Japanese Knife Imports- Sharpening an Aristugu A-Type Gyuto

[joeboxer216]

Nice vid dude.

[mesa401]

Those water stones look really messy and a lot of trouble. I use natural Arkansas Ouchita stones.

[natri23]

What do you think about using ceramic rod to touch up the blade and remove the wire-edge?

[JapaneseKnifeImports]

@natri23 it depends on what kind of steel the knife is and how hard it is, but in general i am not a huge fan of steeling knives

[Sekrf]

There's more then one way to correctly sharpen a knife, but this guy definately knows what he's doing. Good vid.

I'm curious to know why you bother flattening the stone for a convex grind?

Doesn't a curved stone make a better curved edge?

:P

[JapaneseKnifeImports]

@Sekrf i say convex, but what i really mean is hamaguri. Hamaguri edges are actually complex bevels with two flat bevels that are then blended together... a curved stone makes this much for difficult to do well.

[808MAUIpnoi74]

What kind of stone is used for sharpening and how fine is each one? How much are these sharpening stones are? Does this work on any knife or just japanese knives?

[JapaneseKnifeImports]

@808MAUIpnoi74 the stone types and grits are listed in the videos... funny thing is i no longer use most of those stones... i've switched to other stones at this point... you can check out more under the JKnifeImports youtube channel... thats where we've moved to

[silvermediastudio]

Do you recommend the splash-n-go glass stones, like a Shapton, for a beginner? I was recently given a 1000mesh, can't wait to start practicing my technique and getting a proper edge. Was looking at a 4000 or 6000 stone as well for finer polishing.

[JapaneseKnifeImports]

@silvermediastudio I'm not a big fan of shapton stones, but it doesnt mean they arent good stones. I personally find them more suited to razors and wood working tools than knives. I've tried a good number of them and just dont like the feeling and tactile feedback from those stones.

[gobacktorussia]

I have seen a lot of knife sharpening videos on youtube, many have been wrong or misleading but this video really hits the nail on the head.

[JKnifeImports]

@gobacktorussia thanks a lot... glad you liked it. You can check out some of our newer videos if you search for JKnifeImports here on youtube

[JKnifeImports]

We've switched usernames to JKnifeImports... you can find this video and others under our new account

@kvako1976 I use a DMT XXC diamond stone to flatten. Amazon usually has the best prices on this, so you should search it out there.

@arikat1 Its difficult to say how often... it depends on how much you use it and what you use it for. When i was cooking professionally, i sharpened almost every day (but i'm REALLY picky about what is sharp and what is not).

[xaramano]

wow

[adamgammack1988]

This is very very impressive! I really cant believe how well it cuts through that small piece of paper at the end.

[kvako1976]

hi what is that think you flatten your stone with?

[arikat1]

how often do you need to sharpen such a knife?