|
Global Knife Sharpening Guides, Set of 2 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Yoshikin
Category: Kitchen
We're Sorry...
This item is no longer available. (ERRCOD2)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 206815
Fragile: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 2.4 x 0.5
Model: H-4560
EAN: 4543455456023
ASIN: B00005OL3H
| |
| 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 |
|
| Accessories:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
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 Brack
|
| Customer Reviews:
 essential for sharpening global knives February 17, 2007
Doug Longmire (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
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.
 Not that great December 10, 2004
Andrew Violette (Hoffman Estates, IL United States)
I have a diamond stone and a couple Japanese waterstones. Both work great on the woodworking tools I have, but when I tried to use these honing guides with my Global knives I had very little success. It was hard to draw the knife completely across the diamond stone with honing guide on back. This lead to inconsistent sharpness along the blade. It also scratched up the back of the knife (these come with a couple of plastic protectors but they are difficult to slip on). After trying this for a while, I tried my electric knife sharpener I got as a wedding gift 10 years ago and it worked perfectly.
Great for sharpening, but... December 28, 2003
A. Larson (Seattle, WA United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
First off I would like to say that these work as advertised and are a wonderful tool. They help immensely when sharpening your Globals. That being said, I do have one minor complaint about them. They grip the knife too tight. When you slide them on to the blade they leave a decent scratch. Granted, this isn't the end of the world and by no means reduces the quality of your knife, but it's quite frusterating to see scratches running along the tops of all your brand new (and expensive) knives. If you are interested in buying them, get them. They are great! I just wish someone had warned me about the scratches first.
A question August 21, 2003
Seems these guides could also be useful for all knives - yes?
idiot proof sharpening April 16, 2002
c. lee (Bryn Mawr, PA United States)
26 out of 30 found this review helpful
i cook every day and i love sharp knives. i've always loved sharp knives. it makes cooking a much more pleasant experience. i am not the best person with a whetstone however. well, that was until i got these guides. now all it takes is a few passes on the stone and i get the exact factory specific angle on my global chef's knife. just like new. i can slice through anything with my new edge. gotta love something that can make sharpening fun.
| |
|
|
|
Manor Stores, LLC Shopping Network
|
|
Baby Manor Online Baby Store |
baby shower gift, baby gift basket, maternity pillow, baby shower favor, baby shower party favor, baby shower decoration, baby shower invitation, baby phat clothing, toy and baby, baby item, newborn baby product, baby name book, child bedding |
|
Beauty Supply Store |
Beauty supply store, health and beauty product, bath beauty, beauty product, beauty personal, mac cosmetic, cosmetic retailer, man jewelry |
|
Manor Stores, LLC Shopping Network
|
|
|
|
| |
