You can do it in section and move the sharpening angle. It will create consistent angel from heel to tip and also if you have a beautiful Japanese knife with beautiful finish on the blade, you don't have to worry about scratching the blade. Just use tape like in this video and you will be fine. Angel will be different from each knife depends on the thickness of the knife and the height of the blade. If you want to sharpening you knife by following the angel that comes in your knife then do use sharpening guide. Nust still I recommended so that people will get the same angel everytime.
With an angle guide, it really is. The fact this knife was pretty thick behind the edge, made the initial reprofile a bit cumbersome. Once got that out of the way, it was smooth sailin :) Thanks for dropping in. Cheers!
Awesome! Do you think it helped you or hindered? I haven't spoke to anyone who has started out using them. I think your insight will be telling, if these really are good for starting out.
Jef Jewell to be honest I think it helped me develop muscle memory when I started as I was a bit wobbly at first. The stone I started with came with it. It works pretty well with larger knives but absolutely useless with smaller knives like pocket knives or knives that are not wide. Overall I have recommended it to others starting out as a way to build the confidence but tell them to ditch it once they are comfortable. Hope his helps. Lastly let me say that I only have about a years experience sharpening knives so my opinion is rather not developed yet.
Nice. That is actually what I thought it could be used for. To help develop muscle memory, and gain the confidence enough to remove it, and continue on. Thanks for sharing this. I feel even better now, recommending this to someone just starting out.
I have up to 20k whetstones, I keep a mirrored edge on my knives. I also have a $400 Dalstrong knife set. Try varying your sharpening pattern. You're leaving grains in the edge that shouldn't be there even after a 6k stone.
Not everyone starts out that way. I know I didn't. It took me a month or two, before I was confident I was holding my angle well enough to sharpen. Even longer before I was able to get a decent edge. This is a nice training set, to get someone started. I don't really think it is meant for those who are already proficient.
Don't try this an a Scandi ground or Hollow ground knife, you will end up with a mess. You need to sharpen your knife to the original angle. If you use a leather strop on your knife when you are finished using it you may not need to "sharpen" your knife but every once in a while to remove nicks. "Sharpening" your knife removes metal to create the edge while "honing" on a strap does not and gives your knife that razor edge you are looking for. Do not confuse "sharpening" with "honing" your knife edge. Also pushing your knife into your wet stone can damage it should you happen to cut into it. Always put pressure on the pull stroke and this will not happen. Why take a chance on damaging your $200 wet ?
Jef Jewell use that guide to get that left side going, build that muscle. I HATED forcing myself to go left hand, but my friends were getting better edges and said what I'm telling you. Just Do It.
@@FearNoSteel Saw on another forum a comment comparing to when the Internet first came out. They had to learn left handed due to the amount of work they were putting in and to increase the work quality. 😉 Love the passion both of you put into these videos.
You can do it in section and move the sharpening angle. It will create consistent angel from heel to tip and also if you have a beautiful Japanese knife with beautiful finish on the blade, you don't have to worry about scratching the blade. Just use tape like in this video and you will be fine.
Angel will be different from each knife depends on the thickness of the knife and the height of the blade.
If you want to sharpening you knife by following the angel that comes in your knife then do use sharpening guide. Nust still I recommended so that people will get the same angel everytime.
You make it look so easy Jef, thanks for posting!!
With an angle guide, it really is. The fact this knife was pretty thick behind the edge, made the initial reprofile a bit cumbersome. Once got that out of the way, it was smooth sailin :) Thanks for dropping in. Cheers!
I enjoy watching you work.
Thank you. I enjoy showing this stuff to you guys. Appreciate you checking it out!
Good video, enjoyed it a lot. I used that same guide when I first started until I got comfortable.
Awesome! Do you think it helped you or hindered? I haven't spoke to anyone who has started out using them. I think your insight will be telling, if these really are good for starting out.
Jef Jewell to be honest I think it helped me develop muscle memory when I started as I was a bit wobbly at first. The stone I started with came with it. It works pretty well with larger knives but absolutely useless with smaller knives like pocket knives or knives that are not wide. Overall I have recommended it to others starting out as a way to build the confidence but tell them to ditch it once they are comfortable. Hope his helps. Lastly let me say that I only have about a years experience sharpening knives so my opinion is rather not developed yet.
Nice. That is actually what I thought it could be used for. To help develop muscle memory, and gain the confidence enough to remove it, and continue on. Thanks for sharing this. I feel even better now, recommending this to someone just starting out.
Always funny when I pick up a knife that isn't ground as well as my favorite knives and notice how thick and clunky it feels .cheers jef.
Ha yea it definitely pops out at ya. Cbeers
Not bad for someone of your advancing years.keep her moving pops.atb Fred
I have up to 20k whetstones, I keep a mirrored edge on my knives. I also have a $400 Dalstrong knife set. Try varying your sharpening pattern. You're leaving grains in the edge that shouldn't be there even after a 6k stone.
I will try that next time I am after a high polish, thanks.
Myself never seen the point of angle guides my hands and eyes plenty good enough to make a edge push cut magasine paper 😉
Not everyone starts out that way. I know I didn't. It took me a month or two, before I was confident I was holding my angle well enough to sharpen. Even longer before I was able to get a decent edge. This is a nice training set, to get someone started. I don't really think it is meant for those who are already proficient.
Jef Jewell thats true mate agrre on that
Don't try this an a Scandi ground or Hollow ground knife, you will end up with a mess. You need to sharpen your knife to the original angle. If you use a leather strop on your knife when you are finished using it you may not need to "sharpen" your knife but every once in a while to remove nicks. "Sharpening" your knife removes metal to create the edge while "honing" on a strap does not and gives your knife that razor edge you are looking for. Do not confuse "sharpening" with "honing" your knife edge. Also pushing your knife into your wet stone can damage it should you happen to cut into it. Always put pressure on the pull stroke and this will not happen. Why take a chance on damaging your $200 wet ?
You play with left hand yet?
Actually I have. It was a disaster lol. Worse than when I first started trying to sharpen. My left arm is useless
Jef Jewell use that guide to get that left side going, build that muscle. I HATED forcing myself to go left hand, but my friends were getting better edges and said what I'm telling you. Just Do It.
If I had that guide it would have sped it up
Damn that’s a good idea. 👌
@@FearNoSteel Saw on another forum a comment comparing to when the Internet first came out. They had to learn left handed due to the amount of work they were putting in and to increase the work quality. 😉
Love the passion both of you put into these videos.