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53 minutes ago, Anna N said:The same way porcupines make love – – carefully.
Love is a many splintered thing? 
To sharpen an expensive Japanese knife, first find out if it is a single or double bevel, find out the exact angles, then hold those angles absolutely while sharpening.
you will also need a set of stones worth about $1,000.
I made my own "Japanese" knives, and I made my own sharpening/system machine. So I have not really worked on a Japanese knife.
dcarch
33 minutes ago, Anna N said:The same way porcupines make love – – carefully.
Love is a many splintered thing?
To sharpen an expensive Japanese knife, first find out if it is a single or double bevel, find out the exact angles, then hold those angles absolutely while sharpening.
you will also need a set of stones worth about $1,000.
I made my own "Japanese" knives, and I made my own sharpening machine. So I have not really worked on a Japanese knife.
dcarch
