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How Do You Sharpen a Bird's Beak Parer?

post #1 of 8
5/28/09 at 1:49pm
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Help, Thomas!
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post #2 of 8
5/28/09 at 4:42pm
Impossible. Even Thomas isn't that good. Your only options are to get it professionally sharpened or to try to do it yourself, mangle it so badly you need to buy a new one, and then get it professionally done from then on.
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post #3 of 8
5/28/09 at 5:33pm
Same way you sharpen a serrated knife: either 1) use a series of diamond-abrasive rods (depending on how much grinding you're doing), or if you're feeling esoteric, b) a gouge sharpening stone in a cone or half-cone shape.

OR, if it were me and I'm not doing major edge grinding, I'd use a flexible leather strop (wrapped around a can) with green chrome paste which would give you a hellishly sharp edge.
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post #4 of 8
5/28/09 at 5:34pm
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So complicated.
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post #5 of 8
5/28/09 at 5:36pm
and, just because the edge is curved doesn't necessitate a different stroke or angle. If you use the diamond rod, it's not terribly different from using the steel or ceramic rod - you just want to be prudent and go one stroke at a time since they can be quite aggressive.
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post #6 of 8
5/28/09 at 5:36pm
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post
So complicated.

How dull is your knife?
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post #7 of 8
5/28/09 at 10:58pm
Yeah, they are annoying. I just use my ceramic rod. The curve makes no difference, the entire blade is still on the same plane.
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post #8 of 8
5/29/09 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by tiecollector View Post
Yeah, they are annoying. I just use my ceramic rod. The curve makes no difference, the entire blade is still on the same plane.

Ah, but the bevel isn't on the same plane. If you're putting a bevel on a concave blade then the geometry goes sideways on you, and you need something abrasive with a smaller radius than the blade's curvature.

a few more options for the creative sort:

fine-grit wet-dry sandpaper wrapped around a broomstick - if you'd rather not deal with the diamond rod and want more control over how much steel you remove

and my personal choice...motor with buffing wheel and white paste. For those moments when I just want something done quickly.
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