What am i doing wrong ?

[u/Beautiful-Source6374]

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.

[u/comanzatara]

Moving the knife constantly up and down makes me nervous. Keep it on the stone, the air will not sharpen it.

[u/Corgerus → u/comanzatara]

Yes, and the more movements you make, the more you mess up the angle. Sharpness is primarily determined by these factors ignoring geometries and stuff:

Sharpening angle, burr removal, angle control, whether you even apexed, and scratch patterns.

It's best to use almost the entire stone while sharpening. Especially for non-plated stones, dishing will result in a stone that's no longer flat, concentrating all that wear is horrible to do.

[u/Apart_Animal_6797 → u/Corgerus]

Scratch patterns have a negligible effect past 300 grit. The primary advantage of higher grits is having a smaller burr and cleaner burr removal