Sharpening a Knife at Hirotomo Knifeworks

The blade blank is clamped in a wooden jig and then sharpened freehand. The sharpeners half-stand and half lay over the machine on a kind of pillow fastened to its top. It takes at least three years of training and practice to learn to properly sharpen a knife using this technique. More

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