gollux
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone. Last year, on the advice of the lovely people on here, I picked up a Kurosaki R2 gyuto and a set of SG stones: 500, 1k, & 4k. With the help of Youtube, a sharpie, and lots of reading I've gotten to the point where I can put a usable edge on my knives. Because I've never had anyone check my work, I'm not confident that my technique is that great, but I guess the results are ok in use. Still, I would be grateful to any advice about how to progress!
A few concrete questions:
1) Is it worth trying to find someone local to look at my technique? (I live in Melbourne, Australia: I've found one place that offers sharpening classes, but they seem to be oriented towards beginners. Also they're very expensive!)
2) I've just bought my first carbon knife, a Wat Pro 180mm nakiri. Is it worth getting a finer stone (like the SG 8k?) for finishing? Or is my SG 4k fine enough?
3) What's the deal with stropping, anyway? (I think I understand the principles of sharpening: remove fatigued material, raise a burr at the apex on both sides, remove the burr. But I don't understand stropping well enough to know what it's forth and whether I should be doing it.)
Thanks!
A few concrete questions:
1) Is it worth trying to find someone local to look at my technique? (I live in Melbourne, Australia: I've found one place that offers sharpening classes, but they seem to be oriented towards beginners. Also they're very expensive!)
2) I've just bought my first carbon knife, a Wat Pro 180mm nakiri. Is it worth getting a finer stone (like the SG 8k?) for finishing? Or is my SG 4k fine enough?
3) What's the deal with stropping, anyway? (I think I understand the principles of sharpening: remove fatigued material, raise a burr at the apex on both sides, remove the burr. But I don't understand stropping well enough to know what it's forth and whether I should be doing it.)
Thanks!