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==Guides==
==Guides==
* [https://www.amazon.com/Esek-Hashechita-Dovid-Shaffier/dp/1364450429 Esek Hashechita] by Rabbi Dovid Shaffier. See [https://seforimchatter.com/2022/11/08/book-review-esek-hashechitah-by-rav-dovid-shaffier/ SeforimChatter Review here].
* [https://www.amazon.com/Esek-Hashechita-Dovid-Shaffier/dp/1364450429 Esek Hashechita] by Rabbi Dovid Shaffier. See [https://seforimchatter.com/2022/11/08/book-review-esek-hashechitah-by-rav-dovid-shaffier/ SeforimChatter Review here]. (Book)
* [https://youtu.be/GUX6ZkoQ2ps Laevi Sussman's Video Guide]
* [https://youtu.be/GUX6ZkoQ2ps Laevi Sussman's Video Guide] (Video)
* [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1049774/rabbi-mordechai-djavaheri-avraham-moshe/ibc-experiential-halacha-basics-of-shechita-knife-sharpening/ IBC Experiential Halacha: Basics of Shechita-Knife Sharpening]
* [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1049774/rabbi-mordechai-djavaheri-avraham-moshe/ibc-experiential-halacha-basics-of-shechita-knife-sharpening/ IBC Experiential Halacha: Basics of Shechita-Knife Sharpening] (Audio)
* [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1009887/avraham-moshe/guide-to-sharpening-a-shechita-knife/ Guide to Sharpening a Shechita Knife by Rabbi Avraham Moshe]
* [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1009887/avraham-moshe/guide-to-sharpening-a-shechita-knife/ Guide to Sharpening a Shechita Knife by Rabbi Avraham Moshe] (PDF)


==Purchasing a Knife==
==Purchasing a Knife==

Revision as of 21:02, 27 June 2023

What Can Be Used for Shechitah

Crafting a Shechitah Knife

Chalef with Blue Bone Handle, image courtesy of Laevi Sussman, JewishKnives.com
Chalef with Blue Bone Handle, image courtesy of Laevi Sussman, JewishKnives.com

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.

Checking a Shechitah Knife

Guides

Purchasing a Knife

Sources