Boker Ceramic knife

[RedAlert]

I have a small Boker Ceramic Folder. Boker says to return for sharpening at $15 a pop.

Does anyone know what it would take to home sharpen this knife? Diamond "stone", or what.

Thanks,

Ralph

 

[tellner]

Best to let them do it. A little too much pressure and you can end up with knife fragments.

 

[Tim Burke]

Concur. No more often than that kniife should need to be resharpened, I think $15 is a bargain.

 

[CWL]

Don't try it at home, I've tried fine diamond hones as well as ceramic sharpeners, all I got was chipped edges.

 

[ZeSpectre]

If memory serves (and I could be wrong on this) some companies use special super-fine diamond discs and others use a super-high pressure water stream with grit in it very similar to a "water cutter"

 

[tellner]

Diamond hones aren't hard enough. You need something in the Rockwell 1000 range and cold as ice so nothing overheats. I use a banker's heart

 

[Boom-stick]

I've got a big boker ceramic folder and I'll send it back when it need sharpening but I don't use too much but it still has an edge you can shave with

 

[Sir Aardvark]

I have a Boker and it dulled very quickly.

I tried sharpening it with my diamond hone stones, but that didn't really do anything.

I sorta bought this knife on a lark, so it is nothing that I carry daily or, for the most part, even remember that I own - eventually I'll send it back to Boker to get sharpened.

 

[Colt46]

Salesman probably forgot to tell you that part

I've always been suspicious of ceramic blades. 15 bucks for an edge that will last all others? Probably well worth the price. I just don't like not being able to sharpen my own knife. Also, I don't like a blade that won't flex.

 

[hso]

Send it in for sharpening.

 

[RedAlert]

Thanks

Thanks folks.

RDF