Method for enhancing sharpness of a cutting tool. A blade portion is cold forged by applying a force to a first side of the blade portion using a form tool projection to form a notch such that a portion of the metal material from the first side of the blade is work hardened and plastically deformed to extend through a plane along which the second side extends. A secondary grinding operation is applied to the second side of the blade portion to remove the portion of the metal material that extends beyond the plane along which the second side extends and sharpen a cutting edge extending between the first and second sides. The form tool projection is a radially extending projection of a rotatable knurl roller which rotates to form a sequence of spaced apart cold forged notches along the cutting edge.

Method for enhancing sharpness of a cutting tool. A blade portion is cold forged by applying a force to a first side of the blade portion using a form tool projection to form a notch such that a portion of the metal material from the first side of the blade is work hardened and plastically deformed to extend through a plane along which the second side extends. A secondary grinding operation is applied to the second side of the blade portion to remove the portion of the metal material that extends beyond the plane along which the second side extends and sharpen a cutting edge extending between the first and second sides. The form tool projection is a radially extending projection of a rotatable knurl roller which rotates to form a sequence of spaced apart cold forged notches along the cutting edge.