Knife sharpeners

Thanks user. That’s what I’ll do.

alright faggots, you actually made me spend money on this meme. thanks i guess

this is what I decided on after some research. I hope I didn't fuck up or anything

>i mean he had to right
he probably meant the apex (of the bevel), not the actual burr. Other user: the burr consists of tiny steel shavings that havent completely detached from the edge after the stone scraped them off.

If you've got particularly high end hard steels, you're better off taking it to a professional. Unless you've spent $200+ acquiring a good progression of waterstones.

Try sharpening a ZDP-189 blade with an HRC of 66 by hand with ONLY a 1000 grit stone.

King is good brand. They are known to be a bit on the soft side, that means they work quickly but they also dish quickly if you keep using the same spot over and over. Draw a grid pattern on the stone after a few uses, then rub the stone on a piece of sandpaper on a flat surface. Where the pattern is worn away the stone "protrudes", sharpen your knife more on those areas. Also use little downforce and keep the anngle when sharpening "edge leading", otherwise the blade can cut into the stone, which is not good for either.

alright man thanks for the advice
i also ordered this nagura stone which i understand to prevent the actual whetstone from concaving and keeping it level, the grid tip is gold though

what i don't understand is what you mean with edge leading.. do you mean that the angle at which the blade is held should be close to or even smaller than 10°?