Sharpening a Damaged Knife

Question via “Ask the Expert“

My kitchen knife blade has become damaged. It has knicks in the blade. It does not look like normal sharpening will repair it. How do I fix this?

Thanks

Khris

Edge Expert Response:

Hey Khris,

It really depends on the severity of the knicks in the knife’s blade. Since normal sharpening is not working, then we recommend you first run the knife thru a manual sharpener with fixed carbide blades like our Straight Edge Pull Thru Sharpener ( Item # 50032) or Edge Grip ( Item # 50009). The carbides will remove quite a bit of metal but it may take several pulls thru the sharpener to remove enough of the metal depending on the damage.

You should then run the knife thru an electric sharpener such as our Diamond Edge Gourmet ( Item #50006) to remove the remaining damaged metal and give the new edge a consistent, quality sharpening on both sides. Are these knicks on both sides of the blade? One of the best features of our Diamond Edge Gourmet Electric Knife Sharpener is that it sharpens both sides of the knife at the same time with its diamond interlocking wheels which will save you some time. Depending upon the damage to the knife this could require several passes thru this sharpener as well.

Follow this up by running the knife thru the ceramic stones of the sharpener to polish the blade.

Keep in mind though that if these knicks are too severe these steps still may not completely remove them.

Please let us know if you need any additional help or information.

Thank you,
Melissa Moore
Housewares Marketing Manager