Pro Needing Advice

[rick alen]

I will share my minimal experiences:

I am trying to learn to use the whole surface of the stone and "work down" high spots to avoid excessive flattening, something you may want to pursue if you have not done so yet. It's tempting to just grab that flattener all the time, but working the stone as flat as possible will reduce the wear rate quite a bit and should also give you better results on the knife.

Peter

Ahaha, I overdid that recently and wound up with the reverse effect, convexed instead of concaved.



Rick

 

[BloodrootLS]

Ahaha, I overdid that recently and wound up with the reverse effect, convexed instead of concaved.



Rick

Yeah, I've done something along those lines too. I will often sharpen shorter knives on the "ends" of the stone- turn the stone 90 degrees from its typical direction. It does help keep the stone going. Nothing beats a true flattening though.

 

[Benuser]

To some extent it can be useful when thinning.