Shave sharp kitchen knives

**mainaman** · 02-23-2013, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Lemur

If you look at when the edge touch the skin it's not biting it straightaway, it skips over the surface first.
I know it doesn't look like much to care about but to me it's a big difference.
Especially when I hold something with a tough skin in my hand and are going to do some quick cuts for decorations.
A toothy edge will grip straightaway and I got full control how deeply I cut, with a polished edge less so.
Try to carefully pull e polished edge along the skin without cutting it, not hard with a polished edge but with teeth you can't.

I agree I never go more than Aoto on any knife, although with Jnats the toothiness is there even at higher grits.

**Laurens** · 02-23-2013, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by mainaman

why push cutting?
I am pretty sure all his demos are push cutting, but here is a video specially made to demo that:

Push cutting is harder than sawing, which is also obvious from the video you added. Also, it's what razors do.

**Lemur** · 02-23-2013, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by mainaman

why push cutting?
I am pretty sure all his demos are push cutting, but here is a video specially made to demo that:

Push Cut Tomato Slice 2 - YouTube

**mainaman** · 02-23-2013, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Lemur

Hmm, seems like our terminology is a bit off, this is what I call push cutting; Basic Cutting Motions - YouTube

**Lemur** · 02-23-2013, 09:37 PM

Well it say so in the title to the video but they are not the same.
I've always believed that push cut involves a forward motion, that's how I was taught anyway.
Draw cut being it's opposite.

**mjsorkin** · 02-27-2013, 01:04 AM

I have separate stones for my knives. I rarely touch a knife to any of my razor hones.

My best edges lately have come from an Arkansas stone progression. I start on soft ark then go to a norton hard translucent stone.

If the blade needs more work I start with shapton 1k. If it needs more than that I use the dmt325.

After the Arkansas stones I can push cut arm hair or paper with ease. Haven't tried my face.

Michael

**Laurens** · 02-28-2013, 10:16 AM

That's what I like about my BBW: both sides are servicable. And I accidentally dropped it, which damaged one corner slightly, so I can always distinguish the razor and kitchen knife sides. For the rough work I have a 300/800 nameless, hollowed hone, which leaves pretty deep scratches. I'm looking into Naniwa hones, but they're too expensive for me at this moment.

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