The stones with the edge pro are actually industrial mold polishing strips, they are available in a huge range of grits and hardness, widths and thicknesses. ie I can get the medium firm cutting behavior of the 400 in an 800 or the fast cut of the grey 120 [silicon carbide, soft bond] but in eg 320, or a get hard bond coarse stone to set a crisp angle following a bulk thinning grind with the soft-fast 120.... for examples(I have not purchased from these companies), Congress Polishing Stones website and Boride abrasives (deltasupplies is a dealer) I believe Boride is Edgepro's supplier. The grits are ansi scale, not Japanese wetstone, there is a big difference and its not a simple linear conversion. eg ansi 1000 being more like a JIS 3000 ish, but the 220s can be quite similar. And the edgepro polishing strips(3m abrasive film, quite expensive stuff) are on yet another grit scale and behave different anyway because they are a single grit layer. I also suggest removing the white plastic strip when doing narrow blades like that, especially at green and lower angles you can hit the plastic and mess up the edge angle a bit.(Maybe only noticeable if you continue to a fully polished edge)
@@djparra41 thank you!! I'm about to poor up a coffee for myself as well. Early saturday morning, sitting on my couch watching machining videos while stitching leather sheaths. Have an awesome day!
@@VaporheadATC IDK, that might be a great signature move. When you buy some new firearms, the makers sometimes include the empty brass cartridge from a round fired as the final test before shipping... so maybe he could include leg hair as a proof mark
The youtube algorithm recommended this. You did a wonderful job restoring these knives that it makes me want to try wet stone sharpening my knife. You earned a sub from me!
It's weird, isn't it. Four years ago, the algorithm would recommend Kyle's videos to me all of the time. Then it was like he dropped off the face of the earth for four years. Of course, he was still out there, doing his thing, but if the algo doesn't love you, you might as well not exist. Then with this series, RU-vid started to recommend his stuff again. Like you, I subbed. He's come on a shedload in the last four years. He was mostly sharpening Moras when I last watched. Today, he's a skilled knifemaker making great content.
Whet stone sharpening is pretty relaxing and fun, I'd recommend going for it. Though, it can be frustrating (I'm still a beginner) when you don't get the result you're looking for, and somehow end up making the edge more dull than when you started.. possibly from a severely mis-aligned angle, and my stones aren't quite flat anymore, a lot of surface doesn't make contact with the knife. I gotta flatten them again.
Lance Hardy - Same thing happened to me. I wasn't even 5 minutes into the first of this series, when I just caved and subscribed. Not only is Kyle a fine artist/craftsmen (whatever),but he is very direct, no crap fillers,(other than his strop, but I'll probably buy one anyway - just to get him to shut up about it). I'm totally kidding, as a little self promotion isn't a bad thing. Point being, he is not only fortheright, but polite and rather soothing to listen to. The production values of his team are perfect. Sooner or later, I suppose there will be a drone (if there isn't one already). I'm not sure how, but I'll bet Kyle could have fun with one.
@@demonman1234 i saw a guy sharpening a knife he made an X mark with a pencil on the stone and he flattened it. That way he saw where the stone is lower i guess.
You've done a stunning job there. Only thing missing is the look on the faces of the customers when they see those beautiful knives restored to probably better than they were when new. I bet they couldn't believe their eyes. Beautiful craftsmanship!
Can't believe the original "sharpener" took a full year to get that horrible result. How do you even think that could be professional? Luckily, you were able to save those beautiful knives.
Somehow it saddens me to see all the time what a hype is made out out of those "beautiful knifes". While I absolutely support the idea of repairing instead of throwing away, this only makes sense if you see the knifes as some kind of heirloom. Those are the knifes without bolsters, so they are not forged but made from stamped/cut metal that comes in big roles to the factory. Out of the Wüsthoff products, that would be considered the budget series. And don´t anyone get me wrong, they still are perfectly fine knifes that work great and can hold up for decades (unless you sharpen them to the width of a toothpick over time). I would bet at least 90 % of the people would be perfectly fine to use those as their every day kitchen knifes. I bet they are still at least ten times better than what you may find in 60 % of the households kitchen drawers. (Some of those supermarket knifes coming in a full set for 30 bucks, those where you wonder while cutting carrots which is harder now, carrot or knife). But a set of those exact three knife forms comes already at about 126 EUR from the factory, so economically restoring them is a disaster. I may even get them cheaper if I walk over to the factory store. As mentioned, only if there are memories involved, it may be worth doing it. Also what I have to say when it comes to those fine, almost mirror polished cutting edges, no professional chef would waste time for that. They sure look great, they sure are sharp as hell. But they won´t hold up. When it comes to a knife you use in your kitchen every day, you can easily stop somewhere between an 800 and 1200 grit. With what you cut in your kitchen you won´t really feel a difference going any higher. And the edge would be gone within minutes of use. In the past there actually was a polishing technique used on knifes that made sense, seems no one does this any more today, where a polishing was used with carbon steel knifes that gave the steel a blueish tint without heating up the steel. I don´t know what exactly happened there, but that actually even prevented the steel from rusting. So when it comes to restoring knifes and getting such an edge on and putting that much craftsmanship into it (and without question Kyle did a great job with what he did, at least absolutely worthwhile watching) I think it should also be diferenciated and some things have to be considered. Is this a collectors Item or is it a tool? A knife I use in my kitchen is something I consider a tool. Although I take care of it and sharpen it regularly, I know it is a tool. Over time unavoidably it will wear. It may even break (if it due to some unlucky accident falls on the floor tiles or whatever happens) or if my wife puts them in the dishwasher (is that enough for a divorce?). That is also why I would never get obsessed with getting a Supreme quality knife, where I may pay several hundred euros for a Chefs knife. The good quality knife (Lets say spending somewhere in the range of 70 to 130 EUR) will work as well. If you choose a quality brand it will handle as well. It may need resharpening maybe a week or two earlier over a few months time. But it will not cause me a heart attack if someone drops it. And I will never to the full extend realize the difference in cutting doing the every day cooking.
@@alexanderkupke920 I don't know if you watched the first video, but Kyle says that the customer wanted to get these knives restored for his wife as an anniversary gift. He mentions that they bought them many years ago. So the sentimental value alone makes it worthwhile for them to get restored
@@alexanderkupke920 I have a paring knife that was my grandmothers. The thing had been sharpened so much the blade is small and has a weird arc to it but I love the thing. It was always just a cheap mass produced knife with an aluminum handle but I’d pay someone like Kyle to fix it just for the sentimental value it holds for me. I’m sure Kyle’s customer and his wife know that their knives aren’t top of the line but I don’t think that matters to them. If they wanted top of the line, they’d have bought an expensive set instead of having their wedding gift repaired. I think it’s sweet. A lot of videos are more to show than for practicality, I think.
I'm a first-time watcher. I've only started watching you when I watched parts 1 and 2, then 3, of this series. You, sir, are an artist. I had no idea that professional knife sharpening was that in depth. Very enjoyable to watch.
First time here I watched part one, then immediately came to this "finish". I've repaired and made custom shotgun stocks and other restoration work for years, so I greatly appreciate the work seen here. But what I'm even more impressed with is "Kyle" himself. The intro just confirms that Kyle is not only a master craftsman, but a good man, with solid ethics and values. That's the greatest compliment I can give anyone and reason enough to enjoy Kyle's channel. I'll certainly share this with many fellow firefighters and I'm glad I found this channel.
RU-vid just suggested the first video in this series maybe 45m ago, finishing up the second video and I go look, third video posted six minutes ago. Good timing. :)
That might be a stretch, looking at those, those are not even the highest quality and highest budget knifes from Wüsthoff to begin with (Don´t get me wrong, they are perfectly fine knifes). They are somewhat ground and polished by hand on a machine, what causes those kind of even striations you can see across the blade. They come like that from the factory. of course there are a lot of additional scratches as well. but trying to polish those out may take quite a while. And you sure take out the etched or laser engraved makers mark in the process as well. None of those factory made knifes come polished to a mirror polish by the way, that would be too expensive, and too easy to scratch. This slightly matte finish actually hides minor scratches they might get. (Well, not those you obviously referred to, those are severe...)
@@volvo09 that grain comes from how they are ground polished at the factory, but there sure are additional deep scratches all over themj. scotch brite sponges usually leave some sort of matte finish if they scratch, that looks odd as it is different from the factory graining.
@@volvo09 Wusthof knives don't come highly polished to begin with - they have more of a "brushed steel" look when brand new, so restoring the original finish can be kind of a pain. He would have had to have done that prior to re-establishing the edge and sharpening them.
My father-in-law hailed from Ferryland, his wife from Calvert. Loved the area when I visited! Keep the content coming - this is what RU-vid is _supposed_ to be about.
Nice! I'm glad I could watch the conclusion to the first parts. The blade profiles, especially the chef knife heel, came up great, fantastic sharpening and polishing too! That maple is so beautifully figured, like an old violin neck 👌🏼❤️
I thought that accent sounded familiar! My wife was born in Newfoundland, but was quickly moved to America. We visited there a couple of years to see her birth-family. We hope to visit again, soon - hopefully when the icebergs are in near St. John’s. We both loved the place and the people - found many to be as cheery and pleasant as you seem to be. Because of this series, you have picked up YET another subscriber!
I've never heard someone with a newfoundland accent, it sounds like quite a few sounds are from Irish accents combined with a normal Canadian accent. I love it. I love your genuine self and content, I love the expertise with which you help educate us watching.
It's in no small part due to the large number of Irish immigrants to Newfoundland back in the day. Newfoundland is considered by many to be a "little Ireland" and is the only place in the world besides Ireland to have an official name in Irish. There actually used to be a dialect of the Irish language spoken in Newfoundland, but it appears to have mostly died out since Newfoundland officially joined Canada
I enjoy the calm way you work and inform us as you work. I also like that you explain what you are doing as you do it. Thank you for the thoughtfull way you present these videos.
Kyle you have such a great personality and love of your craft. Very refreshing to see a creator so laid back and true. Thank you so much for your time on this series.
Have you considered making a video about home knife sharpening and recommended knife brands? We all use kitchen knives every single day, and I would LOVE to see what options/brands a knife craftsman recommends. I clicked on your video to learn more about sharpening my own knives at home, and its convinced me more to buy a wet stone sharpener, but I would like to hear what grits you recommend for home sharpening with a wet stone. This might be outside of the style of the videos that you have made from what I saw at a quick glance, but I think its what the viewers want! Such an amazing craft, have fun with it!
I realized many years ago that it doesn't matter what it is...I enjoy watching someone do something that they are good at. Carving a turkey, digging a ditch, or whatever. This was a pleasant way to pass the time.
This guy is truly someone I sort of envy. He's truly doing what he loves and is so so good at what he does. But the coolest part? He's so informative and seems like a guy I'd love to talk to and just observe live
The shots using the microscope are fantastic & it proves what you said about not needing to do full strokes all the time because we saw you use short strokes with a beautiful even edge as you pulled the knife along under the microscope. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos!!
Must say. I clicked on the first video to this set to see how bad they were ruined and oh my heart at seeing the work of the person your client sent them to, and seeing you restore these pieces of cutlery is very nice. I really like your choice in handle design for these knives and the process you go through to sharpen them and explaining your methods and preferences in doing so
Happy to find you and subscribe! We spent a month in Newfoundland a few years back and fell in love with the people and the land. Can't wait to return if and when the restrictions are lifted. Till then keep the mummers warm and well lubed. Many blessings to you and your family.
Your skills and technique are wonderful, but what impressed me the most is that you understood the value those three knives have to your clients since they were a wedding gift from husband to wife. Far more than the "professional" hack who almost ruined them. Keep up the good work, and you've earned my subscription.
Just found your channel with this series and I like it. I can't believe they're the same knives. You've done an incredible job on them. I've just been making knives for a little over a year and admire your skills.
RU-vid algorithm brought me to part 1 of the video series, was so impressed with the quality of work you did for that couple that I had to buy one of your neck knives! Keep up the great work!
Nice job with the introduction, subscribed. I was impressed the way you minimized the previous errors by someone else and focused on your excellent work.
Couldn't help but watch the whole 3 part series. Subscribed before you talked about your personal life, after I'm even more glad I did. God bless you and your family. And thanks for providing all of us insight into your workshop. *Edit* And you've got chickens? Man you're living the life. A workshop, wife, kids, and chickens. What more could a man ask for in this life?
Hello Kyle, thank you for the nice introduction. I have now watched a few of your videos and you called it, no nonsense/drama. I appreciate that aspect. Good job, enjoy the most rewarding thing you have shown us yet, your family.
I'm the kind of person that watches a lot of channels but only subscribes to a handful of them. Probably the first time I've subscribed after only watching 3 videos. Keep un the good work and God bless.
RU-vid's algorithm popped the first video in this series into my recommendations, and, well, after watching all 3 thus far, you've got yourself a new subscriber. I like the no muss no fuss nature of your videos, and how you explain what you're doing in a manner that doesn't talk down to your viewers. So, greetings from Australia.
I learned a great deal from these 3 videos where you are repairing what a "professional" has buggered up. You talk just enough to be informative and educational without boring anyone as you see in some videos. Currently am ordering an Apex #4 and will add the dressing stone and strop. It's fascinating to watch an EXPERT and you are very fascinating. Cheers.
Heck, the first video earned my sub, but I had too much desire to see the next in the series. Amazing little mini-series here; can't wait for more videos!
Absolutely amazing. I have struggled with blunt knives for years, having no idea on how to sharpen them. After watching this, I've ordered an edge pro and am looking into hand sharpening stones. Keep up the awesome content and a massive G'day mate from Australia!
Just bought your leather/wood strop, My dad taught me to sharper by hand when I was a kid, I remember him telling me how good my grandpa was at it, getting everything to a mirror razor sharp shine, reminds me of your videos, I'm not as good as you, but now I'm getting into it again (edit for spelling)
You're right about this series attracting new viewers, at least from me, subbed today. Interesting and amazing craftmanship. Appreciate your bio/history. Beautiful family, keep up your good work and sharing your passion(s) with the world.
Dude you earned my sub when i saw you were from NL. I'm from Alberta (but live in China now) and I have loved this series. I "liked" all three vids. I will buy some new stones for my own sharpening. Thanks so much for the informative channel.
Love that you provided a brief, but concise overview of who you are and what makes you tick. SO glad that you were not shy about stating that you are Christian and fairly conservative. And that you kept it limited to that. I just started following, and have subscribed!
Brilliant work!!! You mention what I was thinking--none of the drama or unnecessary hardline technique. Just practical steps that work. I appreciate that practice is the basis of any handicraft, but just seeing how things are supposed to look and the way to do things in the real world makes all the difference Subscribed!
Pssssst. Don't look back. There is somebody looking at you... Great job btw ! Very interesting and satisfying. I will try to apply this care to my knives!
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