New Tojiro Not So Sharp

[alfreedo]

I previously purchased a Tojiro DP petty and a Tojiro DP Gyutou. Both were super sharp out of the box. I just got a Tojiro DP paring knife, and out of the box it was not very sharp so I need to give it some work. I honed it a bit on a King 6000 and "green chrome" on leather. Didn't help much.


I have Shapton glass 1000 and 2000 stones and a Chosera 5000. Where would you recommend I start to get the knife up to where it should be?

Still a rookie!

 

[James]

I usually use something like a 6k for refining the edge or touching up. For initial sharpening, I like to drop down to 1k and bring it up to 4-6k.

 

[user 16756]

Id run your full progression other than choosing between the King and Ch5k.

were you hitting the apex with the 6k stone?

 

[gic]

Magic marker trick?

 

[Benuser]

Factory edges tend to be weak due to buffering. Make sure to remove a bit of steel. Start with your coarsest stone.