GBT-Splint
Well-Known Member
Hey ! I don't exactly know what I am expecting with this thread, I will just really appreciate any help or piece of advice.
I just received a Gesshin Kagekiyo 240mm Blue #1 Wa Gyuto that I already worship, it is the most beautiful blade I've ever handled. I've asked myself whether or not I should use it, a question that I answered quickly,of course i'm gonna use it (In my opinion it would be a shame if the blade was to never meet its purpose).
So here I was, in front of my sink ready to give the knife its original sharpening, wondering how to start, on what grit, with what pressure, already thinking about movement to sharpen the tip correctly and keep the shinogi straight. When I realized that despite all the theoretical knowledge and practice that I have with sharpening Jknives, I wasn't so confident all of a sudden. I realize that there are no chance that I will mess up the knife on first sharpening but thing is I really want to do everything right with this one from day 1.
That's the why of this thread, I just thought that it would be stupid not to benefit of the experience of others that know more than me in order to obtain the results that I want.
I have no particular questions to ask but I would like to hear from fellow KKF members that have experience with sharpening (and using) this particular line of knives or other high end wide bevel, the "problems" you might have encountered through time, some tips of any sort, including what I should/shouldn't do to maintain aesthetics just as much as performance of the knife, either for the first sharpening, on a daily basis and on the long run. I am open to discussions about polishing, kasumi and other sharpening related topics.
For now the knife has never touched a stone, it is brand new I just removed the vinyl on it with acetone and put it back in box.
For information, this is my sharpening set up:
atoma 400
naniwa pro 800
JKC double sided 1000/6000 (which was my first stone and is quite messed up)
naniwa pro 3000
Kitayama 8000 I am also about to pull the trigger on both JNS red aoto matukusuyama and 6000 matukusuyama. (any thoughts?)
Couple natural Asano naguras from JNS
Kiita fingerstones
Uchigomori fingerstones
As for sharpening experience, I am not professional sharpener but I've been at it very seriously for the last 6 years (5 years of almost daily reading of KKF) and consider myself fairly consistent in my sharpening.
Hoping this thread will be some fun for everyone, looking forward to reading about everyone experiences
I just received a Gesshin Kagekiyo 240mm Blue #1 Wa Gyuto that I already worship, it is the most beautiful blade I've ever handled. I've asked myself whether or not I should use it, a question that I answered quickly,of course i'm gonna use it (In my opinion it would be a shame if the blade was to never meet its purpose).
So here I was, in front of my sink ready to give the knife its original sharpening, wondering how to start, on what grit, with what pressure, already thinking about movement to sharpen the tip correctly and keep the shinogi straight. When I realized that despite all the theoretical knowledge and practice that I have with sharpening Jknives, I wasn't so confident all of a sudden. I realize that there are no chance that I will mess up the knife on first sharpening but thing is I really want to do everything right with this one from day 1.
That's the why of this thread, I just thought that it would be stupid not to benefit of the experience of others that know more than me in order to obtain the results that I want.
I have no particular questions to ask but I would like to hear from fellow KKF members that have experience with sharpening (and using) this particular line of knives or other high end wide bevel, the "problems" you might have encountered through time, some tips of any sort, including what I should/shouldn't do to maintain aesthetics just as much as performance of the knife, either for the first sharpening, on a daily basis and on the long run. I am open to discussions about polishing, kasumi and other sharpening related topics.
For now the knife has never touched a stone, it is brand new I just removed the vinyl on it with acetone and put it back in box.
For information, this is my sharpening set up:
atoma 400
naniwa pro 800
JKC double sided 1000/6000 (which was my first stone and is quite messed up)
naniwa pro 3000
Kitayama 8000 I am also about to pull the trigger on both JNS red aoto matukusuyama and 6000 matukusuyama. (any thoughts?)
Couple natural Asano naguras from JNS
Kiita fingerstones
Uchigomori fingerstones
As for sharpening experience, I am not professional sharpener but I've been at it very seriously for the last 6 years (5 years of almost daily reading of KKF) and consider myself fairly consistent in my sharpening.
Hoping this thread will be some fun for everyone, looking forward to reading about everyone experiences
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