Knife sharpening

[sprintcyclist]

Here is a funny story.
I have some Japanese kitchen knives I love and keep sharp. Just cannot stand blunt knives.
So bought some water stones to sharpen the knives on. It is an art, I like it.
After a while the water stones get dished and not flat due to use.
The water stone has to be flat in order to get the right angle on the knife

So, you can buy and use a flattening stone to flatten the water stone with.
I bought a flattening stone. It arrived. It was not flat.

I used wet and dry paper on a flat metal block to flatten the flattening stone.
I could have done that to flatten the water stone .........

[Black Orchid]

I have one like this ...



And one like this ...



They were my great grandfather's but I have no idea how to use them properly and so I don't.

[sprintcyclist]

Good idea to not use them really. They are more momentos.
There used to be some like those in a shed at home 45 years ago
Those look like oil stones, they are quite dished. Would not work well.

I love my very sharp Tojiro knives. Use a leather strop on them too.

[Black Orchid]

Mine aren't 'dished' they are in perfect condition, well one of them is.

[sprintcyclist]

Oh well, I take it all back.

[Valkie]

I use an Ruixin knife sharpener for all my knives
You can accurately set the handle and ensure a true and accurate finish.
For blunt knives I start with 120 stone and work my way down to 1200 stone.

I use an Arkansas stone to finish polish the edge and then strop it with 6 diamond paste to give me a near perfect and mirror like edge.

My Damascus blades are all razor sharp, literally, and I coat them in olive oil to protect them.

My fighting blades are also razor sharp and sitting nicely in my locked display cabinet.

I use baby oil as a cutting medium and wash the stones every use.

I take my knife sharpening seriously.

In fact, my wife will not allow me to sharpen any of the kitchen knives with any more than a wetstone, because she reasons my knives cut you just looking at them.

And cutting paper to prove sharpness blunts a blade, don't do it.

[Neferti]

Knives are dangerous.

I don't cook or cut anything because of this.

[Valkie]

Knives are dangerous.

I don't cook or cut anything because of this.

A blunt knife is more dangerous than a sharp one.

[sprintcyclist]

I use an Ruixin knife sharpener for all my knives
You can accurately set the handle and ensure a true and accurate finish.
For blunt knives I start with 120 stone and work my way down to 1200 stone.

I use an Arkansas stone to finish polish the edge and then strop it with 6 diamond paste to give me a near perfect and mirror like edge.

My Damascus blades are all razor sharp, literally, and I coat them in olive oil to protect them.

My fighting blades are also razor sharp and sitting nicely in my locked display cabinet.

I use baby oil as a cutting medium and wash the stones every use.

I take my knife sharpening seriously.

In fact, my wife will not allow me to sharpen any of the kitchen knives with any more than a wetstone, because she reasons my knives cut you just looking at them.

And cutting paper to prove sharpness blunts a blade, don't do it.

......... I take my knife sharpening seriously. ........

Goodo

I sharpen my japanese blades to 15 degrees.
The softer knives to 20 degrees

Currently making a jig to hold them at the right angle

[sprintcyclist]

........ Valkie wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:22 pm
I use an Ruixin knife sharpener for all my knives
You can accurately set the handle and ensure a true and accurate finish.
For blunt knives I start with 120 stone and work my way down to 1200 stone. ....

' ...... Ruixin knife sharpener......... ' - yes, that would make a big difference.
I have 3 combination water stones I use. So am hesitant to buy one of those as my old stones will not be able to be used.

2 of the stones are soft ones, good for hard knives. My Tojiros.
1 is a harder one, better for soft knives. All the others ..... garden knives

I use measured marked perspex blocks to get the right angle for different knives and different angles.
Am working on a jig that is compatible with my water stones to hold the knives at the right angle.