Seems like the consensus around here is to use a waterstone to sharpen knives. I currently only have Arkansas stones for sharpening my knives. This is what I already have and it does a great job with my carbon steel and old Henkle and Wusthof knives. I can get a scary keen edge on them with my Arkansas.
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I understand that VG10 is pretty darned hard and waterstones tend to move material quicker than an Arkansas stone. Will trying to sharpen clad VG10 knives on an Arkansas be an exercise in frustration? Other than the waterstones being able to move metal quicker will I be able to create a sufficient edge on a VG10 knife with a set of Arkansas stones or do i need to invest in new sharpening tools? I'm not one to rebevel a knife. Just looking at maintaining the edge. I already have too much junk on my workbench I don't want to clutter it up with more stuff if I don't have to :lol2:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C9SPPDW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I understand that VG10 is pretty darned hard and waterstones tend to move material quicker than an Arkansas stone. Will trying to sharpen clad VG10 knives on an Arkansas be an exercise in frustration? Other than the waterstones being able to move metal quicker will I be able to create a sufficient edge on a VG10 knife with a set of Arkansas stones or do i need to invest in new sharpening tools? I'm not one to rebevel a knife. Just looking at maintaining the edge. I already have too much junk on my workbench I don't want to clutter it up with more stuff if I don't have to :lol2:
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