There is no one right way to actually slide the blade across a sharpening stone. Some go from hilt to tip, others tip to hilt. Some use straight strokes and others more circular ones. If you’re using a small, portable stone, straight strokes are preferred. Keep in mind, though, that you should move the blade’s edge in the direction of your stroke, as if you were trying to take a small sliver out of your sharpening stone. This will create a burr (or a thin ridge) on the blade, but you’ll soon see how to remove those.
0 Responses to “Different strokes”