{"id":1147,"date":"2020-12-13T19:40:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T19:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefrenchengineers.com\/www\/?post_type=product&p=1147"},"modified":"2025-06-21T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:29:12","slug":"sharp-knife-sharpener","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/thefrenchengineers.com\/www\/product\/sharp-knife-sharpener\/","title":{"rendered":"SHARP knife sharpener"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You can check the project on Kickstarter, we reach more than 1000% of our first goal!
\nHave a look at the comment section to have people’s comments on SHARP.<\/p>\n

We are two young engineers always looking for new ways to reduce waste and recycle one of the most used and environmentally dangerous existing material: plastic. For that purpose, we are always thinking about new designs that can help people while being respectful of the planet. That led us to create SHARP –\u00a0An environmentally-friendly knife sharpener made from recycled plastic.<\/span><\/p>\n

We include in our logo a number referring to the type of plastic, ensuring that the plastic is fully recycled at the end of life of the sharpener.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharp is a portable knife sharpener made from recycled plastic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unique<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Every sharpener has its own unique color and pattern thanks to the use of different plastic waste pieces and our recycling process.<\/p>\n

– An example of color mixes is shown below.<\/p>\n

Efficient<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Get a result in only one attempt<\/p>\n

– Works with all types of metal knives<\/p>\n

Homemade<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Each knife sharpener is handmade with love and passion in France by the two of us.<\/p>\n

Portable<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– We chose a keyring design so that you can bring the SHARP on all of your trips<\/p>\n

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WHY WE USED WASTED PLASTIC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The planet is swimming in plastic wastes, which is damaging animal and possibly human health.<\/p>\n

A lot of plastic is sadly single-use and goes directly to the trash. Not all of them are recycled and we wanted to have an impact on our scale.<\/p>\n

We ask our neighbors to bring their plastic trash but we were quickly burst by the quantity.<\/p>\n

We searched for solutions to reuse plastic and discovered the precious plastic project in 2014. We build a shredder, an extruder, and an injection thanks to that open source project. A big thanks to the community and Dave! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

With those machines, we included recycled plastic in our project. We are now really happy to release that new project: SHARP.<\/p>\n

OUR PROCESS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u00a0collect<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0plastic waste from our neighborhood
\nWe\u00a0clean<\/span><\/strong>, separate it by types and colors.
\nWe\u00a0shred<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0it with our Shredder.
\nWe\u00a0use<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0the shred part as a raw material to inject in our mold.
\nWe\u00a0create<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0the holes for the metal tools and can reuse wastes from this step.
\nWe\u00a0assemble<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0everything and check if there are any defaults by hand.
\nWe send<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0you a cool knife sharpener!<\/p>\n

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Sharp is a portable knife sharpener made from recycled plastic.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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