The Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener
The Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener is a precision tool designed to sharpen the secondary edge and is a must have tool for anybody using hoof knives. Made by hand in Australia to the original design of the late Paul Mitchell (Pinehurst Forge), the sharpener has a tapered conical end which fits the smallest of loops to the largest. The shape with wider dual tapered elliptical end with its radius ground edges allows you to obtain the perfect cutting edge on any type of knife. This design and materials are ideal to work on all types of steel commonly used in hoof knife manufacturing. The Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener is a handmade sharpener which removes a tiny amount of material from the blade you are sharpening with minimal effort.
How the Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener is made
Each and every Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener goes through a multi-stage manufacturing process which includes forging, grinding, carbonizing, electroplating, heating-treating stress process and multiple quality control audits so your Paul Mitchell Sharpener arrives to you in perfect condition.
How to use the Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener
As a general rule, the softer material you are cutting, the straighter and thinner the cutting edge should be. The pressure applied while using your Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener should only ever be extremely light (almost just resting weight of the tool). It is important to keep your diamond sharpener clean and unclogged. Always keep your Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener well-oiled during use (WD-40 or similar) wash and then thoroughly dry in between use. Use your Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener at an angle of around 10 degrees, several circular strokes to the cutting edge using just the weight of the Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener should produce the best results. We recommend you use your Paul Mitchell Knife Sharpener every day that you use your knife.
Specifications
- Natural Diamond encased in an electroplated nickel base
- Tapered conical end (6mm-1mm diameter)
- Elliptical end (15mm-10mm & 6mm-2mm)
- The grit is approximately 20-30 micron in size, which is a perfect size to obtain an edge that will be suitable for soles and frog dressing.
