Forums:

Sharpen a knife - PEP BB tool.sand.knife

BB tool care - sand badge

Jojo Cameron

pioneer

Posts: 173

Location: Scotland, GB

I like...

posted 11 months ago

1
Number of slices to send:

Optional 'thank-you' note:

Send

Approved submission

Here's my submission for the knife-sharpening BB:

Blunt-Knife.JPG

Sharpening-Set-up.JPG

Buffing.JPG

Clean-Cut.JPG

They say time's the great healer, and that's true. It's just not a very good anaesthetist, is the problem,
Whose lunar deity is not male is destined to be dominated by his wife. -- Old Hindu proverb

PEP - BB20 Badge (verified skill)
Skill verified by gir bot

Staff note (gir bot) :

Mike Barkley approved this submission.

Kena Landry

pollinator

Posts: 335

184

posted 8 months ago

Number of slices to send:

Optional 'thank-you' note:

Send

Approved submission

Sharpening our 2nd chef's knife. They get a lot of use in our kitchen, and this one was long due.

20240907_085602.jpg

20240907_085851.jpg

20240907_090325.jpg

20240907_092047.jpg

VideoCapture_20240907-103038.jpg

Staff note (gir bot) :

Someone approved this submission.

Jessica Michell

Posts: 70

Location: Central Ohio

I like...

posted 7 months ago

2
Number of slices to send:

Optional 'thank-you' note:

Send

Submission flagged incomplete

Can I use a tomato as proof of sharpness? Because that’s what inspired me to sharpen this knife. I’ve been watching videos on methods and felt prepared to take it on when I started dicing this tomato and couldn’t get through it with my favorite kitchen knife. Used a whetstone with two sides of different coarseness. Cut right through the tomato after sharpening with no drag and even nicked my fingernail.

IMG_6520.jpeg

IMG_6521.jpeg

IMG_6522.jpeg

IMG_6523.jpeg

IMG_6524.jpeg

IMG_6525.jpeg

PEP - BB40 Badge (verified skill)
Skill verified by gir bot

Staff note (gir bot) :

Jeremy VanGelder flagged this submission as not complete.
BBV price: 1
Note: The knife looks sharp now, but it needs to be proven by cutting paper

Alexandra Malecki

gardener

Posts: 512

Location: 6a; BSk; Suburbia; 0.35 acres

198

I like...

posted 5 months ago

1
Number of slices to send:

Optional 'thank-you' note:

Send

Approved submission

Mike Haasl wrote:
Requirements to complete:
- must be sharpened with a whetstone (or more than one)
- sharpen secondary edge as well as primary edge
- hone
- test before and after with cutting paper

To get certified for this BB, post three pics:

- closeup of pic of the dull edge OR pic of the dull knife raggedly cutting through a piece of paper
- action pic of sharpening
- pic of the sharp knife having cut halfway through a piece of paper

I'm at WL and needed to sharpen a knife for cutting onions (...) without hurting myself!

I used a whetstone with 1000 and 6000 grit. I used the knife this morning to cut an onion and it's nicely sharpened now!

dull-knife-cutting-paper.jpg

action-shot-of-sharpening.JPG

honing.JPG

sharp-knife-cutting-paper.JPG

I'm pursuing SKIP to inherit property, check it out for yourself: SKIP book or maybe you're my Otis/Otessa match?
I love that Rocket Mass Heaters are Carbon-Nuetral. In Erica's and Ernies Art of Fire Presentation, Erica explains the chemistry of how that's possible!
I attended Helen's Garden Master Course in January 2022 and give the lectures 10/10 acorns! Fortunately for you, you can also see the Garden Master recordings but unfortunately you'll miss out on the fruit Helen brought to sample.