Knife Sharpening 1

This is Dave of D & R Sharpening Solutions showing us the proper technique of sharpening fine Japanese cutlery.

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[golf603]

Although knives are often sharpened at the manufacturing facility they are rarely sharpened to the maximum edge for both sharpness and edge retention. Most knife geeks are rarely satisfied with the factory edge and instead choose to sharpen their knives with angles of their choosing for either ultimate sharpness, edge retention or some degree of both.

[besk1]

how come he's dragging the knife backwards across the stone? i've always been told to lift then start at the back again. Are those japanese water stones he's using?

[golf603]

Yes, those are Japanese waterstones he's using. Every sharpener develops his/her own style for sharpening. There are many ways of getting the job done, this is just the way that works for Dave.

[DRSharpening]

4. Since these videos were shot we've started to sell Japanese sharpening stones and related equipment. We sell only what I use everyday and everything is hand picked by myself and tested to make sure that I have a place for these items in my own sharpening arsenal. All of my stones work together and can be custom mix 'n matched to fit to your specific needs.

[DRSharpening]

3. I no longer use Shapton stones. While I think that they're great stones I now find that I've grown to appreciate feel and feedback as much as cut rate and edge quality. Shapton stones have almost no feeling and feedback.

[uhoopla]

One mm would be 27 grit. 700 grit is 28 particles per mm.

[mumpump]

i'm no expert, but i thought brand new knives were like razor sharp, so why do you need to sharpen them?

[Lvduggo69]

U made me feel dumb. Even thought iam nott.

[DRSharpening]

Please visit our blog at japeneseknifesharpening blogspot

[DRSharpening]

Our websites...

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[DRSharpening]

Thanks again to the poster and to all of you who have either posted such nice comments and/or have done business with us in the past.

Regards,

Dave Martell

[DRSharpening]

2. The mystery $36 stone mentioned (the Bester 700x) is not used anymore by myself. It was great for what it did, which was to follow the DMT D8XX 120x plate but since I don't use that anymore I've found no need for this one. The Bester 700x is a great transitional stone to jump from x-coarse stones to coarse stones but it's just not a good jumping off point, just too slow for cutting an intial bevel.