Shun edo 4" paring knife

[greeenie]

Just bought one used, what angle should this be sharpened to? was thinking about 20 degrees...

 

[kalaeb]

Are you thinking 20 degrees inclusive?

I love the shun paring knife, but 10 degrees on each side may be a bit steep. For me, and the tasks that I use it for I have found 15ish pretty well rounded.

 

[greeenie]

its pretty much a blank slate at this point, so i can set the angle to my desire without extra work. for reference im using a lansky sharpener and was going to use the 20 degree slot... usually use 30 degree on my kershaw knives. is this not steep enough?

 

[grybsh7]

My Shun Kaji parer came 16 dps from the factory.

 

[franzb69]

15 - 16 degrees per side is the usual on japanese knives.

=D

 

[Benuser]

If they are thin enough behind the edge it doesn't matter that much.