Newbie sharpening a Chef's knife ?

[Stavrou0]

I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker. And I have a Shun Classic Chef's knife. Should I sharpen the Shun on the on the sharpmaker using the 15 degree stone? Or is there a better way to keep that 16 degree angle of the Shun?

 

[thombrogan]

The 15 degrees setting will work great if you use just the flat sides (no corners) and don't press too hard.

 

[Rob Babcock]

+1. That's the way to sharpen a Japanese knife on the Spyderco.

 

[FoxholeAtheist]

Yep, that works just fine on my Shuns.:thumbup: