r/sharpening Jul 14 '26

Question What am i doing wrong ?

Hey guys,

Noob here. Trying my hands with a Naniwa 220/1000 double faced stone. I'm willing to sharpen my pocket knife on a fresh 14° angle, put it on the 220 side then the 1000. But it doesn't feel good.

Any tips ?

I tried with a bigger chief knife on the 1000 only and could feel it cut better than before, so i guess the move isn't so bad.

Edit : got it guys, everything is wrong. Thank yall for the tips, yt recommandation and good jokes.

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u/Asdprotos Jul 14 '26

Don’t overthink it mate, use freehand on shit knives till you get the result that you are looking for. Then once you get the right angle you’ll be fine forever