and would like to sharpen it and make it usable again. The serrated top part started to just break off, so I am cautious about potential metal parts in my food. Any tips welcome, thanks.

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[–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Update: Yes it can be saved, thanks for all the helpful tips. Grinded it down with a waterstone to the lowest point of the dent and rounded it off in the front. It cuts like butter and I'm happy to give it another couple cooks at least.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    It's a good start ... but ... if you've done what I think you've done, you've made the tip quite a wide angle.

    In this first picture the secondary bevel is the "dark" grey section. At you get to where you've ground it, the secondary bevel gets a lot thinner. This means this part of the knife is "blunter" on the bevel. You might be able to get the same apex, but it wont cut as well.

    I'd start at that tip and try and make the bevel even thickness the whole length of the blade.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    Not sure I fully understand. There are only two parts/types of metal, the silverish grey (appears as two colours in the picture) and the dark blade which is the core and held by the outer layer.

    If I were to grind more off the dark, there would be no more blade to cut with. So I'm reluctant to shave off more further down. What would be the benefit?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    I think they mean the dark part should probably be the same width at the tip as it is at the base, but difficult to tell without a macro lens photo of the tip of the blade 😅

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