12-22-2006, 01:30 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I have a little diamond hook hone, with a flat side and a rounded side. (in the center of the pic below) [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I use the rounded side to touch up the grooves between the points and to make sure the points of the serrations are sharp. After that, I use a regular butcher's steel on the flat side of the blade to remove any burrs. That makes a big difference if you do it once in awhile. It takes some time, but is worth it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once your blades are truly trashed, from too many big fish ribs...or kids cutting up Barbie Dolls or whatever...buying new blades is the way to go.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I use the rounded side to touch up the grooves between the points and to make sure the points of the serrations are sharp. After that, I use a regular butcher's steel on the flat side of the blade to remove any burrs. That makes a big difference if you do it once in awhile. It takes some time, but is worth it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once your blades are truly trashed, from too many big fish ribs...or kids cutting up Barbie Dolls or whatever...buying new blades is the way to go.[/#0000ff]
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