In this review, the author shares the old-fashioned way how to make a good knife sharpener from the old "bald" file.
Such a thing is useful in every home, workshop, garage. In addition to the fact that a home-made sharpener does its job perfectly, it will also last a long time.
Well, perhaps one of the main advantages of this sharpener is accessibility. Old files of a rectangular, square or triangular shape can be found without problems.
How to remake a file in a sharpener
Remaking an old file into a knife sharpener is very easy. To do this, the author processes the file (in this case, a triangular file) on a grinding machine. After that, the tool is ready to work.
To conveniently hold a home-made sharpener in your hand, you can use a wooden handle (for example, from the file itself or another tool).
Sharpening a file perfectly copes with sharpening knives made of solid steel. And you do not need to order different diamond sharpeners with Aliexpress.
For details on how to make a knife sharpener from an old triangular file, we recommend that you look in this video. Did you know about this method?
