"Reprofiling".......????

[abiggs]

I think I understand the concept of reprofiling a knife, but how do you do it? How much time should it really take? I decided to give it a try with a 8" Old Hickory butcher knife but failed miserably. I picked one 2-3" section of the blade and ran it edge first across the rough side of my two sided stone. 20 on one side, 20 on the other, repeat. I did not use a slicing motion, but pushed it straight across. I worked on it for about 30-40 minutes and when I was done......a completely dull section of blade that probably would not cut paper. I tried to hold it at a steady shallow angle to think the edge out. What exactly did I do wrong? Please help!!!!!

 

[Bill DeShivs]

The proper term is "rebeveling".
It involves changing the original grind bevels of the edge to a shallower angle.
You should be able to easily do this to your knife with a flat file. Files are much faster than using stones. Finish sharpening with the stone.
Bill
www.billdeshivs.com

 

[Vivi]

Rebeveling or reprofiling is changing the edge angle of the knife. It's best to seperat ethe process of reprofiling and sharpening IMO. Worry about getting the angle ground as thin as you want it, making sure everything is even and lines up, then AFTER that's done give it a final honing. During reprofiling it's good to stop and look at the blade often, using a magnifying glass can help. Gives you an idea of what's happening, which areas are grinding down the fastest etc.