my touchups are w/ a strop usually, but sometimes I'll dip into the arashiyama 6000.
my touchups are w/ a strop usually, but sometimes I'll dip into the arashiyama 6000.
Gesshin 5000 splash and go stays at work and I keep the 1000 splash and go to touch up a few of my employees knives. They both do a great job at what I need from them.
-Chuck
What compound do you guys like on the strops for touching up at work?
What is it you like about the arashiyama?
Somewhat off topic, has anyone tried the $20 stone flattener available on the dishonorable website (speaking of dishonorable, can we get a seppuku emoticon--would be awesome, unless its culturally offensive).
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The Arashiyama is available on the dubious asterisk website ********** and I don't know where else. But luckily I got mine in Tokyo, not too long ago, and recommended by a shopkeeper and so I'm free to like it. After purchase, I was happy to find out it's fairly well-known and well-regarded.
Hmm... I'm no sharpening scientist like many here (yet) but I'd say somehow this stone felt comfortable right away - smooth of course and a bit gentle and forgiving, which is good for learners like myself. I remember a bit from what I read about it after, and my experience has been consistent. It does its work pretty quickly and builds up a healthy slurry which I think then breaks down a bit and so if you continue it seems to go from 6000 to a higher grit, finer finish - somewhat like natural stones work, I believe.
As I don't have any stopping stuff I've used this, just with a bit of water. Has worked fine.
here we go again...
what is a touch up?
It means minor maintenance, to correct small imperfections. Comes from putting some paint on a finger and skipping the brush, just dabbing it where it needs it, thus "touching up" the paint.
So a touch up stone would be what you would use to repair an edge that has not failed, but has somewhat dulled.