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Doesn't scale, but worked for one: a fine metal file, then a small whetstone.

Gave me a couple new ideas. Thanks for posting!

Are there any concerns with getting the knife magnetized, and subsequent maintenance (or polishing)?

Clearly, I read this too late. I get good results without any spice mixes. Unfortunately, I don't have a fixed recipe; I guess I just have a feel for it. I use dry whole chilis (you can tailor heat, color, and flavor by your choices). I use a lot of them, compared to what you get from a...

Not precisely this, but I had a UPS package for me which was reported delivered, but wasn't here. I reported the issue to the seller, so I don't know if they paid or UPS did, but I was immediately sent a replacement. In parallel, my neighbor stops by with the original package. I contacted the...

A bit of better news, I did try the (stropped) knife on some salad ingredients, and it feels serviceable, except for shiny skins (tomatoes, green peppers, etc.). If I stop looking at it, cutting paper, and just use it, it's not too bad;-) I removed the guard with a bench grinder, but kept a...

Definitely not meant as criticism, but it didn't seem to pass the minestrone test. It was a lot of vegies, and I have about 2 gallons of thick soup. No sand. Potatoes and carrots peeled. Anything that might have been sandy was washed, and then soaked (so I could see if any sand was shed)...

My pictures aren't great, but that's all my phone camera seems to do. It auto-focuses on things I don't want it to focus on, and I can't fiddle with settings to increase the focus depth. I did lightly etch the blade after thinning, so you can see where the edge work was done. The knife...

I couldn't do anything with sharpening yesterday because ophthalmologist put (guessing fluorescent) dye in my eyes, and then dilatated my pupils. Everything is healthy though, just a little near-sighted. I didn't see any issue is sunlight, except a bit at the heel. I carefully finished...

Bumped down to King 300. Looks a lot better under bright indoor light. Tried refining on Chosera 400, but wasn't pleased - felt and looked rougher. Will wait for sunlight to inspect it. Tried magic marker; I usually don't because I trust inspecting the edge (apex and bevel) more - but that's...

OK, I will grind the heck out of it on 340, but don't have much hope. I so have a lot of time spend on this blade, and it never worked out before. I will still be careful with how it's done, so I don't introduce errors due to attitude;-)

I thinned to about 0.2 mm BTE. It look a while to re-profile the 25 dps to 15. I could see a double bevel (two discrete angles) on it at first. I started with 340 grit SP. I could get rid of any burrs by feel, but not shiny spots along the edge in sunshine. I spent more time on the 340 to...

Thanks, that will save me some time.

It's back to the future. I had it thinned and (edge) sharpened like that, but had given up on it. I'll try one more time.

Shoulder easing, WIP with 300 grit King. I suspect the 25 DPS requires more force primarily because of material being deflected rapidly (compared to less DPS). Helping that along is the TBE of 0.4 mm (at ~1 mm). Though, as the article shows, this changes with use.

Thanks for looking that up. If it looked like I was calling you out personally, that was definitely not my intent. What I said was my recollection of something said, probably not you, maybe not even my thread. I'll ease the shoulders, and try what you suggested. It will never be a favorite...

Interesting, have to try that. I had asked about it somewhere before, but never heard/tried what you suggested.

Just to be clear, the issue with the sand was a Masamoto KS gyuto, and I tried the vertical motion because of what was said on a video. There was no walking. When I use the Sab (or anything else) with herbs, I normally guillotine and glide, or just glide depending how things feel. The Sab...

It's an elephant four star.

That's what I usually do. I was trying a different method I saw on a video. I saw the same edge problem in both cases, so I am going after the sand/cleaning next. The edge damage looked like what I might expect from a few bits of sand. The edge was nice, all clean and sharp, but had 3 shiny...