Knife Sharpening - Mail order

[fightingquaker13]

Speaking of ceramics, I just got back from Harbor Freight. They've got a coupon sale going on until the 30th for their Ceramic Kitchen Knives. $4.99 for a 3" Ceramic Paring Knife, and $11.99 for a 6" Ceramic Kitchen Knife. I bought 6 of them in all. These knives hold an edge forever. Some of these Ceramic Knives can go for up to $75.00 each in a lot of these cutlery shops. They have a real nice grippy rubber handle like a Hogue Overmolded Stock, and clean up easy. Can't beat the quality for the buck, that's for sure.  Bill T.

I'm glad they work. My aunt had one and I was impressed by the edge, but she dropped it and it was curtains. I wasn't going to spend $50 on something that would shatter if it hit the tile, but for $5 it seems like it would be a good addition. Can you sharpen these or are they just disposable?
FQ13

[billt]

I'm glad they work. Can you sharpen these or are they just disposable? FQ13

I don't think they can be sharpened. The Ceramic is so hard it is supposed to hold an edge for the life of the knife. You pointed out their worst weakness. They don't bounce too well on hard surfaces. These are the 3 models of Ceramic Knives Harbor Freight sells. Bill T.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=ceramic+knives

[Solus]

I don't think they can be sharpened. The Ceramic is so hard it is supposed to hold an edge for the life of the knife. You pointed out their worst weakness. They don't bounce too well on hard surfaces.  Bill T.

Has a ceramic from Boker and the instructions said that if it dulled to send it in for resharpening.  But, yeah, nothing you can do with it at  home without some type of special equipment I'd guess.

Hmmm...I did find this link..for what it's worth.


http://www.ehow.com/how_4559360_sharpen-ceramic-knife.html

[tombogan03884]

I bought the Paring knife and the 5 inch utility knife about 8 months ago. 1 sheet of Scotchbrite wiped out the paring knife, (I bought to see how it would hold up on that stuff since I use it at work, Razor blade will do 3 sheets then it's toast ) I've been using the utility knife for reasonable cutting chores and it still slices a tomato. (I just sliced up some stew beef the other day )