I was watching a video that Clay made about 2011 using a gen 1(?) setup where he was sharpening a Shun nakiri knife that had a primary bevel of 11 degrees that came to an edge of 16 degrees
I have a gen 1, I think, and mine only can do a 15 degree bevel. The video doesn’t show any extension device to raise the knife higher–how does he achieve the 11 degree bevel with that equipment?
I was watching a video that Clay made about 2011 using a gen 1(?) setup where he was sharpening a Shun nakiri knife that had a primary bevel of 11 degrees that came to an edge of 16 degrees
I have a gen 1, I think, and mine only can do a 15 degree bevel. The video doesn’t show any extension device to raise the knife higher–how does he achieve the 11 degree bevel with that equipment?
Thanks
KK
KK,
I just clamped the knife as high up in the clamp as I could and then moved the collar in as tight as possible without letting the stones contact the vise. I then verified the angle with the Angle Cube. The nakiri is very wide from spine to edge which is what allowed me to hit so low an angle.
KK, ,also keep in mind that the degree bar is calibrated to be correct when the knife edge is 5/8″ off of the top of the vise if I remember correctly. If you have a wide blade then the knife edge will be much higher and allow a lower angle. Hope this helps.
From what I understand, you really only need about 1/8″ of real estate at the spine to successfully clamp a knife.
Just be careful since the higher up you go, the fulcrum moves closer to the top of the jaws where there’s less material to take the stress. Clamping too tight at this point increases the likelihood of bending the right/movable side of the jaws
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