knife catching and scraping the sj stone

[JustADudeInSweden]

As a newbie, hobbiest I am still getting the hang of this, but I noticed that when sharpening from top (the wheel coming towards you) there is a chance of gouging the jpn stone (it's soft) so I sharpen from below (wheel running away from you) - results are good, no complaints.

Had a bad chip, trued it, running from below and everything going great!


Just curious question:
Any downsides to sharpening from below instead of above?

Thanks!

[tgbto]

Hi!

It is being discussed in this topic as well.

Cheers,

Nick.

[JustADudeInSweden]

Thanks, will check it out