I have this knife that I got in Japan, it is double-bevel. The blade is about 17cm. I was told the steel used is fairly soft and it was an entry level, all purpose knife.
The clerk at the store told me to sharpen at an angle roughly 2 yen coins high, I found a youtube from the store with those same instructions.
I have scratched up the sides plenty and ruined the decorative line that runs along it by being bad with the angle - however am slowly getting better.
After using sharpie to get some better feedback, I noticed that I really over-sharpen the bottom of the blade and also about half way up. Between those 2 points I have removed far less sharpie, it almost looks like a wave.
Today I found a great video by JapaneseKnifeImports which call this specific issue out and said the problem is applying pressure from the hand that maintains the angle, rather than the hand that is pushing down on the edge. Could that be a main cause? I do find that I place a lot of pressure on my thumb as I try and hold the angle.
Appreciate any general advice, I doubt you can give me much without watching me actually sharpen, I'll keep practicing because I like doing it, despite the frustration of being a newbie. Hoping to one day post a pic with a nice even line of sharpie
The clerk at the store told me to sharpen at an angle roughly 2 yen coins high, I found a youtube from the store with those same instructions.
I have scratched up the sides plenty and ruined the decorative line that runs along it by being bad with the angle - however am slowly getting better.
After using sharpie to get some better feedback, I noticed that I really over-sharpen the bottom of the blade and also about half way up. Between those 2 points I have removed far less sharpie, it almost looks like a wave.
Today I found a great video by JapaneseKnifeImports which call this specific issue out and said the problem is applying pressure from the hand that maintains the angle, rather than the hand that is pushing down on the edge. Could that be a main cause? I do find that I place a lot of pressure on my thumb as I try and hold the angle.
Appreciate any general advice, I doubt you can give me much without watching me actually sharpen, I'll keep practicing because I like doing it, despite the frustration of being a newbie. Hoping to one day post a pic with a nice even line of sharpie