Sunday, 16 March 2014

The Process Of Knife Sharpening Cleveland Ohio

By Jaclyn Hurley


When one would use a life for a very long time already, it will eventually get dull if it is used almost all the time. Now when it gets dull, it will not be able to be as effective as it was when it was still brand new and very sharp. It is for this purpose that owners have to undergo the process of knife sharpening cleveland ohio so that they will be able to keep their blades sharp.

Now before one would even start with the process itself, he has to make sure that he would get himself a stone or rock that has a smooth surface. Now for those who do not know, the stone will be able to sharpen the blade if the blade is grazed against the rock. So before even starting, one has to put the stone in water to clean it a little bit.

Now the very first thing that one should know is that he will not be using the smooth side of this rock to sharpen the knife. He will be using the rough edge of the rock in order to make sure that the blade becomes sharp. Now in order to get the rough edge, he has to first break the stone into two.

To do this, one must first get his hands on a big nail and of course a hammer. Now he will be using the hammer and the nail to break the initial exterior of the rock so that he may be able to get into the interior. Now all he has to do here is to stick the nail in the middle of the stone and hammer it all the way in.

So now that there is a hole in the middle of the rock, then one can now use a drill to further break down the stone. With the exterior already broken, one may now bring down the interior part with the drill that he has. So he has to drill the stone all the way down so that it will just become two pieces right away.

Now there will be some rocks that are very hard to break because even their interior parts are also strong. Now in this kind of situation, one must use drastic measures. Now in order to completely split the rock, one may use a saw.

Once the rock has already been split, then one may now start sharpening his blade. Now to do this, he has to put the blade on the stone and start moving it up and down. Now he has to be very careful while doing this because if he is not, there is a possibility that he will get wounded by the sharp edge of his knife.

Another thing to always keep in mind is to never really push the knife too hard onto the rock because doing this might actually damage the metal. Now if the blade becomes damaged, then it will obviously not be as useful as it was before. So in order to prevent this, one has to make sure to push the knife lightly.




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