The Shechitah Knife

Sharpening a Shechitah Knife

Sharpening a knife is done by grinding the edge against coarse and then fine whetstones, back and forth, one side and then the other, until the knife is sharp and smooth.

Guides

• Esek Hashechita by Rabbi Dovid Shaffier. See SeforimChatter Review here.
• Laevi Sussman's Video Guide
• IBC Experiential Halacha: Basics of Shechita-Knife Sharpening
• Guide to Sharpening a Shechita Knife by Rabbi Avraham Moshe

Purchasing a Knife

• The Kosher Cut
• JewishKnives.com (Laevi Sussman)
• Lublinsky