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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 
Sharpening Video