OK I have a stupid question.

I have a set of Henchels five star series knives. The chef's knife I use
all the time and is now getting dull.

I think I need to sharpen it.

I have a sharpening steel but I know it is just for "realignment" and after
doing it the knife did not cut any better.

Then I have a set of those sharpening rods. It is a wood platform with
holes on it, and there are three sets of ceramic rods that are inserted into
the wood platform and you pull your knife through them at 45 degree angles.
I tried that and it did not improve the cutting. Are these rods actually
sharpening or just aligning the edge?

So now I have to get it professionally sharpened. Or am I just not using
the ceramic rods correctly?

MC

"MiamiCuse" > wrote in message
...
> OK I have a stupid question.
>
> I have a set of Henchels five star series knives. The chef's knife I use
> all the time and is now getting dull.
>
> I think I need to sharpen it.
>
> So now I have to get it professionally sharpened. Or am I just not using
> the ceramic rods correctly?

You just need the right equipment and technique. Look for stones and sets at
www.leevalley.com
This works
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43072,43079

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:47:11 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

>This works
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43072,43079

It looks interesting, but how easy is it to unclamp and reclamp the blade?
Because if you're not constantly doing that, and swinging the hone in a wide arc
instead, you're not getting a consistent bade angle.

-- Larry

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:40:13 -0500, pltrgyst > wrote:

"blade angle..."

No-el, no-el...

-- Larry

they're sharpening a tiny bit. You need a whet stone for the major stuff,
then finish them on those ceramic things.