Honing and Stropping Flashcards
DEGREE OF SHARPNESS
FINENESS OF
ABRASIVE USED
Direction of knife in honing
HEEL TO TOE
The hone should be lubricated with
warm soapy water or fine oil
Has a polishing effect compared to Belgium yellow
ARKANSAS
- The amount of strokes should be
20-40x.
After honing, wipe off the oil or soap from the knife with
xylene
- Used for manual sharpening
BELGIUM YELLOW
Gives the best result
BELGIUM YELLOW
- coarser than the first two types
Fine Carborundum
followed by either Belgium Yellow or Arkansas
Fine Carborundum
used only for badly nicked knives
Fine Carborundum
The purpose of ______ is to polish and sharpen the cutting edge
stropping
Piece of glass about 2 inches wider than length of Knife
Plate Glass
Plate Glass
is used to remove nicks
Abrasive powder
Plate Glass
is used for final polishing
Diamantine
Consists of glass disc or wheel driver by an electric motor.
Automatic Machine hone
Automatic Machine hone
The knife is pressed together against the _____– of the rotating glass
wheel.
flat side
The process whereby the “burr” formed during honing is removed
and the cutting edge of the knife is polished.
STROPPING
The knife edge should be ___________ after use to prevent from
rusting
oiled or greased
Direction of knife in stropping
TOE TO HEEL
made up of the best quality horse leather, firmly attached to a solid back, in order to prevent sagging is preferred.
paddle strop
For delicate work, knife should be
stropped before every object is
sectioned
The knife edge should be oiled or greased after use to prevent from
.
rusting
