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Organic wrote:

I don’t think you can extrapolate results for an edge grain bamboo board to conclude that all edge grain boards are bad.

Yep. I agree.

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Organic wrote:

I have a cherry wood end grain board that I use with my nicer knives. I will cut cooked proteins and any vegetables on that board. I cut any raw meat one of my plastic boards for the same reasons that MarcH cited. I don’t have any data, but I do believe that the end grain board is more gentle on the edge than the plastic ones.

That’s exactly what I was thinking until I read the article above. The article and testing is so in-depth yet the results shatter what I thought about the cutting board to knife edge sharpness. Oh well – live n learn!

 

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NotSharpEnuff wrote:

There is a very good article by Vadim Kraichuk, a professional sharpener in Australia. KG, as he is known on several boards and forums, does a scientific study of cutting boards and their effect on edge sharpness. http://knifegrinders.com.au/SET/Chopping_Boards.pdf Ed K.

That’s a very interesting article and goes against what I totally thought. Thanks for sharing it, Ed. I guess I’ll stick to my wood edge board and poly boards for the same food safety reasons mentioned. I had no idea end grain would dull faster.

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I have a Tormek t-8. I got it before my Gen3. I got it cause I can sharpen wood working tools and more. It’s fast. The WE doesn’t take electricity and travels better and can put a better edge on a blade. But Tormek systems are pretty kick ass in a different way.

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I’m having the same issue with my Gen 3 P I just got.  I’m just trying to be fastidious checking the tightness/adjustment between grits. I don’t want to use pliers and stuffing something between the bolts doesn’t seem right.

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