Cleaning up the leading edge of SS cleaver

[baldad45]

I have a cleaver with 2 blades perfect and the 3rd blade has small ripples for an inch in the middle of the leading edge . What is the best way to true up this edge ,you can barely see it, but is easily felt running a finger along the edge ?

[zul8tr]

A pic of the nicks would be helpful.

[baldad45]

pics,,,. Very difficult to get a good pic ,also very small. I was thinking of tapping it out with a 1/2" diameter brass hammer against a wood block . Glen

[zul8tr]

Those are minor. Tap them out then dress the edge curve easy with a fine file don't take off too much. Then from the forward blade face dress the edge thin just enough to remove the blunt edge. Polish out

[baldad45]

Thanks ,thats what I was thinking, except for the details . Glen

[phillnjack]

the ideal thing to get a nice edge would be the very old hand held knife sharpeners.

they had little metal wheels, hard to describe ,i will try to find a pic of them.
im sure they would be realy good and keep it nice and even all the way through.

is a blade better if its razor sharp ?


phill