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TheBlueMonk_
12/08/19 12:13:53 AM
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time to get serious with my knives.

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SiO4
12/08/19 12:23:29 AM
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I have a whetstone but I haven't really used it yet.
I've just been relying on those little hand things that almost look like a mouse.

I also have a bone-handled sharpening steel.

But I am not sure about my technique.

@FF_Redux

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Any advice?
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HylianFox
12/08/19 12:24:00 AM
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I was gonna make a murder joke, but TC covered it
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TheBlueMonk_
12/08/19 2:17:36 AM
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HylianFox posted...
I was gonna make a murder joke, but TC covered it
:/
huh

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MabusIncarnate
12/08/19 2:22:41 AM
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When you say budget.. how much did you spend? There's a massive difference between a $30 knife, a $100 knife, and a $300+ knife.

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FF_Redux
12/08/19 4:20:14 AM
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SiO4 posted...
I have a whetstone but I haven't really used it yet.
I've just been relying on those little hand things that almost look like a mouse.

I also have a bone-handled sharpening steel.

But I am not sure about my technique.

@FF_Redux

...Any thoughts?
Any advice?

I have a sharpener with grinding stones in it and its foolproof to use to get the correct angle (for Japanese knife angles). Never used a whetstone.

But you can buy an attatchment you put on ypur knife which will angle the knife correctly.

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SiO4
12/08/19 4:28:21 AM
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So one of these types of things....this is just a stock photo.

https://imgur.com/B9VYYFX
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FF_Redux
12/08/19 5:04:53 AM
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SiO4 posted...
So one of these types of things....this is just a stock photo.

https://imgur.com/B9VYYFX

Yeah, but not electric one, those aren't good imo. Mine has 2 stones, one is rougher the other one is finer, so you do the rough one first. You gotta make sure it matches the type of knife tho. I'm considering to send my knives to a proffesional sharpener (we have mail order service you can do that with), it's recomended to do so once a year if you have great knives.


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SiO4
12/08/19 5:08:24 AM
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I can't say I have great knives, but good ones.
I just was never taught how to sharpen them properly.
But I do have one of those sharpeners, which is a pull through.
But I also have a whetstone.

As for sending things out to be properly sharpened, I agree.
Same with Saws and Axes.
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The23rdMagus
12/08/19 7:33:27 AM
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I'm probably going to move on to a whetstone soonish. More control over the angle of the edge.

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