Thread: Knife sharpening angles

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I didn't mention the draw through bluntener....I hate that thing with vengeance,great when new but once worn they round off the edge and shoulders get very blunt...that's what I was trying to discribe before,knives come back with shoulder now right by leading edge instead of 2-3 mm back from it.

That may well contribute to 90% of the problem

They can be used, they will never be as good as other sharpening systems, and you have to use a very very light touch, which most people wont.

There was a bloke on YouTube did this good video showing that his toilet bowl sharpened better than one of them draw throughs