Can I sharpen this knife with my diamond honed tungsten carbide? http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001-Knife-Sharp
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I have not tried using one of those to sharpen it. But I have used every other standard sharpening tool and so far it hasnt received any damage at all.
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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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Hey Dan. I haven't had to worry about sharpening the knife yet. I bought it a month ago and use it almost daily. The edge is still just as sharp as when I pulled it out of the package. I've seen other reviewers state that eventually it will need to be sharpened but I haven't reached that point yet.
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Not that I am aware of but I would suggest checking Wusthof's website. It's not terribly rough. The term "sharpening steel" is a bit misleading. This product is intended to hone the blade not reshape/reform the bevel on the blade.
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D2 steel is too hard to be sharpened with a whetstone, you need to use either diamond sharpeners or ceramic crock sticks work well,
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Yes and No. Yes, as a First stage for sharpening the knife - I use it on my Wustoff knives. However, I use a hard Arkansas stone to produce the Finished edge. Use the coarse side on extremely worn or dull knives that need restoration. I am satisfied with this stone for most household sharpening, although, I am shopping for a dual grit water stone in the range of 2000/6000 grits.
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I would think so. I have this KA-BAR Potbelly, and it will sharpen that. http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/39
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I'll answer your second question first. Yes. I use it maybe every 2nd or 3rd time I use the knife. Just a few light strokes is all it takes and there is hardly any steel removed. As for your first question its not so easy. I looked into some Global Knives and it looks like they are sharpened to a 12.5 degree bevel. This sharpener is set to a 15 degree angle. Your first time using it, you will have to use lots and lots of strokes on the 1 slot to essentially grind away your 12.5 degree edge and create a 15 degree one. Its what I did going from a 22.5 degree angle on my knives to the 15 created by this. It won't "hurt" your knife so much as change it. Although I suspect you would be hard pressed to notice a 2.5 degree change in the cutting angle.
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FYI... here is what Wusthof said:Hi, Serrated edge knives actually never need to be sharpened. The way the blades are made, the part that needs to stay sharp never hits a cutting surface so it should not ever go dull. Using a serrated edge knife on the 2904-7 knife sharpener would damage it, so I do not recommend trying it. Regards, Lauren info@wusthof.comWusthof-Trident Inc333 Wilson AvenueNorwalk, CT 06854
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Due to the convex edge on this knife, the best method I am aware of is to affix various grits of sandpaper to a mouse pad and sharpen like that. This edge is a little tougher to sharpen, but the trade-off is that it is a more durable edge.Here's a video on someone making the sharpener in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDsoLkonV6c
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Like Bmeister i have used the Accusharp shapener, but only every couple months. I steel the knife at least once a week and that restores the sharp edge. My knife is over 2 yrs old now and in daily use. I still like it....a lot
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I only have white Kyocera knives, but I don't see a reason why the black ones couldn't be sharpen as well: they are made of almost the same ceramique material and should interact identically to the diamond sharpening material. Also the diamonds should not pass any color to the blade, on the contrary it should be neutral.
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you can shave with it, almost. I fine honed it with some 1000 grit wet/dry glued to glass plate to get it the way I like my cutters. By the way.check out "scary sharp" on the web if you really want a great, cheap way to sharpen your hand cutting tools.
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I read that any Japanese style knife has to be sharpened by either diamond or ceramic because the steel is brittle (vs carbon steel in German etc knives) and the steel steels "shatter" the edge instead of honing it. I don't know if this is true but I would get the ceramic anyway because it hones and sharpens at the same time.
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You can if you are using a water stone. There are several types of sharpening stones; some require oil, some water, some nothing at all.
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No, you can't. We use diamond honing stones for them. Then finish it with a silicon carbide sharpener.
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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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yes, pretty pretty sharp. But you can improve this with a 8000 or 6000 grit stone significantly. It is by far the most sharpest knife I´ve ever seen.
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The only way I know of to sharpen a set of blades like this is by using a rat tail diamond hone. It is skill dependent and time consuming. Highly recommend purchasing a spare set of blades and scrap the idea of sharpening.