I am all new do sharpening knives free hand so I want to know how to sharpen knives to hair popping sharp with free hand sharpening. So right now I have smiths diamond sharpener 750Grit.Next I am going to buy a stone with 1000Grit and 6000Grit and then a strop.
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Sharpening to Razor Sharpness
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I am new to freehand sharpening and I am a sharp freak so I want to know how you guys and girls get your knives razor sharp.So far I have a Smith's Diamond Sharpening Stone that is medium grit-750Grit and I am going to get a 1000Grit Stone and a 6000 Grit stone and a strop should I get a coarse stone two.I just wanna know want you use to sharpen and how.
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I have a 400 1000 4000 and 8000.
in the past year ive only touchee my 8000 grit since once it is sharp I only need to polish.
basically ive been a sushi chef for about 8 years now so I was forced to buy stones.
all I can say is buy a cheap knife and practice.
if you were local id give you free lessons, every 'knifenut' who touches my knives bow down.
many can strop but I dont strop any of my knives, waste of time. Strop does produce very sharp, but itll only last 5 minutes in my sushi bar.
I simply microbevel and itll stay near razor for a week. That took me 3 years to perfrct. I have about 5 sushichefs come to me for sharpening
in the past year ive only touchee my 8000 grit since once it is sharp I only need to polish.
basically ive been a sushi chef for about 8 years now so I was forced to buy stones.
all I can say is buy a cheap knife and practice.
if you were local id give you free lessons, every 'knifenut' who touches my knives bow down.
many can strop but I dont strop any of my knives, waste of time. Strop does produce very sharp, but itll only last 5 minutes in my sushi bar.
I simply microbevel and itll stay near razor for a week. That took me 3 years to perfrct. I have about 5 sushichefs come to me for sharpening
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Sandpaper. 400 grit through 2000, then the smooth side on a length of vegetable tanned leather. Gets most of my crap shaving sharp. Even better is it's cheap.
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I use a belt sander. Belts ranging from 120 to 3000 grit. Works pretty well, but I would recommend a sander or buffer for polishing (check pawn shops for cheap ones) the edge. It is immeasurably faster than hand stropping.
Just remember the key skills of light pressure and consistent angles.
Just remember the key skills of light pressure and consistent angles.
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