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I've been trying various things to get my ESSEs sharp. I can get them so that they shave my arm but with pressure and a little drawing motion. In other words, not as sharp as they came from the factory. I want them like insanely sharp. So that I can push cut pieces of paper or shave my arm by just lightly pushing the hair--like my Shun kitchen knives.
So, today I bought a Norton 1000/4000 combo stone. The knives were ok but not razor sharp before I started on them. (I typically use DMT bench stones and DMT flat folding thingies--Blue, Red and Green).
I could not accomplish ANYTHING with the waterstones except to make the blades dull.
I'm pretty decent with bench stones so why should these be any different? I soaked them, followed the directions, etc.
It's a frustrating feeling to know that my knives are sharpest the first day I get them and then downhill from there.
I've heard good things about waterstones, apart from the maintenance/wear issues.
Can anyone provide any advice?
So, today I bought a Norton 1000/4000 combo stone. The knives were ok but not razor sharp before I started on them. (I typically use DMT bench stones and DMT flat folding thingies--Blue, Red and Green).
I could not accomplish ANYTHING with the waterstones except to make the blades dull.
I'm pretty decent with bench stones so why should these be any different? I soaked them, followed the directions, etc.
It's a frustrating feeling to know that my knives are sharpest the first day I get them and then downhill from there.
I've heard good things about waterstones, apart from the maintenance/wear issues.
Can anyone provide any advice?