Knife Sharpening and Care

Koi Knives Head of Sharpening, Joao Sundfeld, takes us through sharpening chef knives at home with whetstones.

Lots of great tips and know-how, so watch the master on the tools. Since creating this video, we have launched our own set of high quality and durable whetstones, check them out here

Sharpening your own knives at home can be both daunting and extremely rewarding. Knowing how to care for your knife will extend its life indefinitely, and will also put you in the drivers seat for controlling the quality of your cutting edge. A skill that takes a few times to learn, and a lifetime to master, like all great things.

Professional Tune-Ups

Every few years, we also suggest a professional tune-up for each of your knives. To correct the bevel, control the cutting edge geometry, and to oil and polish the entire knife. Here is Joao once more, to show you how we sharpen/shape/polish your knives when you bring them in to us.

His bit of kit is total overkill at home, but great to show the level of dedication and quality that can be achieved with the right tools. Not to mention that your knives are in safe hands with this master.

Other Handy Sharpening Know-How  

We have a bunch of helpful blogs on sharpening and maintaining your knife, see them all below.

 

Frequently asked questions

Our store is located at 330 Goodwood Road, Clarence Park, South Australia 5034.

On-street parking is available on George Street.

Our store is open Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm and 9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturdays.

We only sharpen kitchen knives.

Prices start at $20 each and all sharpening is done by hand using whetstones and have a two week turnaround.

But you won't be without a knife! We will give you one of our knives to try out while yours is being sharpened.

Please note: We cannot sharpen scissors, gardening tools, or lawnmower blades.

We always say 2 weeks. It may be quicker, it may take a little longer.

We sharpen based on the order in which they come in to us.

For example: There might be 2 knives ahead of yours, there may be 40.

It depends on the knife but we do offer repair and restoration services.

Bring the knife in Tuesday to Saturday and speak to our master sharpener Joao and we'll show you what we can do.

Damascus/Rainbow/Ninja Ranges: We use high carbon AUS10 67 layer Damascus Japanese steel from Aichi, Japan.

Bamboo Range: VG10 Japanese core Steel.

Big Red Range: The core of the blade is made using VG10 steel and its double-layer cladding starts at the spine with a sandblast finish.

Sabres/Steak Knives:14c28n Swedish steel.

Our wood handles are sourced from the length and breadth of Australia. We fossick for intriguing and symbolic woods for our handles, from using roots from vines in McLaren Vale to Gigee wood from the Simpson Desert.

If you're near our store in Adelaide pop in and the team will no doubt be working on something new out the back (it can be a very noisy place).

Each product will come in a range of colours.
If you're after a particular colour/set of colours, send us a email or put a note in with the order and we will contact you with what colours are available.

We can never guarantee we have all colours in stock - some are more popular than others.

We offer $9 flat-rate Shipping Australia-wide.

For all domestic orders, we ship on Tuesdays and Thursdays and use Australia Post where current delivery times are 2 to 5 days.

If you need your order quickly, give us a call, or put a note in with the order and we will upgrade to express at no additional cost.

We offer $29AUD flat-rate shipping for all regions (larger orders are rewarded by keeping the shipping cost fixed).

For overseas shipping, we use DHL or TNT, the two biggest transport companies in the world (The German's versus the Dutch). Delivery times tend to vary from a week to a month, however we do provide tracking information for clarity.

We sure do!

We use our own wrapping paper, so each gift is unique!

We sure can!
We do all our engraving at the shop, while you wait (it may take a little longer during busy times).

Send Sam an email and he'll be happy to help - samflaherty@koiknives.com