I am in desperate need of help in sharpening these little devils. The more angled they are, the harder they are to sharpen without "rounding" the blade! I consider myself "pretty good" at sharpening, but these are next level difficult for me. I even took them to a professional sharpener who gave them back to me no better than I could do.
Has anyone here used a little sharpening jig that can hold a skewed blade at the perfect angle?
G'day!
It's been a while since Ive 'forumed here'. I know your post is a tad old, but may I chime in with 50c's?
I used to use fancy jig etc. And a younger me would have said... go.. get one, lots of types already shown, they are great and use them.
But... You'll find you develop Muscle memory as you practice. One tip - place ya finger,knucklle, part of ya hand, on the board as you sharpen and slide that along as you move the blade, use this as a reference. This way you'll keep the blade at a constant angle. I'll try and do a video, but if you look closley this is exactly what's done in the techniques of the blade video... you can also use this trick to sharpen swivel knives and even personalities (ok perhaps not the last one).
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Dont over think sharpening. I used to get all hung up on the 'perfect' edge. If it cuts; if it cuts cleanly, it's good enough, it WILL dull again, and you WILL get plenty of practice. These days if I can shave off a few hairs on the back of my wrist then I say... "that'll do pig... that'll do."
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Hi David. In one of the images below you show the knives being held with the blade edge perpendicular to the direction you will be sharpening.
In this position, any pressure on the handle is going to rock the knife back and forth and round the edge as you sharpen.
If you turn the edge 45 degrees or more to the direction of sharpening, you create a much more stable platform. Use medium pressure with the fingers supporting the back of the blade, and use the other hand to cradle the handle and support the movement. Try not to initiate the movement with the handle alone.
Here's a screenshot from the video course 'Techniques of the Blade'.