how do I sharpen my craft knives?

[Benjamin sullivan]

Hello, I have like 20 dull craft knives laying around and I was wondering what the best way to sharpen them would be.

I do have a lot of sand paper and three 600# grit sharpening  stones, but sadly I don't know how to use them.

thanks

[Dave_E]

If your refering to things like exacto type blades... I don't, I purchase new ones. 👍

[Jaager]

If you have not nicked the blade, or cut metal,  it may be sufficient to strop the edge.

 

A scrap piece of leather and a bar of green, gold, or rouge compound.   "Color" the leather with the compound.

Draw the blade away from the edge.

It is  good to do this after every few cuts.

If you have really dulled the edge, a whetstone - most are now synthetic. - with these the edge leads the way.

There are a ton of different but emphatic ways for how to do this out there for the Googling.

 

It may be more time economical to discard the blades this time - tape them or something  - to keep them

from being porcupine quills thru the trash bag.   With new blades, strop often and see if they last longer.

 

There are #11 shaped knives with a wide range of widths - they are not disposable - they are also expensive.

 

 

[Benjamin sullivan]

thanks, I think I will just buy more. but thanks for the tip of taping the blades.