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Thanks a lot, tons of info there!

Thanks a lot!

I assembled the T-8, trued the stone that was ever so slightly off. I have now sharpened 8 knives!!

First went really bad. Did some mistakes. Managed to sharpen the knife jig a little *haha*

2-8 went ok. Did #1 again, this time ok.  They are not supermegasharp but very much sharper than before.

Managed to cut myself..

I dont have the skill set to attack my most expensive knives just yet..and definitely not my razor...

The japanese knives are a couple Shun and two really expensive ones from master Yoshikazu-Ikeda

They look a little like these other knives by him (I have a very similar long 280 mm and also a shorter and very delicate 200 mm)

Link:

https://www.yanagiknife.com/akazawa-hokoshin-yoshikazu-ikeda-3-sides-mirror-shiro-ichi-ko-mizu-honyaki-sakimaru-300mm

I also have some cleaver style knife that I bought when traveling in Asia. Very thick blade, will be difficult to fit in any jig..

Hi

Completely new member to the forum. As a guy both very interested in cooking as well as being a hunter I have lots of knives (too many? according to my lovely wife).

I have been sharpening my expensive knives on japanese whetstones for many years which might be ok but is very time consuming. As a family man, I dont have that time. And since I have moved out from the big city, it is a two hour drive (one way) to the closest sharpening shop where I usually get hunting knives and scissors sharpened.

I decided to do some research and landed on a T-8 with a jig-kit (GTK706).

Now, down to all newbie questions:

1. Will it be ok to finish with the paste or should I finish with my 8000 grit stones? Will the edge last longer with a more polished surface (so I learned as a kid many years ago living in lapland Sweden).

2. Do you use 20 deg for all butcher knives? We shot 6 wild boar and some red deer this weekend, I really need to sharpen my butcher knives before taking care of all the meat. They are really dull after 25+ animals this fall. What about hunting knives like Falllniven and Eka Swingblade? (have about 6-7 of those as well)

3. Some, or at least one, of my japanese knives have extremely low angle (sub 10 per side), are they even possible to grind on the T-8? I have nerver sharpened it myself, have given it to a japanese master sharpener the few times it has been sharpened.

4. Is it possible to sharpen straight razors on the T-8? The blade shape is extremely convex.

5 and last question, do you always go for maximum sharpness, even on hunting knives? I always learnt that a too sharp knife will dull faster than a 95% sharp knife

Sorry for all questions but I am brand new to the Tormek world, have had the T8 for approximately 18 minutes:)

Tine to bring out some cheap knives from the garage and start testing!