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Most knives don’t stay dull because of bad steel or bad technique. They stay dull because the edge was never actually rebuilt in the first place. If you are just polishing what is already there, you are not creating a cutting edge. You are rounding one. Establishing a new bevel requires removing enough material to reach fresh steel and form a true apex. That means using an aggressive enough method to do real work before refinement ever matters. Sharp happens at the bevel, not at the finish. | Sh

Just got into sharpening? Don’t make these beginner mistakes:⁠ ⁠ ❌ This one’s obvious: Don’t start practicing on your most expensive knife. Get good on budget knives first. A sharpener is made, not born.⁠ ⁠ ❌ Don’t avoid using an angle guide clip. It’s not cheating, it’s practice. Once you get a feel for it and that muscle memory kicks in, you will find you can hold a consistent angle much easier on your own.⁠ ⁠ ❌ Don’t start on the wrong whetstone. For damaged or extremely dull knives, start on

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