Global Knife Sharpening Guides, Set of 2
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: GlobalBrand: Global
Model: H-4560
Product features:
- Guides slip onto blade backs and hold knife blades at proper angle on whetstone
- Ideal for Global knives' acute-edge angle
- Small guide for blades to 6 inches
- Large guide for blades more than 6 inches
- Made of stainless steel
- King Pro Standard Whetstone, Medium Grit
- Global G-1800L - Two-Sided Sharpening Whetstone, Rough/Medium
- Global MS5/W&R - Ceramic Whetstone, Rough Grit
- Global MS5/O&M - Ceramic Whetstone, Medium Grit
- Global MS5/P&S - Ceramic Whetstone, Fine Grit
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Global Knife Sharpening Guides, Set of 2
Customer Review: essential for sharpening global knives
Summary: 5 Stars
My own experience as an amateur, who wants really sharp kitchen knives, is as follows:
For sharpening kitchen knives to that really razor sharp edge, you must use sharpening stones (I recommend Japanese waterstones, Sun Tiger or King brand - readily available) starting from medium grit (1000) and progressing to fine (about 2000) then extra fine grit (6000 for extra fine edge) It is critical that the blade MUST be kept exactly at a constant angle to the stone (the manufacturers recommend 15 degrees for Global knives, although a smaller angle is better - see my comment below). The hard part for us mere mortals is to maintain that exact constant angle right throughout the sharpening process. Unless you are a real expert, you will be like me - unable to maintain that exact angle constantly when sharpening freehand. Because our human hands and fingers are too flexible!
The answer is these simple clip-on guides. They slide onto the back of the knife and hey presto - there is your fixed angle. You can slide the guide onto the straight part of the knife (nearer to the handle) to sharpen it, then move the guide onto the curved part near the point) to sharpen that part of the knife.
The current guides (made in China) have plastic sleeves which prevent scratching the knife, older guides with no plastic can easily be made non scratch by installing your own sleeve from a cut down plastic milk bottle, folded in half and pushed into the guide.
I have used these guides on my Global knives and other kitchen knives and have found that the knives are much much sharper.
Using these guides on Global Knives, gives an edge angle of about 10 degrees or less. This is VERY VERY sharp and not far off my Grandad's cuthroat razor.
Using high quality Japanese waterstones, I get a (literally) sharper than razor edge, which I could never achieve using "freehand" sharpening.
Also I recommend using a ceramic "steel" in particular the Kyocera CSW-18 which has a super fine grit and is far superior to diamond "steels"
If you've read this far you might be interested in doing some net research on knife sharpening. There are some very good tutorials there. Try typing "knife sharpening" into Google and away you go.
Description of Global Knife Sharpening Guides, Set of 2
Because Global knives are ground to an edge at a more acute angle than traditional European-style knives, these guides are an ideal aid when Global knives are sharpened on a whetstone. They slip onto blades' backs and hold the blades at precisely the angle needed for proper sharpening. Two guides come in the set, one for blades up to 6 inches long and the other for blades longer than 6 inches. The guides are made of stainless steel. --Fred BrackKnife Sharpeners
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