Wrong! You should go against the blade the exact opposite of what you did. And going from front to back or back to front makes no difference. Start with the lowest grit work up to the highest then use a leather strap to finish off
For the sharpest and cleanest edge you start with the lowest grit and keep going with that till you form a bur. You can then work your way up through grits (fewer strokes needed since you’ve already removed material to get to the angle you want - both sides of the edge meeting at 0 degrees apex) you only need to go up grits till the level of finish you want (depending on the steel and use you may want a more “toothy” edge or you may want a mirror edge). A leather stop and a diamond emulsion is the last step just a few passes on each side to remove the bur and you’ll have laser crisp edge. They also make a convexing rod (curved) to form the edge with a slight radius to it which increases edge stability and keeps it acting sharp longer. Some people will put on a larger angle microbevel after the primary sharpening for the same reason. Also this sharpener has an upgraded version. The ruixin pro rx-009. It’s currently 40-50 bucks depending on what stones you get with it.
The only angle that matters is the angle between the sharpening stone and the knife! The angle between the clamp holder and the bench is not relevant. "Smartphones" and apps often hinder thinking. lol
youre right, that is the critical measurement. Without a protractor sitting on the blade and measuring the stone that measurement isnt available. So if you measure the blade's angle from the ground (bench) and the sharpeners angle from that same plane, you can do a little math and figure out the angle between the blade and the sharpener stones. The sharpener kit doesnt come with an angle guide or any measurement tools, so i made what i had on hand work, everyone has a smartphone. Ideally you would just buy an angle gauge.
It’s a learning curve. These guys jumping in . Saying and telling you what to do. I’d listen to them. Iv have 28 years into this . I’m still learning from these fellas.. just saying…. You can learn something new every single day……
you don't need to use all the stones unless you are putting brand new cutting edge on a knife or if you want to change the angle on a knife, if its its your daily carving knife or utility knife and you don't wait to long before you sharpen it, then you will only need a bit of stropping or a few light passover with high grit stone to regain the cutting edge
@Improved Garage Your video was pretty good tho now you just need some leather to finish with and your set you can use a leather belt or glove it helps alot
Definitely go against the blade, to avoid "turning" the final fine edge. This will thus leave no burr needing to be trimmed. Nice video, and I will get one of these setups.
Those are pretty cool. The last few strokes go into the blade so you can get rid of the small burr that’s rolling over. I always sharpen my knifes with the Stone going into the blade vs away from the blade if that makes sense. No burr is caused
@@MowSow I personally felt safe using it. The handle for the stones is on top of the stone so your hand is out of the way from the blade. Turning the knife around in the mount is the only part that seems mildly dangerous, but if you're minding your hands youll be fine. Thanks for watching.
No I bought it to sharpen several 2-300$ knives. For my first time using it I tested it on a 10$ Walmart knife. I’m not going to ruin my yaxell supergao by not knowing what I’m doing.
