MORE KNIFE SHARPENING INFORMATION
LINKS
Suppliers
Table comparing grits of stones, grinding wheels and abrasives
Chart of Abrasive cutting speed vs. sharpness
FireStone 1302 Knife Sharpener
Edgemaker 4-step Sharpening System
SHARPENING SYSTEMS WE HAVE USED
Sharpening at Farmer's Markets
Produce harvesting in California
The 12V portable field sharpener
LINKS and TABLES
A list of Automatic Knife Dealers
Updated LINKS to other WWW sites on knives and knife sharpening
HISTORICAL SHARPENERS
Blankner's Knife Sharpener - Cleveland, OH 1930s
Loray Knife Sharpeners - Grafton, OH 1980 - 2009
ARTICLES BY OTHER AUTHORS
Print your own knife sheaths by Michael Haines
Sharpening Knives on the Tormek by Curtis Womack
The original Sharpening Secrets of a Pro article by John Juranitch
TORMEK: Why a blade needs to be re-ground to maintain the proper angle*
Wayne Goddard's Edge Holding Tests.
Steels used by Knife makers by Bob Engnath
Build your own low-speed belt sander/sharpener back home magazine 62_article3.pdf
PUBLICITY
Cleveland Magazine September 2002
Knoxville News Sept 2, 2007 Sun
Press October 18, 2007
Esquire Magazine June 2012
Huatulco Eye
August 2014
MISCELLANEOUS
Mail Order - I no longer accept mail order sharpening, but here is a list of those who do.
If your interest also includes saws, router blades, etc., check out the
Sharpeners Report monthly newsletter by Judy Brenner at Sharpeners-Report.com or email: sharpenersreport@comcast.net
Both newsletters advertise new and used equipment.
There are several interesting discussion groups about sharpening:
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