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I'll admit that I do not know the nomenclature of my sharpening/shaping stones. Some have Japanese "lettering" on the label, some do not. My dad had this "painfully slow method" on sharpening, and it got so bad that I adopted the procedure for my own knives. It appears my dad was right.
I do not seem to develop a burr on either my stones or my knives. People who watch me sharpen say things like, "Is this going to take longer--I'm double-parked..." Of course, these guys pay a "slightly larger" invoice.
The issue is quite simple. I was so scared to put a stone on an expensive knife the first time I would make a gentle pass, set down the stone, and then look at "my damage" with a stout microscopic loupe.
I do not seem to develop a burr on either my stones or my knives. People who watch me sharpen say things like, "Is this going to take longer--I'm double-parked..." Of course, these guys pay a "slightly larger" invoice.
The issue is quite simple. I was so scared to put a stone on an expensive knife the first time I would make a gentle pass, set down the stone, and then look at "my damage" with a stout microscopic loupe.
