Was sharpening my deba this evening and I thought I'd like to ask around what are popular finisher grits for a deba and a yanagiba? Would you rather go "all the way" up into a mirror polish and a smooth razor edge or leave it at a nice bity ~5k? Hard to tell what the grit is for a natural stone though.
Personally I haven't made up my mind yet. Usually I've gone all the way to a high polish but I've been experimenting with lower grits lately.
Any thoughts?
5k Shapton for the edge today, fingerstones for kasumi.
Personally I haven't made up my mind yet. Usually I've gone all the way to a high polish but I've been experimenting with lower grits lately.
Any thoughts?
5k Shapton for the edge today, fingerstones for kasumi.