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Sharpening your own knives is easy with a Whetstone sharpening kit. They’re typically two sided and have a course and fine texture like this one with 1000 and 6000 grit. The beauty of a Whetstone is that you don’t need oil to sharpen your blades. Before each use, the Whetstone needs to be soaked in water.

Keep the stone submerged until the bubbles slow down or about 5 minutes then it's ready for use. Starting with the lowest grit which is 1000 on this stone, hold your knife at about a 15 degree angle and slide it away from you. It only takes light pressure along the strokes. You don’t need to push too hard. Gently slide from the tip to the base of the blade. After about 12 to 15 strokes, flip the blade over and repeat on the other side. Continue using gentle and even passes across the stone. Remember to hold the blade at about a 15 degree angle which is about half the height of your thumb. Keep the moves consistent and at the same speed.

At this point, I can flip the stone over and use the fine course side. Most Whetstones come with a nice wooden base that do a good job to hold the stone in place while sharpening. Before starting, you might need to add a bit more water to the surface. Now with the fine course stone, finish the sharpening process like before at the same blade angle and nice consistent passes along the stone. About 10 to 12 passes is good before switching to the other side of the blade. At this point, the blade should be extremely sharp. I’ll just give a quick paper test here. I can now slice paper quite easily with my knife.

This Whetstone also comes with plastic guide to help hold the blade at exactly a 15 degree angle. Handy for some people! There are many Whetstones available but choosing one with a 1000 and 6000 grit is a good general purpose stone for home use.

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