With that out of the way, today I’ll be showing you how to use a Whetstone to get a nice edge on your knife. I will be using just one simple Japanese Waterstone to sharpen my go to Santoku kitchen knife. You can use pretty much any stone as the technique doesn’t change, but b...
Strops are great for convex edges — so much so that it’s hard to use a strop andnotend up with a convex edge. Any knife can be converted to a convex edge just by stropping it enough. The somewhat-flexible nature of leather is forgiving and creates a great convex edge Strops make t...
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the belt, stopping the motion while the tip or end of the blade is still against the belt. Repeat until a burr forms, then sharpen the opposite side by holding the tool in your left hand and pulling to the left. Graduate to your higher-grit belt(s) before finishing with the strop. ...
The sharpening steps have left a very fine burr which you can see as a bright line in the first picture. To straighten that line and polish the edge I used a leather strop that had been loaded with a compound. There are specialized stropping compounds but I tend to use the same polishin...
After you've done all the serrations, flip the knife over and remove the burrs. On anything but a hollow-ground blade, you can use either the same sharpening rod, or a fine stone, or a strop. On a hollow-ground blade, you must use a strop, because a stone will remove the tips of...
If the blade is somewhat sharply curved, and you don't have a steady hand it's best to not use step 4 but use a strop instead to finish the edge. It is absolutely not necessary to use this system with circular motions. And is really counterproductive as it can remove excess material ...
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When it comes to sharpening tools, I would heavily recommend sticking withdiamond stones. You can technically use other types of knife sharpeners, but diamonds are harder and thus will require far less work to remove material. This means that you can restore your knife’s sharpness of your cer...
Strop the chisel. Some people like to finish with stropping, which gives the chisel a nice polish. Tape a piece of leather to a flat surface and cover it with an even layer of polishing compound. Rub the flat side of the chisel against the compound a few times, then rub the bevel (...