So, I talked to Jon, the owner of Japanese Knife Imports in california, and he told me that ceramic honing rods aren't good for your knife. I forget exactly why but he was pretty passionate about it and went into specifics that went over my head.
So my question is, what's the best way to touch up a J knife? I have a takamura santoku (sg2), a miyabi mizu (sg2), and a shun nakiri (Vg-Max or vg-10). Some people say to do a couple passes on a strop with diamond compound. If this is the case, what grit level compound?
The other way people suggest is a few stropping strokes on a whetstone. If this is the case, what grit whetstone to do this on given my knives?
TIA
So my question is, what's the best way to touch up a J knife? I have a takamura santoku (sg2), a miyabi mizu (sg2), and a shun nakiri (Vg-Max or vg-10). Some people say to do a couple passes on a strop with diamond compound. If this is the case, what grit level compound?
The other way people suggest is a few stropping strokes on a whetstone. If this is the case, what grit whetstone to do this on given my knives?
TIA