Sharpening a Hiromoto Kitchen Knife With 3 Water Stones

[herbender]

why would you put 2 waterstones of different gritts in the same container?

[Chefknivestogo]

Sweeping the knife is perfectly acceptable. It takes a little more practice and the back and forth method is easier to pick up and get good results for first time sharpeners.

I will order the Imanishi 1K bricks again. I still use mine and I like it.

[MDCeasar]

I'm curious: When I see people use water stones, they always hold the knife perpendicular to the stone, and push straight away, sharpening only a small section of the blade at a time. Would it not be advisable to stroke the blade across the stones diagonally, heel to tip or vice versa?  Love the Hiromoto AS (I think that's what you're sharpening). I use a 210mm Gyuto.

[7x57mmMauser]

@MDCeasar Thats the best part of knife sharpening. Whichever way gets you the results you are looking for is the correct way. We all have some different preferences on hold, angle, using one hand or two, going with the edge or with the spine. In the end the only thing that matters is that YOU are happy with your results.

[7x57mmMauser]

Please let us viewers know if you get in any of those large Imanashi 1K bricks. It seems there are several of us who want them.

[7x57mmMauser]

I would buy a stone like that Imanishi 1000k if I could find one.

[Chefknivestogo]

The first stone was one I picked up from Imanishi. It's a 1K stone and kind of like the Bester 1K stone. The second stone is the Sanyo 6K stone. It's silky smooth.

Flattening a stone helps do 2 things. It cleans the metal out of the pores of the stone and it keeps the stone from dishing. The cork removes any burr on the knife. When I first started I painted the edge with a marker and then checked for a burr. Now I can feel when I'm on the edge so I don't mark or check the edge anymore.

[jedirifleman]

is the 1st stone available at your store? what brand is it?

[keweeeeeee]

I think my eyes are bleeding right now.

Poor knife and poor stone... I understand your pain.

[Grizzlydawg]

What are you doing with the wine bottle cork at 8:25?

Are you checking for burrs?

Not sure here...

[Pierre8907]

The knife is nice and sharp, and cuts paper. But will it blend?

[motomissle]

is he doing a chisel grind?

[xxmasterchiefofahlo]

@motomissle

No, he sharpens both sides of the blade.

[nightwalker2830]

how much did you pay for the stones and where did you get them at

[jedirifleman]

I dont like sharpening over a sink if it has a disposal. I would assume that the grit from the stone can be murder on the bearings and blades.

[Jarrettguitar]

I never understood why people flatten there stones. All you have to do is work your knives of the high parts of the stones to keep them flat. I have never had to level any of my stones. Murray Carter shows this.

[710HS]

@Jarrettguitar

It's only waste of good stone. I would only flatten my stones if they are heavily deformed.

You don't need fancy schmancy sink bridges, all you need is 2-3 good stones, damp kitchen towel and wood plank ( cut to size)

[XMetalChefX]

@710HS OK I AM STEPPING IN. Who are you to tell ANYONE what they need. Mark runs a business. He is promoting a product he likes, and thinks comes in handy. I personally do not use sink bridges because I have a bad back and prefer to sit down to go through my 7 stones. HOWEVER, I have seen people use these, and its worth its weight in gold at 50 bucks. NO MESS NO CLEANUP JUST SINK. So please refrain from telling people what they need. Same for the person who said you don't need to lap stones.

[710HS]

@XMetalChefX

Mark can promote whatever item he wants, it is his right manage his comapny.

But instead using sing bridges you can use wood board like Murray Carter does. it will be cheaper and the effects will be the same. The same goes with diamond plates, I have bought 3 (150,300, 400) diamond plates for 4,5 USD sold by Lidl (large supermarket chain here in Europe) and they work perfectly fine for sharpening and lapping. Ultimately, it's customer decision what he/she will buy.

[MrBruceBrower]

What stones are you using?

[benny187]

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