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We've invested heavily in the most efficient knife sharpening equipment.
Cost of equipment has never been a restraint to us, the edge quality is the only consideration we take into account.
To see the equipment in use, you can check our Sharpening Procedures section.

Precision control equipment

	Laser protractor to control edge angle; BESS sharpness tester; AngleCube; Edge tester; Microscope and loupe.
	Laser protractor.
	AngleMaster for blades not fitting the laser protractor.
	BESS certified sharpness tester. Read more>>
	Razor-Edge Edge Tester for blades not fitting the BESS sharpness tester, but not limited to that. While the BESS sharpness tester is spot sampling, the Edge Tester checks the whole length of the edge, and used together, they give pretty comprehensive idea of the edge condition.
	Laser guide. Used in Convex, Concave and Recurve blade sharpening.

Sharpening equipment

	Volume sharpening suite. Capacity 200-300 knives per shift per operator. Read more>>
	Tormek slow speed wet sharpener equipped with an extra-long universal support US400, and frontal vertical base for sharpening away from the wheel and angle-controlled honing on felt and leather wheels. We use T7 and T8 Tormek machines. Grinding and honing angle is controlled with our computer software.
	Grinding wheels for carbon steels, also used for mainstream stainless steels: Aluminium Oxide SG-250; 10” Japanese #800; 10” Japanese #4000; Japanese #5000 SJ-250. We order Japanese wheels for ourselves directly from Japan. It goes without saying that our stones are trued square and round at all times.
	CBN wheels for stainless, high-carbon and hard-alloy steels: 10” CBN square-edge wheels for regular blades, and 10” CBN round-edge wheels for sharpening concave and curved blades; grits #80, #160, #400, #700 and #1000. Read more>>
	Tormek-compatible 10” rock-hard felt wheels loaded with diamonds for fine sharpening, honing and deburring. We designed a frontal vertical base for honing on felt wheels and Tormek leather wheel. Read more about our felt wheels >>
	For sharpening serrations on Tormek, we designed a double-taper felt wheel. Read more about our double-taper felt wheel for serrations >>
	Frontal vertical base for edge-trailing sharpening of knives, cleavers and wide blades, and angle-controlled honing on leather and felt wheels. Grinding and honing angle is controlled with our computer software. Read more>>
	Bench stones. Diamond plates, Japanese whetstones, natural and ceramic bench stones of various grits.
	DMT Diamond plates.
	Japanese whetstones.
	Finest Shapton whetstones.
	Natural bench stones: Charnley Forest; Beryl; Translucent Hard Arkansas; Welsh Slate Dragon Tongue.
	Equipment to restore serrations and concavities. Dremel with diamond wheels; DMT Diafold Serrated Knife Sharpener, diamond coated; VEFF Sharp, diamond coated; Spyderco ceramic slip stone; Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker with tri-angle stones and ceramic rods of various grits.
	Radial bristle disks. We use them in restoration of the serrations. Sharpening serrations had been a long quest for us - the serrated blade had been showing obstinate resistance to all our approaches, till we finally found a solution that delivers fine shaving edge in every serration, not smoothing away the peaks. Radial bristle disks are made of Cubitron and Aluminum Oxide grains embedded throughout the flexible plastic bristles. Grits #80, #120, #220, #400, #600, #1000, #2500. As the radial bristle disk grinds, it also works as a cooling fan, making it possible to use it with Dremel on finest edges without risk of overheating.
	Equipment to sharpen gut hooks.
	Smaller scissors are sharpened with Spyderco Sharpmaker.
	A linisher to fix broken tips, straighten worn out edge, and reduce bolsters. We use coarse belts that generate less heat.

Honing and stropping equipment

	Honing station for angle-controlled honing. RazorSharp paper wheels and flint-hard felt wheels with various grit diamonds, run on slow half-speed buffers. Honing angle is controlled with our supports and computer software. How to Set Up Paper Wheels >> Video >>
	Diamond paste and sprays of various grit.
	Kangaroo tail hanging strop. Kangaroo tail is renown for the highest tensile strength of all animal leathers, making it an exceptional hanging strop. Kangaroo tail is different to the skin: the kangaroo skin is smooth, while the tail has a palpable cross-texture; the difference is the same as between the human skin and sole. Knives stropped on the kangaroo tail stay sharp for longer than those stropped on its skin - this is sort of a factual knowledge in Australia. Video: Kangaroo Tail Strop Effect on Sharpness >> Research and stropping technique: Use of Hanging Strop in Knife Sharpening and Maintenance More interesting facts >>
	8” tapered flint-hard felt split laps loaded with diamonds for honing concave and Recurve blades.

Knife jigs matching blade thickness

		Jigs matching the blade thickness provide for symmetric bevels of even height. Jig #1 - up to 3mm thick knives; Jig #2 - for 3-4mm thick knives; Jig #3 - for 4-5mm thick knives; Jig #4 - for 5-7mm thick knives. Read more>>
Tormek knife jig out of the box (right) compared to ours.		We have polished the inner side of the zinc clamps to make sure no scratches are left on your blades.
		Simple but nonetheless accurate jig projection measuring/setting block. Its main function is to align the knife edge parallel to the plane of the jig adjustable stop; the 2nd function is to measure the jig projection for use with our software. Having the knife edge (not the spine) strictly in parallel to the jig adjustable stop is a prerequisite for uniform apexing and getting ultimate sharpness. See how to use >> Read how to make it on the Tormek forum >>

Right jig for each blade

We have all jigs ever manufactured by Tormek for edged blades, not to mention our homemade.

Jigs for long and small knives, scissors, axe, planer blade etc etc.

Pivot collar used on the knife jig for sharpening convex, concave and Recurve blades, and regular blades with steep tips.

Unique design, made on special order.