Sharpening Guides
How to Sharpen a Pocket or Outdoor Knife on a W...
THE SHORT ANSWER A pocket or outdoor knife sharpens on the same whetstone as your kitchen knives — the differences are angle, finish, and steel. First figure out the grind...
How to Sharpen a Pocket or Outdoor Knife on a W...
THE SHORT ANSWER A pocket or outdoor knife sharpens on the same whetstone as your kitchen knives — the differences are angle, finish, and steel. First figure out the grind...
How Long to Soak a Whetstone (Soaking vs Splash...
THE SHORT ANSWER If your stone is an absorbent (soaking) stone — most coarse and medium water stones, roughly #220–#2000 — put it in water and wait until the bubbles...
How Long to Soak a Whetstone (Soaking vs Splash...
THE SHORT ANSWER If your stone is an absorbent (soaking) stone — most coarse and medium water stones, roughly #220–#2000 — put it in water and wait until the bubbles...
How to Sharpen a Single-Bevel Japanese Knife (Y...
The short answer A single-bevel knife (yanagiba, deba, usuba) is sharpened almost entirely on its front bevel (the kireha). You grind that face until a burr appears on the back,...
How to Sharpen a Single-Bevel Japanese Knife (Y...
The short answer A single-bevel knife (yanagiba, deba, usuba) is sharpened almost entirely on its front bevel (the kireha). You grind that face until a burr appears on the back,...
Carbon Steel Knife Care: Rust, Patina & Sharpen...
The short answer A carbon-steel knife (Japanese shirogami/aogami — “white” and “blue” paper steel) rusts because it has little or no chromium, so it has no built-in stainless barrier. The...
Carbon Steel Knife Care: Rust, Patina & Sharpen...
The short answer A carbon-steel knife (Japanese shirogami/aogami — “white” and “blue” paper steel) rusts because it has little or no chromium, so it has no built-in stainless barrier. The...
How to Sharpen Powder & Super Steel Knives (SG2...
The short answer Powder steels like SG2/R2, HAP40 and ZDP-189 don’t need a secret technique — a good #1000 waterstone still does the job. What trips people up is the...
How to Sharpen Powder & Super Steel Knives (SG2...
The short answer Powder steels like SG2/R2, HAP40 and ZDP-189 don’t need a secret technique — a good #1000 waterstone still does the job. What trips people up is the...
How to Flatten a Whetstone (and Why a Dished St...
THE SHORT ANSWER A whetstone slowly wears hollow in the middle, and a dished stone can't put a clean edge on a knife — the belly of the blade never...
How to Flatten a Whetstone (and Why a Dished St...
THE SHORT ANSWER A whetstone slowly wears hollow in the middle, and a dished stone can't put a clean edge on a knife — the belly of the blade never...