Recently I ordered a 80 grit White Wheel for my wet stone grinder .
This is just a ordinary 250mm Grinder Wheel being re purposed !
Anyway , grinding knives with a 60 grit wheel has returned some very promising results ( especially on softer steels )
The Ganzo how ever is not soft , my 65HRC file skates over the blade steel … ( Be hard )
It might be so hard to it refuses to take a good Normal edge ?
Factory Edge returned some 250 slices ( Failed @ 250 )
My guided knife sharpener edge returned some 250 slices ( failed @ 250 )
Anyways , laying down a new edge with the white wheel returned some 700 slices .
No the knife did not give up , but rather I did . My hands were ice cold and I threw in the towel @ 700 !
Also the paper I was using for edge testing had absorbed some moisture , and when I went inside and sliced some dryer paper … It sliced much better !
Well , certainly the Ganzo liked the white wheel !
700 Slices is the stomping ground of Premium steels , not D2 !
A) Makes a nice straight ( more true ) grind / bevel
B) Shows up poorly ground edges / blades
C) Edge responds to stropping really well
D) Grind once , strop a lot .
It’s no different to any other method , a bit of skill and care will take you a long way .
I certainly try to avoid over grinding , and when grinding I check my work very often . I only want to grind the blade the bare minimum .
The better the edge retention , the less sharpening needed …
The better the edge is formed , the less sharpening is needed .
The more stropping I can do , the less sharpening is needed .
So ? You can look at this from any way you want !
In the long run , it’s really not much different to any other sharpening method .
The bottom line is , the better the edge ! The longer it will last , and the longer it lasts …. The less sharpening you will need to do .
Regarding destroy ?
It’s a wet stone grinder …
The wheel runs thru water and the surface of the wheel has water - so the blade is water cooled when you grind … + I use very little if any downward pressure … The weight of the knife clamp is all thats required …
ANd on finishing passes I will very gently take the weight of the blade so as to lighten the contact .
That skill thing !