Right then, for anyone lucky enough o have Dannys superb whetstones gathered from these green hills of ours and with an amazing history. Here's how I use the smaller ones.
First, soak in a dish for 5mins (I now keep one in this for use with my kitchen Mora)
I like to free hold them if they are thick enough, if not, lay them on a towel or non slip surface on the edge of a table.
Start off at the base of the knife and adjust the angle to the angle of the cutting edge
In one fluid movement, draw it towards you and at the same time slide the knife down to the tip as if you are trying to slice off a paper thin strip of stone
Turn over and do the same in the opposite direction. Keep adding water if the stone dries out
The grit on these is about 4000 to 5000 grit, very fine
You can add micro bevels to your knives too. I did this on my bushcrafter with great results
These are great for touching up in the field, you can use them dry or add a bit of water or even spit for better results.
A larger size stone would make the perfect bench stone and is certainly equal in quality to commercially bought benchstones of a very fine grit, only visually far more appealing. You can understand why they were the standard for the Sheffield knife industry.
First, soak in a dish for 5mins (I now keep one in this for use with my kitchen Mora)
I like to free hold them if they are thick enough, if not, lay them on a towel or non slip surface on the edge of a table.
Start off at the base of the knife and adjust the angle to the angle of the cutting edge
In one fluid movement, draw it towards you and at the same time slide the knife down to the tip as if you are trying to slice off a paper thin strip of stone
Turn over and do the same in the opposite direction. Keep adding water if the stone dries out
The grit on these is about 4000 to 5000 grit, very fine
You can add micro bevels to your knives too. I did this on my bushcrafter with great results
These are great for touching up in the field, you can use them dry or add a bit of water or even spit for better results.
A larger size stone would make the perfect bench stone and is certainly equal in quality to commercially bought benchstones of a very fine grit, only visually far more appealing. You can understand why they were the standard for the Sheffield knife industry.
