How I sharpen a knife. (Video Tutorials)

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ChefKnivesToGo wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:39 am I thought this would be instructive to do some videos on my personal method of sharpening.

Here the first one. I’m going to do a little tip in each one. Today’s tip is how to flatten a stone.

Be a reason why I cant view these vids :)?...
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Excellent videos to get a newbie started!
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These videos are gone
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Thanks , Excellent videos to learning getting better on sharping !
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good video Mark, I don't normally care about how I do it but this is very helpful. :D
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Here's a Moritaka petty on the stones. I love sharpening their knives.
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Do you always start on 320-500 grit stones?
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I mix it up. Usually, the only way I screw up an edge is by missing the edge so I generally like to generate a nice burr. Once I have that I know I'm going to get it sharp. The low grit stone gets me there quickly and allows me to feel that burr more easily.

The things that are going through my head when I sharpen are:

1. Get Burr
2. Abrade Burr
3. Refine Edge
4. Test Edge


Here's one where I start at 2K. I wouldn't do this with a knife sent in because they're usually dull as shit but this one is new and has an edge so it's fine to start here.

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These videos are great -- interesting and really helpful. I know it's probably a cliche, but I'd love to see some brief paper cutting at end of them. I've become so accustomed to seeing that at the end of sharpening videos, it feels absent to me here. I realize it's hardly the end-all be-all measure for sharpness (after all, we use them to cut food, not paper) but it might provide a nice reference point. Thanks, for doing these! :)
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I had a question from a customer about the edge on his knife having a little flat spot that annoys him when he rocks the knife. I'm going to do a video on how to deal with this later today and talk more generally about how to customize your profile. It's pretty straight forward and it's a good tool to have in your sharpening tool box.
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Here it is.

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Great video Mark, thanks for putting this together. I think this is something that many knives need initially and we look past when we first get a knife.
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That's a keeper, super helpful video Mark.
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Peter Nowlan wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:00 am Mark when I made videos for Knifeplanet my goal was to demonstrate that an understanding of the fundamentals is paramount. I think folks trying to learn get hung up on stone brands, toothy vs polished edges, what grit to finish at, angles, edge vs trailing strokes. Then there are some grey areas, do we need to form a burr on every stone? What grit to finish my Henckels on? These topics can become areas of concern before they pick up there first water stone. Keeping it simple and really driving the importance of building muscle memory to develop consistency and burr formation and removal are for me where sharpening journeys should begin.

Teach people to focus on zeroing in on technique and practice and not to sweat angles. We just need one angle to get things going, to introduce our muscles to the process.

Just do this Mark😊

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When I came here like many people I bought cheap stones before I knew the difference. I asked questions to Mark, he referred me to The Forum. I asked many more. I kept watching videos of many people but the ones who stressed the basics I centered on, Mark definately being one. I'm still learning but it's a joy to sharpen a knife when before it was stressful, not knowing if I could get a burr or would roll the edge over. Thanks to all and you especially Mark. Reaching 51900 potential audience members at once sounds enticing, go for it! As one of your audience members who went to knife school Peter those videos are great, I listened when you said things repeatedly, that was my cue that the point you were making was an important one. Thanks for all the help you gave people like me. You, Mark and other dedicated people bring members like me in to this, take the pressure off us, make it fun and help us learn. Thanks to you both!
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ChefKnivesToGo wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:44 am I had a question from a customer about the edge on his knife having a little flat spot that annoys him when he rocks the knife. I'm going to do a video on how to deal with this later today and talk more generally about how to customize your profile. It's pretty straight forward and it's a good tool to have in your sharpening tool box.
Will you post these future videos here or in the tutorial section? Also, the reason why you love to see the paper fly is most knivs can't cut it when you start, paper or much of anything else!
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Here's today's sharpening work. I usually work on these after I get through my emails and before I place orders and put on new items.

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Wow. :shock: That looks like a lot of work, at least to me. Get your zen on.
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There were some sweet chips in that bunch too. :)
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ChefKnivesToGo wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:27 pm There were some sweet chips in that bunch too. :)
So, they weren't finish sharpening?

Do you get mostly home cooks? Seems professionals wouldn't want their knives gone very long.
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It was a mix. I think more pro cooks send me their knives but not by much. 60/40 maybe?

I think we’ve seen an increase in sharpening work because some places are not doing them or are closed.
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