So, those embarrassing rainbow-shaped scratches near the tip of the blade when you were teaching yourself how to sharpen. Now that you more or less know what you’re doing and you want to undo the damage, what’s the best approach?
Scratch marks
- Thread starter bermuda_chub
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Depends on the existing finish. Easiest - sandpaper/powder progression.
Go whalers
Go whalers
So, that was my inclination. Could you recommend a standard procession of grits for papers/pastes? Do you need to refinish the entire surface or just the scratched tip areas? I have a whole selection of synthetic stones to involve in the process as well.
As far as finishes go, there are three knives I scarred that are the proverbial splinters in the mind: one ginsan, one kasumi on Blue #2, and one vg10.
azn_knives_4l
Senior Member
Gotta get it all, unfortunately. Matching a finish is like trying to match the paint on a car.
Vertigo
Slightly Less Hooligan
"When you were teaching yourself to sharpen" sir please, Masamoto ships more knives with those scratches than without, it can happen to anyone no matter their experience
But yeah, I'd just get some fine grit wet/dry and go slow.
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
I have found it best to go in steps of 1.4-1.5 or so.
80, 120, 180, 240, 400, 600,1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 5000 (my last 3 are that tasty 3M stuff with the foam backer)
and then mirror (diamond compounds …) or a nice Jnat kasumi.
