Can you sharpen Japanese knives on it?
12292
No the angle is wrong for Japanese knives. He should look for sharpeners that specify for Japanese knives.Good Luck!
1977762
see if you can download the user manual, as it shows you EVERYTHING you can sharpen. To answer your question though, yes.
333682
You can but I definitely wouldn't for knives that good. Read "An Edge in the Kitchen". It has an excellent section on sharpening knives; i.e. whether to send them out (and to whom) or do them yourself. And if you sharpen them yourself, what tools are available and how to use them.
1041549
Alas, I did not keep the packaging, but I do recall that there was Japanese printing .... I thought of it as adding to then authenticity when I opened the package. If you know how to use a sharpening stone, then you will not be disappointed in this sharpener. It is the best!
1745104
Yes, I use the AccuSharp Knife Sharpener, http://amzn.com/B00004VWKQ , which works very well then I hone it with a ceramic rod, http://amzn.com/B001GW9FW0
1779230
Don't know. I'm using it for the Swiss Victorinox knives which have an Asian edge, at least the angle. But I think they aren't sharpened on one side only like a lot of Japanese knives.
1688955
You probably could but it wouldn't be my first choice. Something like the DMT diamond hone would probably work better. Works very well for knives though.
1012855
No. As far as I know ceramic knives can't be sharpened, they have to be replaced.
108054
Simple answer is no. Detailed answer is: santoku knives traditionally have a slightly different sharpening bevel requirement, due to different blade thickness and steels used in construction. Some new "santoku" knives only copy the basic blade outline, and could thus be sharpened to the same shoulder angle as a Western designed knife. So, you COULD sharpen to Western knife standards, but the results would not be as good as you would like. A 2nd issue it that this is the 2-stage sharpener - which only gives you honing in the 1st stage. I don't think it would work well for your santoku knives. Wikipedia has some helpful articles on santoku and kitchen knives, if you want more info.
1719455
Yes. Like everyone else said, just sharpen it. I took a bench grinder to mine and it is awesome!
1989996
From what I hear there are places where you can sharpen this kind of knives. But I don't know if it would be possible to do it at home.
1954993
A ceramic sharpener, or rather honer, can deal with all kinds of steel. A steel will not give you the same finish on the harder steels used in Asian knives. The main disadvantage to ceramic sharpeners is their fragility. One drop to the kitchen floor, and back to Amazon for you. I do recommend them over steel.
1994571
Check with your local hardware store about sharpening. My local Ace store said it can sharpen the chain for $7.
2044017
Yes, you can sharpen them with a commercial sharpener or hone the edges. I have read online that people have sent them in for sharpening and the CostCo website says that "all non-serrated knives are hand-sharpened on a whetstone, and finished on a Japanese leather wheel for the best quality cutting edge" so that would probably work too. Good luck!
1779229
I would not recommend it. I'm not sure if it would do good or harm to the knife. They recommend these sharpeners for knives made in Japan, with a certain blade angle. I think you would be safe just going with a normal knive sharpener for this.
658680
If it is anything other than a cheap katana... Do NOT use a stone on it! The blade came sharp, all it should ever require is honing with what amounts to talc and oil. The kits for sharpening a real katana can be purchased from several online stores - the good ones come directly from Japan.
267189
I don't know - apparently you can, but it has Japanese on it and I can't tell which one fits. As is in my review, I just got an extra saw because the majority of the purchase by far is the blade anyway.