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tostadas
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Is that the tall nakiri or the cleaver?
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Cleaver
Wasting my day off waiting for a service tech at the restaurant. Figured I might as well bring my toys with me.
Greasylake
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Me thinks I see something hiding in there 
reveal your secrets to me, mr. Unagi knife
reveal your secrets to me, mr. Unagi knife
Tuning up my wife's Murata petty. It's her favorite knife and she picked it out herself. A little rust formed on the cladding and she didn't like that at all and is now quite diligent about maintaining it.
I sincerely thank you guys for motivating me to pull out my Arkansas stones and get them back in service. Used appropriately, they're no compromise.
I sincerely thank you guys for motivating me to pull out my Arkansas stones and get them back in service. Used appropriately, they're no compromise.
Trying the Naniwa Gouken Arata 2k. Quite pleased so far. Sharpened a Kaeru WH and this (forgot the maker) stainless petty.
On the harder side of things but right where I like it. “Creamy hard” defines it well. Kinda feels like a softer suita (hardness wise). Great feedback, cuts fast for a 2k but finishes finer than 2k. Easy to deburr. Equally competent on both steels. Could easily be a one and done stone for good stainless and even carbon (although I prefer to strop on an Aizu or Suita after to refine the edge a bit).
I polished the petty’s bevels a bit and it started to show a mirror polish. Nice and even scratch pattern.
On the harder side of things but right where I like it. “Creamy hard” defines it well. Kinda feels like a softer suita (hardness wise). Great feedback, cuts fast for a 2k but finishes finer than 2k. Easy to deburr. Equally competent on both steels. Could easily be a one and done stone for good stainless and even carbon (although I prefer to strop on an Aizu or Suita after to refine the edge a bit).
I polished the petty’s bevels a bit and it started to show a mirror polish. Nice and even scratch pattern.
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Amazing set up.
Greasylake
Thick knives save lives
Polish and sharpening for the beater makiri before a fishing trip. Shiny things attract fish I hear (ft. The brown poop rock)
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tostadas
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Battle with my Yaoke is still not over, but I think I'm starting to pull ahead. Started out with a 0.45mm edge thickness and a massive hollow. Just a few more low spots remain.
What stone are you Using to flatten the bevels?
tostadas
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JNS 300. I like this stone a lot. Doesn't dish too bad, refreshes grit on its own, and it's huge so I don't see myself using it up ever.
Who among us is without sin?
It's weird because I had the full support of the esteemed Prof. Adolph Coors and Dr. Bushmills going into this endeavor.
Anyway, that was yesterday. No point in dwelling in the past!
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It's weird because I had the full support of the esteemed Prof. Adolph Coors and Dr. Bushmills going into this endeavor.
Anyway, that was yesterday. No point in dwelling in the past!
The Tactical Response Team:
tostadas
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Finally, both bevels are fully convex. Arms are tired now, gotta save polishing for another day.
BillHanna
Gotta get ready for ARM
Bless y’all that polish. I can’t imagine it, but I still need work on my sharpening, so it isn’t really relevant.
Yeah man. Polishing is impressive.
Those scratches look good, I have to try that JNS 300 when my SG220 wears out...
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I prefer it over my sg220. The 220 feels like it dishes too fast
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I really like the JNS 300, but I find it a little slow for bevels. I am still liking the Debado 180. The JNS 300 takes those scratches out quickly.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a full sharpen. Too bad it’s on soft steel.
Wow synthetics are fast, but jnat edge wins every time when finishing.
Wow synthetics are fast, but jnat edge wins every time when finishing.
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How did you finish that soft, stainless cleaver?
Nakayama koppa around 7-10k
. I mostly did it to get some glare on the edge. Gonna last about 10 cuts or one really hard one lol. I guess I could have left it at 5k but I really don’t like how slick the edge gets on superstones.tostadas
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Another day, another couple hours. Also fully rounded and polished the spine and choil.
Damn, sir. Unbelievable skills.
Talk to me about the finish on this one! Progression, etc. love the texture under the KU
Awesome!
tostadas
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Actually this is just the base polish with king 800. The finish actually sucks to use, so I plan to progress to other stones tomorrow.
My progression thus far is fairly standard for me. JNS 300, sp1k, sp2k, arashiyama 6k to "mirror" the core.
The spine and choil were simply sandpaper 120,220,400,800. I could go higher but for more rustic finished knives I like to stop at 800.
And the ku part I love the most about this line of yoake. I just did vertical light brushing with 800 sandpaper to remove the top layer of the ku, but leave the grind marks or whatever it is from the smiting.
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Looks amazing. This may be a stupid question but something I haven't considered. When polishing/removing material on wide bevels...how do you achieve convexity vs just having the grind become full flat? I feel like over time thinning or even reprofiling, the bevels would lose the convexity and they would turn flat.
