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I've heard/seen the following sharpening advice regarding the amount of pressure to apply on the pull/trailing stroke vs. the push/cutting stroke:
1. Apply more pressure on the pull/trailing stroke
2. Appl;y more pressure on the push/cutting stroke
3. Apply equal pressure on both strokes
These people never explain why they do it like they do.
= Confusion
I suppose there are complexities with the type of knife, steel, stone grit, stone composition, angles, etc. Fair enough. (Stropping on leather with a *trailing* stroke (for obvious reasons) seems to be the only universal.)
Anyone care to clear things up for me/us?
Thanks,
James
1. Apply more pressure on the pull/trailing stroke
2. Appl;y more pressure on the push/cutting stroke
3. Apply equal pressure on both strokes
These people never explain why they do it like they do.
= Confusion
I suppose there are complexities with the type of knife, steel, stone grit, stone composition, angles, etc. Fair enough. (Stropping on leather with a *trailing* stroke (for obvious reasons) seems to be the only universal.)
Anyone care to clear things up for me/us?
Thanks,
James