A FEW POINTERS TO GET YOU STARTED
1. Choosing your angle - If you’re new to sharpening, it’s probably best to match the angles already ground onto
your knife. You can easily nd what those are by coloring in the bevel with a marker and observing how much
marker comes o when you’re using the stones. Please see page 6 for detailed instructions on discovering your
knife’s angle. Located in the website’s Instructions section, you’ll nd a complete tutorial on using a marker to nd
your angle.
2. Drawing and detecting a burr - In order for a knife to be truly sharp, both bevels’ planes need to intersect at a
ne point or apex. To verify that the bevels meet, it’s important to draw a burr from each side of the knife along the
entire length of the blade. You should do this when you’re rst getting started with a knife while using the coarser
grits. Please see page 9 for detailed instructions for drawing and detecting a burr. Also in the website’s Instructions
section is a complete tutorial on drawing and detecting a burr.
3. Letting your stones break in - Your new diamond plates will be very aggressive at rst and will need to have a
lot of the extra, loose diamonds knocked o. The best way to do this is to work on a few inexpensive knives. As you
perfect your technique, you’ll also break in your stones and your results will continue to get better and better. I
can’t really overstate the necessity of letting your stones break in. The dierence in edge quality you’ll achieve as
your stones hit their stride is signicant.
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