Got this as a gift second handed and would like to sharpen it and make it usable again. The serrated top part started to just break off, so I am cautious about potential metal parts in my food. Any tips welcome, thanks.
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2026
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Its steel, and any steel with bad stuff will pass through you before they rust out.
Take a piece of paper and a sharpie or permanent marker. Use the edge of the paper to cover most of the blade and leave the damage part exposed. This will define the new profile. It can go right up to the damage but that does need to be removed. Whether you make the tip quite curved or take it back to try and keep it as straight as possible is up to you.
Now that you have what needs to go marked use a belt sander and hold it long ways and remove everything that you marked. Dunk it in water often to try and keep the temper.
After that you can mark and scribe the new bevel, or you can just wing it. Can probably take the edge down to like 0.5mm with a belt sander than switch back to stones.
It'll be a different knife, better or worse who knows until you use it.
Thanks, this sounds manageable
If you want your knife to be useful later please do not try to fix that edge with a belt sander.