Trouble With Sharpmaker

[Brock O Lee]

Destressing an edge is a critical part in sharpening that most people skip.

Cliff Stamp (RIP) was a huge proponent of this approach.

Yep he's who I learned it from. Sounded absolutely insane at the time but it makes sense especially on certain steels.

Same here! I still use this technique, in fact I used it today on two K390 knives.

Starting fresh by cutting off the old fatigued edge before building a new one on a sound foundation. The idea also blew my mind at first.