Unusual Sharpening Jobs

I've seen almost every type of knife imaginable, and sharpened most of them. Here's a couple of my latest finished jobs. I really should get better about taking before pictures though.

Up first is an Albion sword brought to me by a customer. It came with no edge (not even a little, as there was still ~4mm of thickness). There was also no handle attached, though he gave me the guard, handle, pommel, and nut; they did not actually fit on the sword.

Bevels ground on the grinder, hand sanded finish, and sharpened to 1k on stones. Tang tapered to fit handle and guard, while the end of the tang was shaped and threaded for the nut.



Next up, we have a set of knives that was purchased for a client by their client. These were so thick behind the edge, that even sharpened, they would not cut. I wasn't getting great readings with my hardness tester, so it became a balance of removing a ton of steel, while not making the edge too weak. By the end, they were slicing carrots without wedging. Finished them by hand sharpening to 3k, and redoing the etch. I'm hoping they skip the middleman next time, and just come to me for a knife.

 

Nice!

 

I've sharpened other swords for the same customer. He sent me this pic of how my edges perform. I'm sure there's quite a bit of technique involved as well.

 

Damm I was waiting for the brisket slicing pics!