Sharpening
- once you have created the burr you begin the sharpening process
- start at one end of the blade with the stone in the lowest position
- move in a forward and upward motion along the length of the blade
- alternate both paddles like you see in the demo video
- as you gain experience you will become faster at this
- if you find yourself bumping the paddles together on the reverse stroke, try arcing one side away from the blade, this should solve this problem
- do not go over the edge of the knife if you go from back to front, just go to the edge of the knife
- do 20-25 strokes with each stone
- move progressively through all the stones up to your highest stone (1000 or 1600, or higher if you have Water Stones)
- again - for the sake of safety, hold the paddles as low as possible. This keeps my fingers away from the edge of the knife