I’d love to see you really get into hand sharpening because I know you will nerd out on it like the rest of us sharpening junkies. Can be frustrating out first, but I assure you once you learn the technique it’s faster and way more satisfying than sharpening jigs.
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I like the size of it, I hate skimpy whetstones. Stone sounded nice. Good value at $40usd. Im glad for you that you went down the road of hand sharpening with Japanese whetstones over jigs or rotary tools. They all I supoose work but once your profound at using whetstones and a strop. You have the fundamental skill to sharpen a blade in any condition anywhere regardless of what equiptment you have. It could be a sheet of sandpaper, a river stone, a brick or toilet seat.
Lol they say sharper is safer, but I’m not so sure about that sometimes. I’ve never sharpened a straight razor. Most guys that do it online use jigs, but I’ve seen it done freehand. For that you really do need like 8-10k stones, I’m told.
Cool, I just bough I think a vintage version of that (new old stock), I don't want to remove the sticker, si that ok while soaking (I'll use the other side)? What grit of sandpaper should I use to bevel the edges so they don't chip easily? Thank you. God bless.
nice video! I noticed you didn't lift the blade when sharpening. I've watched videos in the past where people only sharpen in one direction. You seemed to go back and forth without lifting. I've always thought it shouldn't matter as either way is abrasive to the metal and as long as your hand is steady it shouldn't matter. Have you noticed any difference or if its even needed to only make contact in one direction when when sharpening? thank you!
Yeah, it doesn’t matter. It’s not a file. It cuts in both directions. Definitely watch and learn what you can, but don’t take anything for granted until you try and verify it for yourself.
If you have the skill to maintain your angle going both ways then I would do that. When it comes to finishing strokes that's a whole other can of worms on what people think works best. Honestly in my opinion there isn't a huge difference. I prefer really light edge leading strokes unless I'm dealing with a super soft and muddy stone ( like much more so than a King Deluxe, they aren't as soft and friable as people make them sound ). Like the Shingata Akamon 1k for example. Nothing wrong with only going one way but people do it because they aren't confident in their ability to hold an angle. It basically just doubles the time it takes to sharpen though if you can hold an angle
