Coffee Cup Sharpening

[Jody744]

I don’t drink coffee, no mugs

 

[jackknife]

I don’t drink coffee, no mugs

Okay, tea will do as well. The whole British empire was built on it, and the Russian's are huge tea drinkers as well. And everyone knows, you don't mess with the Russians. Then turn your tea cup over and sharpen.

 

[John A. Larsen]

My Mother-In-Law would use the rim on the bottom of a saucer to sharpen her knives. I also have used this method, and the edge of the window in my car. I just have about 1/2-inch of the window raised, so the window is well supported, then sweep the blade back and forth just like on a stone. I consider both methods almost an emergency method, as I normally have an EZE-LAP two sided diamond folder handy. John

 

[954Ink]

Don't see it....not gonna happen....

What's on the cutting board?

 

[5K Qs]

And it actually doesn't matter which way you go on the coffee mug bottom. Usually go into the edge like on a stone, but for some odd reason, though I've taught her my way, our daughter Jessica uses the coffee mug or patio stones like a strop and goes backwards on it. It seems to work well for her, as all her kitchen knives seem sharp when I go to use them every time we stay out there for a visit.

But of course as some of you fathers know, daddy's little girl can hardly ever do wrong!

Some folks "scrub" back and forth on a stone, don't they? I'm not surprised the coffee mug will work in either direction. I wonder if anyone does little circles on a mug bottom?

My favorite ceramic is the unglazed edge of the lid of a candy dish (about 5" diameter). I'm better at sharpening (honing?) on that lid than I am on my diamond stones.

- GT

 

[Arathol]

What's on the cutting board?

A coffee cup and a knife....

Specifically, an old puukko with a birchbark handle and a kuska made from spalted birch burl.

 

[954Ink]

That thing looks awesome

 

[Arathol]

That thing looks awesome

Thanks..Its a one of a kind piece, hand made by Saija Tynkkynen in Lahti, Finland.

 

[jazzz]

I always touch up on plate bottoms at work. Done it for years. Why people wonder if it will work is beyond me. It's ceramic. You buy ceramic stones to sharpen with. I use my stones at home and work for getting the edge angle I want, and once that's all set, just use the plates' bottoms for touch ups.

 

[black mamba]

GT, when it comes to coffee cup sharpening . . . I am a circler! Tight little 1/4 inch circles starting at the plunge and moving toward the tip. Works pretty well.

 

[5K Qs]

GT, when it comes to coffee cup sharpening . . . I am a circler! Tight little 1/4 inch circles starting at the plunge and moving toward the tip. Works pretty well.

Thanks for the "confession", Jeff. On coffee cups, I usually do edge-leading strokes and I've occasionally done edge-trailing, but I've never tried the circles, even though I tend to prefer little circles when I'm using a stone (I think I can keep a more consistent angle with the circular motion).

- GT

 

[r redden]

I've used a little bit of everything to sharpen knives the bottom of mugs being 1 of them. I used to sharpen my work knife on stones that I'd find laying on the ground then strop them on my belt. I think angle and pressure are more important than what you sharpen on I don't know what angle I use because over the years it's become muscle memory I don't know anything about all the technical aspects of sharpening that I have saw posted here over the years and I never saw the need to try one of the modern high dollar sharpening devices that are available these days because my knives will shave arm hair and for me that's fine. I use a cheap Smiths Tri Stone these days and it works well it has a course, medium and fine stone but I still will strop a knife on my belt or pants leg.