Knife Querstshun

[BarryBobPosthole]

Anybody know how to sharpen electric knife blades? Is there a way to do it that doesn't involve going to the store and buying some gagdet?
My Rapala electric filet knife has two sets and both have cleaned a lot of fish and cut a lot of rib bones so they're duller than doo doo.
BKB

[Bwana]

Nope but am all ears to find out the answer even though it will likely never be an issue for me given the few fish around here that are dumb enough to bite my hooks.

[Buckrub]

I do it all the time, along with all serrated knife blades. They are only serrated on one side, mostly.

But sorry, it's a 'gadget'. Only one I own that works, however.

http://www.woodcraft.com/PRODUCT/2081358/30711/WORK-SHARP-KNIFE-AND-TOOL-SHARPENER.ASPX?refcode=10INGOPB&gclid=CIa23eHupbkCFazm7Aod3lsAyA

[Niner]

BBP, does your knife use blades like this???
$5.96 at Walmart.

1604

[BarryBobPosthole]

And that's prolly theright answer. And also the reason they won't hold an edge worth a dang.
BKB

[Niner]

I was looking at those units. You might be able to use something like a chainsaw file or somesuch on them. I have a little knife sharpening gizmo I picked up someplace. I think it is made by Smith's. it has a "cone shaped" diamond impregnated dealie on it for serrated blades. One thing to be careful about is you'll need the backside of the blade to be very flat...no bevel at all....kindof like when you sharpen a pair of scissors.

[BarryBobPosthole]

Somebody told me to use a sharpening steel on em and it'd dress up the edge. I'm gonna try that.
BKB

[Buckrub]

Stuff I post is just ignored around here. I TOLE YOU how to sharpen them. And every other edged tool on earth. Better'n you ever did it.

[BarryBobPosthole]

So I'm gonna pay 70 dollars to sharpen a six dollar knife blade.

No further comment.

BKB

[Buckrub]

No, idjit.

No wonder you think like you do.

You're going to pay $70 to sharpen every knife in the house, kitchen, shop, tackle box, and everything else, forever more amen.

[BarryBobPosthole]

Those are all already sharp.
BKB

[Buckrub]

Oh.

I see.

Well, never mind then. Silly me. I didn't realize you had stay-sharp-forever knives, ceptin' that one.

[BarryBobPosthole]

I'm sure its an awesome machine. Ikeep the rest of my stuff sharp the old fashioned way: with a couple Arkansas stones and a shapening steel. I just need to figure out this serrated blade deal. Thanks anywaybKB

[Buckrub]

Well remember........check it closely. It should be serrated only on one side. That means you SHOULD be able to sharpen that other side just fine, like any other knife.

Try it.

[Thumper]

Have you tried Sea Foam?