nice sharpening setup
I think owning a knife is just like any other tool..a person should atleast know how to maintain it themself. Sharpening a knife is just something that takes some practice, if you're going to 1k and find that works for the work you do..excellent.
I just herd from a knifemaker that he only sharpens to 120grit, then strops, that a little course for my tastes, but his customers must be ok with it. I made a 10" yanagi a few months back for a local sushi chef, and I hand sharpened that sucker on my 6k stone...I thought it could split atoms, just to find out he took it home and spent an hour sharpening it himself to 10k
I think owning a knife is just like any other tool..a person should atleast know how to maintain it themself. Sharpening a knife is just something that takes some practice, if you're going to 1k and find that works for the work you do..excellent.
I just herd from a knifemaker that he only sharpens to 120grit, then strops, that a little course for my tastes, but his customers must be ok with it. I made a 10" yanagi a few months back for a local sushi chef, and I hand sharpened that sucker on my 6k stone...I thought it could split atoms, just to find out he took it home and spent an hour sharpening it himself to 10k