Hi all!
So, it seems I managed to chip my Toyama 150mm petty in its first few weeks of use... I have actually no ideia how I did this, only noticed because the tip was having a hard time making horizontal cuts into an onion. You can see in the pic below that there are two small chips near the tip.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8whNyGUZqBJa2hoc1NfMFRmbEE
I'm not an expert sharpener by any means. Actually just got my first stones and started practicing. So I have some doubts on repairing this:
1- first, assuming I didn't drop this knife or banged it, what could have caused this? I don't do anything stupid to my knifes (use a hinoki board and make sure to stay away from bones, frozen food, etc). I never sharpened the Toyama, just started using it OOTB. Could it be the "factory" edge?
2- second, how exactly do I repair this, and what grit should I use? Should I sharpen as usual, until the chips are gone? I have a Gesshin 2000, a JNS 6000 and a diamond plate from JKI (bought it to flatten stones). Should I get a coarse stone, or can I use the Gesshin? Would the diamond plate be overkill?
Thanks in advance!
So, it seems I managed to chip my Toyama 150mm petty in its first few weeks of use... I have actually no ideia how I did this, only noticed because the tip was having a hard time making horizontal cuts into an onion. You can see in the pic below that there are two small chips near the tip.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8whNyGUZqBJa2hoc1NfMFRmbEE
I'm not an expert sharpener by any means. Actually just got my first stones and started practicing. So I have some doubts on repairing this:
1- first, assuming I didn't drop this knife or banged it, what could have caused this? I don't do anything stupid to my knifes (use a hinoki board and make sure to stay away from bones, frozen food, etc). I never sharpened the Toyama, just started using it OOTB. Could it be the "factory" edge?
2- second, how exactly do I repair this, and what grit should I use? Should I sharpen as usual, until the chips are gone? I have a Gesshin 2000, a JNS 6000 and a diamond plate from JKI (bought it to flatten stones). Should I get a coarse stone, or can I use the Gesshin? Would the diamond plate be overkill?
Thanks in advance!