I found the following video from JKI by Jon Broida to be indispensable on the matter. Best of luck!
https://youtu.be/kA0vdeDDSJI?
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- Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Single Bevel Deba Trouble - Cannot Hit the Edge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1223
- Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:21 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Belt sander advice
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3340
Re: Belt sander advice
Well, my Rikon is arriving in 2 weeks, along with a bunch of Red Label ceramic belts (which were cheaper via the Red Label website rather than Amazon, btw). Very excited to not spend so much time on repairs.
- Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: common mistakes people make when sharpening knives
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1526
Re: common mistakes people make when sharpening knives
As I get better at sharpening, I find that I spend a fair amount of time looking closely at the edge under a light. When I'm using the first stone, I'm looking for a shiny band along the very edge. This indicates an area that did not get sharpened, the shininess is a remnant of the dull edge (althou...
- Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:39 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Belt sander advice
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3340
Re: Belt sander advice
Hey Bob, did you get this sander? I'm thinking about it as well.
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:34 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sharpening a meat grinder blade - need advice
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2839
Re: Sharpening a meat grinder blade - need advice
Nice work! I've done some grinding blades and plates recently and used fine (600) DMT diamond stone for these. I sharpened them in circular motions on the diamond stone. It was clear when the blades/plates were flat, as it is in the pictures in this post.
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:54 am
- Forum: Knife Knowledge, Skills, Technique and Care
- Topic: Hunting Knife
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3526
Re: Hunting Knife
Benchmade Steep Country is a great knife for deer.
Bark River are nice as well, Classic Drop Point Hunter and Fox River are what I have and like. I find I use the Benchmade more as I like the shortness/maneuverability of the blade.
Bark River are nice as well, Classic Drop Point Hunter and Fox River are what I have and like. I find I use the Benchmade more as I like the shortness/maneuverability of the blade.
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:28 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sink Bridge Curiosity
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2398
Re: Sink Bridge Curiosity
I know this is quite late to the game, but I used to sharpen for a couple years on a towel (to prevent the stones (Choseras mostly) from sliding around) next to the sink. Then I got a Tojiro Pro sink bridge and couldn't have been happier. So much less mess. For me, and with my stones, I can't find a...
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:34 pm
- Forum: Knife Recommendations
- Topic: Matsubara ZDP189 Migaki Gyuto 210mm vs Kanjo ZDP-189 Gyuto 210mm - Western Handle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2117
Re: Matsubara ZDP189 Migaki Gyuto 210mm vs Kanjo ZDP-189 Gyuto 210mm - Western Handle
I don't have any ZDP-189 knives actually I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Keep watch, Mark is trying to convince Sue to have a week of free shipping to Canada! You can rectify this deficiency in your collection then. Hahaha I think I'm covered with R2 and HAP40. I also know how silly this is, but...
- Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:47 pm
- Forum: Knife Recommendations
- Topic: Matsubara ZDP189 Migaki Gyuto 210mm vs Kanjo ZDP-189 Gyuto 210mm - Western Handle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2117
Re: Matsubara ZDP189 Migaki Gyuto 210mm vs Kanjo ZDP-189 Gyuto 210mm - Western Handle
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:56 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Naniwa pro 800 or Naniwa Pro 1000
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1009
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:53 am
- Forum: Knife Recommendations
- Topic: Matsubara ZDP189 Migaki Gyuto 210mm vs Kanjo ZDP-189 Gyuto 210mm - Western Handle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2117
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did you cook today?
- Replies: 5759
- Views: 513752
Re: What did you cook today?
I've heard somewhere that sausage is the most popular pizza topping in Chicago, while the rest of America/Canada has pepperoni as their favourite. I thought that was interesting.
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 2:49 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Naniwa pro 800 or Naniwa Pro 1000
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1009
Re: Naniwa pro 800 or Naniwa Pro 1000
I'd go 1k as well, but as Jeff said, either will work fine.
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:23 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: What stone works to thin Aogami Super + stainless?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2520
Re: What stone works to thin Aogami Super + stainless?
I have been repairing a single bevel knife with a lot of chipping on the edge, and this is in some ways similar to your thinning issue, I think. After an hour of grinding on a 400 grit stone with lots of breaks to flatten said stone, I switched to a "fine" (around 600 grit) DMT diamond pla...
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:03 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: New to Freehand Sharpening and J Knives
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2913
Re: New to Freehand Sharpening and J Knives
I found that the grip the handle-hand has on the knife makes a significant difference in my sharpening. I suspect lots of people do lots of things differently with this hand. For me, I sharpen both edges of a knife with the handle in my right hand. When I am sharpening the right edge (meaning that t...
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:27 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Sharpening a friends Cutco knives
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2161
Re: Sharpening a friends Cutco knives
Thanks for the OP and updates, zekepa. To me, the damage/chipping does not appear to warrant thinning for these particular knives. If I were sharpening these, and I have sharpened some Cutco knives, I would have started on the CKTG 140 diamond plate. This saves a ton of wear on stones. This will get...
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:08 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Strops necessary
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2187
Re: Strops necessary
I often finish knives at 3k, so this might not be relevant to you. I notice that stropping after 3k makes a noticeable difference on how smooth the blade will slice through newsprint. This is probably because I still have some remnants of a burr after the 3k sharpening (and a couple stropping motion...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another "please identify this kanji"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 957
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:40 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Chip with a crack: how bad is this situation?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2867
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:17 pm
- Forum: Knife Recommendations
- Topic: Travel Knife
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3511
Re: Travel Knife
Thanks for the suggestions. A small stone or two definitely sounds feasible. Any thoughts on the saya/box dilemma? The knife's original box would take up more space, but a saya wouldn't do much for the handle and where the blade attaches to it. I've transported a knife in a saya before, but it was ...