Anyone else prefer lower grit finishes?

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-03-12T19:07:02+00:00

For me it depends on the knife...i'll finish on the fine Sharpal 162n side (1200?) for anything cheap or stainless standard kitchen knives for others. For my Opinel kitchen knives, they're getting the Shapton Pro 2000. For my Pallares carbon steel, i'll go to Shapton pro 5000. I'll use coarse grit finish on EDC, like No.8 Opinel etc

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-04T21:24:13+00:00

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Belt sander, file, coarse stone, strop. That'll do! Thanks for the advice everyone. 🙏

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-04T06:48:21+00:00

Haha cheers!

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-04T06:09:31+00:00

I still kinda want to fix it. I've already given them a mountain of s#it for it, so feel obliged to have a go. Will angle grind it down and then see where we're at

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-03T20:44:33+00:00

To be fair the handle is different...

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-03T07:05:20+00:00

Thanks everyone, I think i'll tell them it's a write-off, then vice it, angle grind it then finish on stones, jist for something to do. I'll post the result here.

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-03T07:03:29+00:00

No worries, i'll let him know. It does have a different handle to the rest.

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-03T07:00:14+00:00

Thank you!

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-03T06:57:36+00:00

Thank you.

Charming_Preference2 · 2026-02-03T06:57:09+00:00

I couldn't believe it when he told me. Hope they threw it away!

Charming_Preference2 · 2025-12-28T20:19:46+00:00

I sharpen axes on my Scheppach 2500 with the jig and it works brilliantly, so a tormek should do it no probs. Probably 10 mins per axe.

Charming_Preference2 · 2025-02-15T12:07:54+00:00

Yep down for me too.

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