How to Sharpen a Knife with a Japanese Master Sharpener

In New York, there is a premier knife company, Korin, that not only sells some of the best knives but has master sharpeners to keep your edges on point. In this video Vincent, one of Korin's master knife sharpeners, will show you how to properly sharpen your knife. Using a whetstone instead of honing steels or pull sharpeners, your blade will last longer and retain its edge better.

Vince, in this instructional video, will show you what type of sharpening stone to use and why as well as some tips and tricks to figure out what angles to use for the best results.

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[totojejedinecnynick]

Protip - if you ever happen to get lost in the wilderness, just sit down and start sharpening your pocket knife. It is guaranteed that within 10 minutes someone will come by and tell you that you are doing it wrong.

[WaffleHungry]

“I’m going to sleep by 11 tonight!”
*3:17 AM watching dudes sharpen knives*

[EpicAlcatraz]

He makes it looks so easy and smooth. It took me a month just to not make it even duller than before.

[xtraordinaryxtd]

Just in time. My stone arrived today. So tonight i am either gonna have a sharp knife, or 9 fingers.


2 years edit. I've leaned how to sharpen my own knife. Have all 10 fingers and i got 600-1000 and 3000-8000 stones.

[Burciaga]

This is the best and most informative way to teach a novice how to properly use a whetstone. Great job munchies!

[QuackLoud]

I've watched and listened to hundreds of people explain to me how to sharpen knives - this was one of the clearest and easiest to follow. Thank you.

[arkanglegeibriel]

I followed this with a brand new whetstone from Amazon.
My cheap knives now slide through everything I need like a hot knife through butter.
This entire tutorial was SPOT ON, thank you Vincent!

[AteOunceCup]

Vincent does excellent work. His videos are the best sharpening tutorials I’ve seen anywhere. The bad technique of most youtube sharpening videos removes way too much knife metal as well as causing uneven wear on knife and premature dishing in the stone. A problem considering how expensive everything has become.

[bobs]

Now this is what YouTube was originally made for thanks

[quinty]

3 AM watching a guy sharpening a knife, but i'm a butcher, so technically i'm working

[donovanb]

This is the video that got me truly comfortable with sharpening my knives.
Thanks to this video, I practiced enough that I finally feel comfortable upgrading my whetstone earlier this week.
My OG beater/practice knife now has the sharpest edge it's ever had in it's entire existence.
I can't thank y'all enough.

[kisuge]

I was waiting for that cow to pop up and pour water on the stones but alas wrong channel.

[chilepeulla]

Vicent had a whole series of knife sharpening on the Korin’s YouTube channel, not sure if it’s still there but it’s very thorough and some great material worth checking out.

[KubotaKid]

Received a full whetstone set this year from the family. They hated my odd collection, but it worked well. I am impressed with the ease of making something dull new again so on that note I have to watch the best and glean knowledge and make my own style. Thank you for the wisdom.

[georgehelliar]

It's nice to see Korin still doing well. I bought an ittosai damascus chef's knife and a 1000/6000 stone from them almost 10 years ago, and they've given me years of joy. There's nothing like having a really sharp knife, and this is a really good instructional video.

[nessrosen]

He is such a great teacher! Very knowledgeable and makes it super easy to follow along 👌🏼

[codysykes]

Another point I think deserves mentioning is to maintain your whetstones as much as possible; you also want to make sure you aren't just using one section of the stone to sharpen with. Notice how Mr. Lau is using the entire length of the stone!
I personally will take my whetstone dry and draw a grid on the top with a lead pencil and use the zeroing stone or flattening stone and just run down the length with about 2-3 lbs of pressure. If you see spots that are still marked after a few passes this shows you that the stone isn't entirely flat.

[garryw]

This has to be 1 of the best explained knife sharpening tutorials on YouTube. Thank you so much. 🇦🇺

[aniquinstark]

You, my friend just helped me sharpen all my kitchen knives! I'm always reluctant to do it myself because it's so easy to royally screw up a knife edge.

[melaronvalkorith]

I really enjoyed this knife-sharpening video. It isn't too much or too little — pure goldilocks. Casual, but with professional confidence, and the video is visually and audibly pleasing. Thanks!