Recent content by Classtime

Thanks Peter. I do have a 1/4" to 3/8" inch hole near the bolster. Can you describe the French steeling method that I may have been using? I don't understand how the heel is worked twice as much. Jeff.

Hi. First post. Ten years ago, I got a set of Henckels Professional S. For these ten years, I have gotten by with just the Henckels steel. Now I have a set of oil stones--A Norton IB8 Combo and a Hard Arkansas. Before I used the stones on the Henckels, I practiced on my Dexter-Russel Sani Safe...

Trying to avoid too many big mistakes and learn as much as I can before jumping into the Japanese Knife Thing. I started with a Dexter-Russel 8 inch chef, and inherited my Grandma's Dexter 4898. Sharpened them carefully with a 4 1/2 inch Washita and a smaller translucent Arkansas that I had for...