Fujiwara Knife Sharpening Masterclass - Denka, Maboroshi, & Nashiji

IYKYK. Teruyasu Fujiwara makes some of the most legendary knives coming out of Japan, and this week our sharpening wizard, Naoto, is here to show you how to get your Fujiwara knives back to brand new.

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[dmitrybelyakov]

Love the new format that focuses of the sharpening process itself! Thanks Naoto!

[AmandaHarris-ctdr]

love this video. i have a denka nakiri which is a little fatter in the front two thirds, ill try sharpening it this way up front more so until i get a good balance thanks

[miguel]

I learned convex sharpening on accident, as an inexperienced sharpener i couldn’t keep a steady angle but I had consistent technique, I always ended with decently sharp and durable knives. The shinny micro bevel is was everything to me.

[Haganeaffutage]

A lot of great tips in this video
thanks Naoto to share your knowledge

[Sustainable_Flight]

Great video!! I’d love to see more information on the different stones. I have a suehiro 320, 700 1000, 3000, and Houcho 6000. Are those “hard” or soft?

(My Denka gyoto (and Fujin Bunka) recently stopped slicing through tomato skin effortlessly, so it’s about that time.)

[wolfgangL]

Haha found out I'm not the only one who saw the slight concave behind while I was thinning it! Gonna try this technique, as after owning this knife for several years and often sharpening, I found it I can't really have a nice slice thru a carrot but the carrot breaks half way slicing thru.. not sure is my sharpening technique problems, gonna try with sharpening much lower angle.

[paulsmith]

Amazing video and so much information to absorb 🙂

[sullyroams]

ahhh well I've been keeping my fujiwara gyuto pretty sharp however I had no idea about this. thanks for sharing!

[Sustainable_Flight]

I was SOOO in love with my Denka at first, then I went to cut an onion, an apple, and a sweet potato and it just wouldn’t go through, I had to put SOO much force into it. My local shop thinned it and it’s fantastic now.

I’d be curious how often people see that? Does Fujiwara San intend for his convex grind to only be used on very small produce / items & something less hard to be used for bigger dense stuff?

How much danger am I in for having a a thinned out Denka 240 gyoto assuming I treat it well?

[DS-pbhh]

Yeah, I‘d like to know how to sharpen a Masashi like the Kuro- or Shiroshu. 🙏🏼. And yes, you sharpened the Fujiwara very nicely👍🏻! Top notch!

[joseramonbustamante]

Hello !!!! First l want to congratulation ! l love this channel and all the videos, thanks for helping me to “ try “ to sharp better !

Then l want to ask your opinion about the “ TORMEK CULINARY “, I am very tempted to buy it but I don't know if it is worth it, an opinion as professional as yours would be very helpful.

Thanks ❤

[MBR]

Hi quick question.... noticed you had sharpened the edge before moving up to the shinogi line.... thats quite different to what the others are doing, which is starting from shinogi and moving down to the edge.

Does it actually matter? Or is it as long as its done in sections, the hamaguri shape will be maintained?

Also, what is your preference among the 3 fujuwara lines given the stark difference in price? Is the price difference due to the actual material used, AS vs white 1? Seems quite a bit more expensive if thats the only differences

[samclemmons]

Would the first 2/3 of the video be considered thinning the knife?

[frncs]

My biggest question is how do you guys create such small edge bevel and sharpen at a very low angle??

[nickolastiguan]

Is this how my Denka will be sharpened when I bring it in? As in, everyone in your YYC shop would know to sharpen it this way? I see a lot of new faces now a days, and the other day someone asked Jacob (to confirm) if my CCK slicer should be sharpened at 15 or 20 degrees lol

[InigoTucker]

I really want to see more of that huge natural stone you put in your thumbnails sometimes!

[markmasaki]

Ah, so convex grind with a 8-10 degree angle micro-bevel. This is important information for Fujiwara Knife owners.

[larrydunn]

ha! what this vid shows me is that as a relatively inexperienced knife sharpener, I'm going to avoid knives that require a complex sharpening process. I'm sure there are 1 in a thousand japanese knive owners who would actually enjoy this challenge. For the rest of us, life is too short.