I've learnt a lot about sharpening from this forum. I've watched and listened to many people, foremost among them Jon Broida's many excellent sharpening videos - I still revisit them. Many other forum members have contributed to my education - Badgertooth and ThEoRy seem fresh in my mind. Thank you all.
I'd like to ask your opinions about a method I came across before finding KKF. It was posted by Leigh Hudson from Chef's Armoury. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/0TPDgdo7jfM
He demonstrates a fairly conventional sharpening - nothing very different about how he goes about it: 400 > 1k > 4k - until ~6'35" in his video. At this point he says the sharpening is over but he needs to remove the final burr from the edge. He achieves this by edge leading strokes that he calls "slicing the water from the stone". He does this in a series of strokes on both sides. I haven't seen anyone else do this.
I've tried a couple of very light strokes myself but can't tell if it's helping the final edge. I aim for no (minimal?) burr at the end of each stone but most of the time, I strop on leather after the stones to be sure. Does his method have any merit? Is there any danger that poor technique might damage the edge? I welcome any opinions.
I'd like to ask your opinions about a method I came across before finding KKF. It was posted by Leigh Hudson from Chef's Armoury. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/0TPDgdo7jfM
He demonstrates a fairly conventional sharpening - nothing very different about how he goes about it: 400 > 1k > 4k - until ~6'35" in his video. At this point he says the sharpening is over but he needs to remove the final burr from the edge. He achieves this by edge leading strokes that he calls "slicing the water from the stone". He does this in a series of strokes on both sides. I haven't seen anyone else do this.
I've tried a couple of very light strokes myself but can't tell if it's helping the final edge. I aim for no (minimal?) burr at the end of each stone but most of the time, I strop on leather after the stones to be sure. Does his method have any merit? Is there any danger that poor technique might damage the edge? I welcome any opinions.