Cleaver sharpening

[mordi]

HI, I have been trying to sharpen a couple of very thick very dull large kitchen cleavers, using an EdgePro and a 1*30 belt(convex) very poor results,any ideas anyone?

 

[Zeasor]

The EdgePro is best at creating a flat bevel. Are you using it to create a flat micro-bevel on the convex edge created by the belt grinder?

 

[Grampa]

Personally, I would do it all on the belt sander. I would use a pretty coarse grit (perhaps as larger as 80 grit if there was a lot of metal to remove) until I had the edge shaped the way I wanted it, including edge sharpness. Then go down through finer grits until I had the degree of polish I wanted.

Use the coarse grit to get the shape, and the fine grits to polish and hone the edge. It works with cleavers, axes, machetes, and even knives!

 

[richard j]

i agree on doing it all on the belt sander. just keep going until you work up a good burr on one side before switching to a finer grit. if you still cant get it i can sharpen it for you.

 

[shecky]

If it isn't getting sharp, chances are either you haven't been grinding down to the actual edge, or you are grinding to the edge and making a floppy burr. If you are able to determine if this is indeed the case, you will be able to formulate a cure.

 

[mordi]

Personally, I would do it all on the belt sander. I would use a pretty coarse grit (perhaps as larger as 80 grit if there was a lot of metal to remove) until I had the edge shaped the way I wanted it, including edge sharpness. Then go down through finer grits until I had the degree of polish I wanted.

Use the coarse grit to get the shape, and the fine grits to polish and hone the edge. It works with cleavers, axes, machetes, and even knives!

Grampa do you use a tight belt or a loose one. think that by using a loose belt I might have just rounded the edge further