Knife sharpener Louisville

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Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Tomahawk » Thu Sep 10, 2015 1:55 pm

Can someone recommend a knife sharpener in Louisville? I have a 5 inchish blade I would like resharpened.
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It is a scrapyard esee I believe.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Rem700 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:14 pm

Are you looking to buy a sharpener or pay someone to sharpen it for you?

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by nemo » Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:20 pm

Search YouTube, shit ton of sharpening videos. Do it yourself, save monies and valuable skill to learn.
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Marcus » Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:33 pm

Netto sharpens a knife pretty darn well.
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Tomahawk » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:08 pm

So i actuallly have wet stones which I bought andbhave sharpened knives with. I tried it on this one and nothing. If you can see, the blade is coated in whatever that is and the blade profile is more outwardly curved, not razor thin like kitchen knife.

Also with knife sharpener (people) can i grab their contact info?

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Niceguy » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:51 pm

I can knock the flat edge off, but can't get one really sharp. It's easy to get it soso, not so much to get a great edge. There's a art to it. My dad and grandpa had it, I don't. At least yet...haha

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Dave1965 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:40 pm

I bought the Work Sharp based on recommendations here. After a little practice I can get edges sharp enough to slice a sheet of paper with no effort. Thats sharp enough for me.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Frailer » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:58 pm

Niceguy wrote:I can knock the flat edge off, but can't get one really sharp. It's easy to get it soso, not so much to get a great edge. There's a art to it. My dad and grandpa had it, I don't. At least yet...haha
I learned to sharpen knives when I was cutting meat in college, and I do a passable job at it using oil stones and/or diamond-impregnated plates.

But I *hate* many "modern" knives renowned for edge-holding ability. All the "powdered crucible steel" voodoo aside, these knives are just too damn hard. Yes, they'll hold an edge, but if you ever let them get really dull...God help you. I own exactly one such "custom" knife, and I'll never own another.

Our dads and grandads used knives that were *intended* to be sharpened by the user...as do I. It doesn't bother me in the slightest to have to sharpen my daily-carry knife every few months.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Niceguy » Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:06 pm

I have knives of my dad's and granddad's that the blades are over half gone. They both seemed to have a thing for Schrades, Old Timers, and Case. I have dozens of them...haha

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by JustShootIt » Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:29 pm

Frailer makes very legitimate point....

Older knives are much easier to sharpen.

For these "newer" or custom knives, it takes a lot more work.

IMO, it's best to start with coarse stone and work your way down... it can take a while
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by son of liberty » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:26 pm

If your going to own a knife, you best learn how to put a razor edge on it!

There are all sorts of ways , methods, types of sharpeners, but the mechanics are all the same. Look around , watch a bunch of youtube vids, and practice.



There are all sorts of tips and tricks that we could all tell ya, but the truth is PRACTICE! Practice , Practice! My one tip is always strop the blade on leather to finish , some times you will think its not that sharp and a bit of stropping makes it SCARY SHARP!



if you really want to send it to me , ill sharpen it but I would much rather you learn to fish.
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Tomahawk » Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:34 pm

Im worried ill make the rounded edge into a brittle knife sharp edge? Make any sense?

Make the concave into a straight slope. Trust me, id sharpen it myself if i could but i felt like i was ruining the blade.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by nemo » Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:49 pm

Scared to ruin a blade? Start with cheap knife to get the technique down. Maintaining your own edge is a must if you own a quality blade. Expensive systems are not always better, I use 220, 400, 600, 1000 and 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper on a machined flat table ( table saw wing ) then buffing wheel on grinder and get amazing results.
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Tomahawk » Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:44 am

nemo wrote:Scared to ruin a blade? Start with cheap knife to get the technique down. Maintaining your own edge is a must if you own a quality blade. Expensive systems are not always better, I use 220, 400, 600, 1000 and 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper on a machined flat table ( table saw wing ) then buffing wheel on grinder and get amazing results.
Yea. And yes Ihave used a cheap blade, turns out a $15 sharpener got my kitchen knife far sharper than 30 min of sweating it out. But again, I cant find a cheap curved edge knife. I

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by KYgundude » Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:26 am

To answer your actual question Heimerdingers Cutlery on Shelbyville road at Hubbards lane does knife sharpening. Carl is pretty good at it. Does a nice job for less than 10 bucks . Takes about a week though.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by guncrank1 » Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:19 am

Tomahawk wrote:Can someone recommend a knife sharpener in Louisville? I have a 5 inchish blade I would like resharpened.
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It is a scrapyard esee I believe.

I CAN SHARPEN KNIVES and all types of bladed tools
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Wyldman » Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:37 am

Hiemerdinger's does do good work.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Toecutter1978 » Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:42 am

Dave1965 wrote:I bought the Work Sharp based on recommendations here. After a little practice I can get edges sharp enough to slice a sheet of paper with no effort. Thats sharp enough for me.
These are great. Use it to sharpen the lawn mower blade also. Haven't figured out how to to a chain saw with it yet.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by guncrank1 » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:17 pm

Knives sharpened

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Tomahawk » Fri Sep 11, 2015 2:10 pm

guncrank1 wrote:Knives sharpened
Is that a question or statement? Also whereabouta do you live?

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Gunsmokin » Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:55 pm

Tomahawk wrote:
guncrank1 wrote:Knives sharpened
Is that a question or statement? Also whereabouta do you live?
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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by Wyldman » Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:05 pm

His office is in Fern Creek, over the Bearno's Pizza on Bardstown Rd. He is open M W F, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

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Re: Knife sharpener Louisville

Post by nemo » Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:39 pm

Yea, the Crankmeister can sharpen a blade.
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