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one month into sharpening...

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GuyUpNorth

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Well, it's been a month since I started gliding knifes onto rocks .... Those are my initials thoughts on the subject and can be taken with a grain of salt or a train full of doubts. the abbreviations IMHO and YMMV apply to everything that will follow.

1. Angle and pressure control matter much more than the abrasive/method/steel/knife/ying-yang/abracadabra and what not.
2. "sharp" is a term invented by pretentious men holding the first blades while the rest of the world still used stones to whack animals on the head.
3. While I LOVE my 1/3/8K naniwa SS, those are unnecessary for the beginner. The 100/320 combo stone and a piece of cardboard I have on hand can bring me a long way on the sharpening road.
4. It's been only a month and I can say this: I'm addicted.

Oh, one last thing: nothing beats free hand sharpening going edge leading on stones :D
 
GuyUpNorth said:
Well, it's been a month since I started gliding knifes onto rocks .... Those are my initials thoughts on the subject and can be taken with a grain of salt or a train full of doubts. the abbreviations IMHO and YMMV apply to everything that will follow.

1. Angle and pressure control matter much more than the abrasive/method/steel/knife/ying-yang/abracadabra and what not.
2. "sharp" is a term invented by pretentious men holding the first blades while the rest of the world still used stones to whack animals on the head.
3. While I LOVE my 1/3/8K naniwa SS, those are unnecessary for the beginner. The 100/320 combo stone and a piece of cardboard I have on hand can bring me a long way on the sharpening road.
4. It's been only a month and I can say this: I'm addicted.

Oh, one last thing: nothing beats free hand sharpening going edge leading on stones :D
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Ohh you poor fool, another one sucked in......whatever you do, don't buy a loupe!
 
You need a surgical Arkansas stone. You'll spend alot of money on a good one, rarely use it, but you really really need it.
 
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