Can I sharpen this knife with my diamond honed tungsten carbide? http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001...
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The Komachi knives can be sharpened but there is a specific way to sharpen them. Go to eHow.com and search how to sharpen a Komachi knife. I know that the Komachi 2 knives are relatively low in cost, but I wouldn't want to ruin them by an improper sharpening technique.
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I work in a pro kitchen and I have only used the knife at home. I think you would have to sharpen it if you still wanted that out of the box edge. Mine is going to have to be sharpened soon.
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It should not matter who made the knives in question, this sharpener should be able to handle them well - unless you have "ceramic" (white or black blades) rather than steel blades. Those will probably require specialized diamond sharpeners.
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Yes, you can but you might consider getting the Shun sharpening steel. The Shun knife blade is set up on a particular angle The Shun steel has a built in guide to set the knife at exactly the angle the knife has from the factory. I should also say that a few swipes on the Shun steel really makes a difference, aligning the edge and removing small imperfections without doing damage to the blade.
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I really can't answer that question because I'm not familiar with that type of Knife... Sorry! As for just your everyday sharpening of regular knives I must say that it's just O.K., I do better with my hand held sharpener!
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Yes, the carbide sharpener and the diamond stone will put a sharp edge on a dull knife, then the ceramic rods will hone the edge and keep it sharp when used regularly. I leave it out on the counter top and touch up Kershaw folder almost daily. You can take it with you since it folds up nicely.
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Yes. Small or large sized blades, the two grits on this stone can take literally any straight edged blade you choose to sharpen. Use the fine grit to hone the edge slightly or put the finishing touches on the blade. Use the courser grit to repair nicks and prepare the edge for the finer grit polishing stage. I have used it for my Swiss Army 2" packet knife and the stone does the job.
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I sharpened my knife using this video's techniques, and it turned out really well, imo--my first time sharpening a knife with a whetstone, and it came sharp as balls. WAY sharper than it came originally (which was already pretty good). I used a KING combo stone with 1000/6000 grit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU23vi1PcjM
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I would say no you don't. All I have is the Presto sharpener and it has sharpened evert knife in my house to a fine blade. It's so awesome having knives that actually cut! I'm very happy with my purchase.
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You can sharpen them however you want. That said, to protect the integrity of the knife you should stick to a traditional japanese whetstone and honing steel. If you are not comfortable doing this yourself Shun will sharpen them for free so long as you pay for shipping. Hope that helps!
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Yes you can. I love this knife a lot! I do use it daily even thou I have a slew of top quality knives at my disposal.
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I would not recommend this! Most ceramic knives are zirconium dioxide, which is a very hard material. Unfortunately the product does not specify what carbide the course blade is, but the cheapest carbides fall above zirconium dioxide in hardness, so I'm guessing the coarse side would work for you. But the fine side with the ceramic inserts is almost assuredly zirconium dioxide as well, so you will be scratching both the knife and the sharpener, making the sharpener nearly useless pretty quickly on the one side. That said, as long as you stay with the course side and are careful, you could still make a ceramic knife sharper. I would not recommend this! Most ceramic knives are zirconium dioxide, which is a very hard material. Unfortunately the product does not specify what carbide the course blade is, but the cheapest carbides fall above zirconium dioxide in hardness, so I'm guessing the coarse side would work for you. But the fine side with the ceramic inserts is almost assuredly zirconium dioxide as well, so you will be scratching both the knife and the sharpener, making the sharpener nearly useless pretty quickly on the one side. That said, as long as you stay with the course side and are careful, you could... » Read More I would not recommend this! Most ceramic knives are zirconium dioxide, which is a very hard material. Unfortunately the product does not specify what carbide the course blade is, but the cheapest carbides fall above zirconium dioxide in hardness, so I'm guessing the coarse side would work for you. But the fine side with the ceramic inserts is almost assuredly zirconium dioxide as well, so you will be scratching both the knife and the sharpener, making the sharpener nearly useless pretty quickly on the one side. That said, as long as you stay with the course side and are careful, you could still make a ceramic knife sharper. « Show Less
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I have a Boker ceramic knife. I did use the Duosharp to sharpen mine and it will definitely sharpen the knife. Is it the recommended way? Don't know. My instructions tell me to send the knife back to Boker to be sharpened. Brian
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I am not really sure, but thinking a little on the subject, I wonder if the serated blade might get hung up in the sharpening part? If that happened then you could not use it all? Just a thought????
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Not being an expert sharpener. I don't know. I have a diamond stone which I would use for a regular blade.The S miths would be great for the wide variety of serrated kitchen knives. The serrated bread knife jumps to mind. Take a stab at it.
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When I received this "diamond sharpening stone" it had nothing to do with diamonds, just an ordinary stone which are a dime a dozen. You can sharpen a knife on a rock, but for a really good edge, a REAL diamond hone is what you want, which this is Not.
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I don't see why it wouldn't sharpen carbon steel. I use German knives made by FDick have numerous styles as these are my kitchen tools and are expensive. The sharpener works great and have trusted its performance for many years.But give AccuSharp a call at 1-800-742-7797 to be sure.