Problem with Izula (novice)

When i first start to sharp my knives, they were also become dull. The problem was, they sharpening angle i used was to big. Just keep trying. The Izula is easy to sharpen, if you know how.
 
I'd compare sharpening a knife to changing your car's oil. It's easy once you learn how, but sounds complicated if you don't. Also you need some basic tools/equipment to handle the job properly.
 
stabman said:
Not if all I had to do was put gas in the tank...
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What if you got a cheeseburger and it didn't have cheese on it? Sure, you could put your own cheese on it....:D Maybe creating a good analogy is difficult.

Yes...I realize I have to sharpen knives eventually. In fact, I like sharpening. But I want a knife to be sharp when I get it. I'm paying for sharp, I should get sharp. I think its a slippery slope. Dull is OK? Then, next thing, ground unevenly is OK. Where does it stop? Does no one care about fit and finish anymore? Eventually, is every new knife gonna need a Dremel taken to it before it's useable?

I'm always amused when "sharp part of the box" is a positive part of a review. That's like positively reviewing a car because it starts! Or saying a restaurant is good because they put cheese on a their cheeseburgers.

A new knife should cut well. That's all it's really asked to do.

Now I want a cheeseburger. mmm....cheeseburger....
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I'd compare sharpening a knife to changing your car's oil. It's easy once you learn how, but sounds complicated if you don't. Also you need some basic tools/equipment to handle the job properly.
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Agreed. But again, if I pay for a new car...it better come with fresh oil in it!
 
marcinek said:
A new knife should cut well. That's all it's really asked to do.
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In general I agree.
But, how sharp should it be?
Cut paper?
Shave arm hair?
I've been around people who cut themselves on their new knife and said "Why the hell did it come that sharp? Ther's no need for a knife to be that sharp. Someone should sue them."
And sometimes these were people who used a knife every single day for work. Odd.

With how dull the OP says his knife was, I wonder if someone had screwed around with it beforehand.
 
stabman said:
In general I agree.
But, how sharp should it be?
Cut paper?
Shave arm hair?
I've been around people who cut themselves on their new knife and said "Why the hell did it come that sharp? Ther's no need for a knife to be that sharp. Someone should sue them."
And sometimes these were people who used a knife every single day for work. Odd.

With how dull the OP says his knife was, I wonder if someone had screwed around with it beforehand.
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That's an excellent point. They usually do come fairly sharp. Or at the very least, toothy sharp.
 
stabman said:
I've been around people who cut themselves on their new knife and said "Why the hell did it come that sharp? Ther's no need for a knife to be that sharp. Someone should sue them."
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one question, americans or canadians:)?

seriously? i often think of people being smarter than they are, but now i realize after you saying this, assuming you are being serious, that most folks are dumber than i give them credit for. one has to be an absolute idiot, and who should be banned from touching/owning any and all tools and firearms, to cut themselves with a knife and complain it was too sharp. man o man......
 
jbmonkey said:
but now i realize after you saying this, assuming you are being serious, that most folks are dumber than i give them credit for. one has to be an absolute idiot, and who should be banned from touching/owning any and all tools and firearms, to cut themselves with a knife and complain it was too sharp. man o man......
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Sadly, I was being serious.:(
Of course, part of it could be the common trait of just wanting things to be someone else's fault.

If you can sue for coffee being hot, I guess complaining that a knife is sharp isn't too out of place.:D
 
I think you should try as many methods as possible if money isn't an issue. I first started taking my blades to be sharpened professionally. I didn't like the results I was paying for, so I went out and bought wet stones. I soon relalized stone were not for me, I could never get the angle right. So I bought a sharp maker, and I got great results. However, once I started buying tool steel blades I realized the sharpmaker was not going to work on dull blades. So I went out and bought GATCO diamond kit, and have used it for many knives and with great results. I have also used sandpaper and mouse pad, and strop, for a convex edge and it works great as well. Once you convex the edge, it stays sharp for a long time. And I'm going to get dmt stones and give them a try, and see if I can free hand second time around. I guess you just have to experiment and find what works best for you.
 
I purchased the DMT on Amazon. Waiting for it to arrive. The Knife was really dull out of the Box but I'm sure I made it worse with all the crap I tried to sharpen it with. One thing I should mention is that when I tried to sharpen with the Diamond Rod part of the Smith Pocket Pal I traced the blade with a sharpie and was able to get the sharpie to come off. I used it like a file doing small circles on the blade. When the sharpie was gone I would add more and repeat. I only did the blade side though am I suppose to do both?
 
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