Knife & Tool Sharpening
Guide to Keeping your Beauty Shears and Grooming Shears performing their best!
Posted by Kristie French on
Guide to Keeping your Beauty Shears and Grooming Shears performing their best! There are a few simple steps you can take to care for your scissors. Shear maintenance is key to the longevity of your beauty or grooming shears. Here are our helpful shear care tips! Clean after each use. This is very important, especially when hair becomes trapped in the pivot area. Giving your shear a thorough cleaning and wipe down is key. Some people use rubbing alcohol or a shear disinfectant to sanitize their shears. Soap and water is also a great way to clean your shears, just...
A Beginner's Guide to Knife Sharpening
Posted by Kristie French on
This is intended to help you get started sharpening knives on a 1X30 belt sander, such as the popular Harbor Freight 1X30 Belt Sander. Most of the information below can also be applied to other belt sanding machines.
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What is a leather wheel used for?
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Much like our Leather Super Strop Honing Belts, our Leather Honing Wheels combine the effective stropping ability of our vegetable tanned leather and the speed of modern machinery. This makes finishing a sharpening or polishing job much faster and easier.
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Sharpening Edge Trailing vs Sharpening Edge Leading
Posted by Kristie French on
When I first learned how to sharpen a knife it was edge trailing. This is the way I’ve grown most comfortable sharpening and I can explain the benefits to sharpening this way. I have also learned why some people prefer sharpening edge leading and I’ll explain what the differences are.
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Sharpening, Honing and Stropping
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You may hear the words: “honing”, “stropping” or “sharpening” used almost interchangeably, but what is the difference between honing and sharpening? What about honing and stropping?
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