What is the best way to sharpen it?
1811802
I use a very fine whetstone in general to sharpen knives. For every day,a couple of swipes on the sharpening rod seems to work.
1811803
Aside from running this a few strokes on my Henckel steel before each use, I have only actually had to have it "sharpened" once in over 8 years of almost daily use. I had a friend of mine do it on his diamond/ceramic rod system and it came out great.
1806761
Once you get it sharpened you might try using a honing steel after each use. A couple of swipes and the knife stays very sharp.It will postpone having to have the knife resharpened.
1056364
i sharpen them by hand, they seem too delicate to sharpen with an electric sharpener. works just fine.
785335
I use a battery powered Dremel with diamond burr. Line the angle as original touch it in the cove and done. It will sharpen very quickly so don't leave it to long before checking it. Feel a new chain to know what you are expecting. You want a point at the junction where top and side meet. Hope this helped.
1103021
I just use a small, manual sharpener ~ I can throw it in my purse and empty it easily. Cost of that type is very low!
205857
use the #2 stone. If knife is really dull it may take several passes maybe 6.
915278
Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the pad by pushing the "actuator rod" to move the pad against the blade for about 5 seconds. Wash blade with damp sponge. Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the... » Read More Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the pad by pushing the "actuator rod" to move the pad against the blade for about 5 seconds. Wash blade with damp sponge. « Show Less
975235
Any flat stone or crock stick will work. The blade is a modified tanto so it's a little less tricky to sharpen than the original style tanto. Good luck.
1390122
Using the sharpening kit (Lowes, Home Depot, etc) the blades can be easily sharpened. If small-scale mechanical things are not your bent, a local handyperson could do this in about 45 minutes, using the tool and instructions supplied in the kit (also mentioned in the owners manual).
2066307
Put it in water. Once soaked it will sharpen knife.Do not ever use sharpening oil.It is a water stone.Careful it does sharpen knife quickly .Good luck.
1894582
I would say no you don't. All I have is the Presto sharpener and it has sharpened evert knife in my house to a fine blade. It's so awesome having knives that actually cut! I'm very happy with my purchase.
1078744
you must have one darn sharp knife to be able to do that.... i suspect the metal from the knife blade just "colored" the sharpening sticka little bit. hit it with a scotchbrite scrubbie and it will probably turn white again. that's what i did.
2147211
I take mine to a professional knife sharpner at a quilt shop if they are very dull or nicked, I also use the edge sharpener I purchased from Amazon, my husband does it for me
869435
Most of your home improvement stores will carry a reel mower sharpening kit that has a gritty paste, application brush, reel crank, and directions for about $15. The gist of it is you put the paste on the edges of the reel blades and the bed blade and use the crank to spin the reel for a bit (you can also use a drill with an attachment, much easier and faster). You may also have to adjust the bed blade. The whole process depends on your mechanical skills really, it can take anywhere from 20 mins to 1 hour. What ever you do please don't use a grinder or file as that will potentially ruin your mower by removing too much metal. When to sharpen depends on a lot of variables such as how often you mow, the type of grass or weeds you have etc. The best way to tell is if you consistently have rogue grass blades sticking up or patches of uneven grass where you mowed. I would expect most people would sharpen their reel mowers about twice a year.
1134297
use a reel mower sharpening kit, which is basically a tub of grinding compound and a crank, quite easy to use, just follow the instructions and
1567805
No dahlinn no question is a dumb one. You can sharpen it with a regular cosmetic sharpener, however it'll never be pointy like how it is when you first buy it.
869432
Get a sharpening stone and sharpen with one to two passes of the stone as needed using gloves for hand protection. I sharpen after every use.