Sharpening with a steel #shorts

[MrFreeGman]

It's worth noting that this won't work for a dull knife. All it does is restore the edge of an already sharpened knife.

[whitetailtherapy]

Then wipe the knife with a white rag...Iv been in a machine shop since I was 14 ..I'm 32 now any time you hone.. metal is removed and the apex of the blade is curved the only way to realign is to remove the curve..it might be a tiny tiny amount but that sir removes metal 100%

[jeanvincent]

Wipe it on a white cloth. Then you’ll see your metal. Steals are slightly magnetic

[lukeurban]

This is the action of “burnishing” the metal. Burnishing is used in many metalworking industries including aerospace.

[adkmtns]

Honing rods, smooth or not, do remove some metal. The very tip of that rolled edge is extremely fragile, and is removed to the point where the new edge begins and is straightened out by the rod. The paper is a bad example to use. The metal removed is so nominal, it most always remains on the knife or you just can't pick it up with the naked eye on the paper. But final answer, metal is 100% removed by honing.

[EODeeyore]

What about wiping the knife with a paper towel after? When I hone and wipe, I can see grey on the paper towel

[kraftzion]

It does remove metal although very little with a smooth rod. It is removed by adhesive wear, the metal removed is attached to the rod. Wipe the rod with a paper towel with wd40 on it and you will see.

[markcahoon]

It all depends on the steel being used, the one he is using looks like a polished steel, there are steels with varying degrees of grooves in them, some are quite sharp and aggressive, all these will remove steel from your knife.
Cambrian makes steels that very from polished to quite aggressive as do most steel makers, but I think Cambrian are the best, although the grooves don't last as long as others.
Their really fine steels are pretty impressive, I used to use these before the diamond steels were made. I used them to touch up my knives if the sheep or cattle were dirty.

[Antpollina]

Try wiping the knife on a white towel after you sharpen and you will see what it leaves behind- I swear I learned that from you guys to wipe the knife after honing on a rag to keep the meat clean

[riverotterluresericdenson]

Bought a victorinox and rod for my son. He's. Huge huge fan of yours. Gotta say for the money nothing comes close to them and I made knives for a living for a few years.

[DevinHeida]

It depends on the situation. I've used a few shit quality knives in my day and though there werent any shavings dropped, I'd wipe my knife on my coat and the dust would appear. Doesnt happen for all knives but I do wipe them off on my coat as a precaution no matter what now, also just impulstic nature now.

[MrNater]

Another gem of a video. A medium or fine steel just realigns the edge. A diamond or ceramic steel might remove some microscopic trace, but likely not enough to even see. Most places don't like ceramics because they can shatter if hit, and are not metal so metal detection won't find it. Usually found in the GMPs

[gue]

It's micro shavings, it's definitely finely shaving the edge. Very very small amount of metal but still there.

[phunkyjunkee]

It definitely does remove small shards of metal, if you were to wet a towel and wipe it you would see it… I always wipe the knife after truing the blade.

[drrichardpaul]

If you do it correctly, you can use the back of another longer knife to get the edge back into alignment. That’s basically all you’re doing in the first place with a honing rod.

[johndavidshostak]

You guys have great videos.. Can you please show how the Tomahawk steaks are cut..?? They are just terrific Thanks.. Johnny from Stuttgart, Germany...

[kennethweldon]

When we hone a knife on a honing rod and then wipe the knife on a towel (White one) there is a grey smear left behind. Isn't that very small metal particles from the blade?

[johnkarraker]

As a chef I can confirm-the rod he is using doesn’t remove metal. Just like when you use a ceramic rod, no metal removed. But you have to know your tools. To the people
That say “well some could remove metal” that’s not the kind he is using.

[alexisacevedo]

As he explain, if you have a sharpened knife you use a honing polished rod, if it is just a little more dull, you will use a rod with splines to remove a little material to restore the little dullnes then you use the polish rod, if it is very dull you HAVE to use a whetstone at least 1000/4000 grit, hope this will help you, thank you for your time, Gbu 👍

[medjoolmaker]

Can you make a video? How do you sharpen your knives and hone them and get him so sharp?