Boker ceramic resharpening

[koli615]

I've had my gamma for a few months and it's still cutting beautifully. However, during our "honeymoon" phase, I may have been a bit rough and there are some small knicks on the edge and a tiny portion of the tip is no-more.

So, it's about $12 to send the knife to Boker for a resharpening. Anyone tried this yet? How was the experience? I think a resharpening in the coming months will probably have me set for years to come, now that I am aware of the limitations on ceramics.

Thanks for any input.

 

[TJT]

Welcome to the forum, Sir.
We offer two options for sharpening.
The first is to send the knife to us at at Boker. This option takes
about 6 weeks, and costs $15.95. Please include a note with your
name, address, and phone number, and send it to us at;
Boker USA, Inc
Attn: Repair Dept.
1550 Balsam St
Lakewood, CO 80214

The second option is to send it straight to the sharpening service in CA.
This cost $19.95, and takes about 4 weeks. Payment must be in the form of a check or money order made out to Ross Cutlery. Include a note with your name, address(no PO Boxes, please), and phone number, and send ot to;
Ross Cutlery
Attn: Ceramic Sharpening
310 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Glad to hear you like your Gamma.
Thanks TJT

 

[Wali]

Greetings all,
Has anyone tried sharpening ceramic theselves? If so, how did you do it?
Thanks,
Bryan

 

[cultivateitnow]

Google is your friend...but here is a clue:

Zirconia is very hard; it ranks 8.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, compared to 6 to 6.5 for hardened steel, and 10 for diamond, giving a very hard edge that rarely needs sharpening. Ceramic blades can only be resharpened with a material harder than themselves; industrial grade diamond sharpeners are usually used.