Thread: Eggington shepherds sharpening steel

Originally Posted by Three O'Three

What I meant was getting the angle right for any individual knife as in 17deg, 20deg 25deg. I can work out 90deg and 45deg but below 45 I can't workout. Also I'm far sighted so I can't see the blades edge flat on the steel to determine the blades correct angle. I made a jig for my whetstones that I can position at any angle, all I do is get the blades angle stated by the manufacturer and set the jig accordingly and start sharpening while holding the knife at 90deg, which is easy. What I could do with is those blade angle guides.

You don't néed to over complicate angles.

Put the knife on the stone at 90 degrees, tilt it halfway. Now you are at 45, half the angle again and start sharpening.

It really doesn't need to be super precise to get a razor sharp edge. Just sharpen until you get a burr, then strop or hone to remove the burr and you will have a sharp knife.