how I sharpen a katana

[@erichusayn]

Very interesting. Although I use a worksharp sans the angle guides. Then hand strop with a paddle. I also use a certain number of passes on each belt. Doesn't the stone leave a secondary bevel on the edge though? I use a mix of that same camiella oil and hoppes oil. Different strokes for different folks. Lol. I've tried to do a sharpening video a million times, and failed every tine. Good stuff dude.

[@erichusayn]

That strop made by BPS?

[@gargoylesblade]

@@erichusayn yes it is

[@gargoylesblade]

You can lay the blade flat on the stone to sharpen the blade, you just have to go through multiple stones to get the polish back. At the angle I hold it at I personally can't feel or see a secondary bevel. It just takes a lot of time, I find it relaxing.

[@erichusayn]

@@gargoylesblade cool. Th OG of the backyard guys (backyard samurai) also has a zen like bond with his sharpening process.

[@erichusayn]

@@gargoylesblade nice on the bps. Hopefully they all make it through ok and get back up and running. Best, sharpest, and most affordable, without sacrificing quality fixed blades I've ever come into contact with. Still some left on Amazon and etsy. My favorite is their "savage" model.

[@nativewildman9335]

Cool very informative!

[@gargoylesblade]

Thank you, I try to be

[@msvladswiss]

Cool information!👋

[@armoredsweatpants3997]

Very educational

[@_G_H_0_S_T]

That's a tanto... not a katana xD or is it? looks too big to be tanto and too small to be a wakizashi. ?

[@gargoylesblade]

@_G_H_0_S_T it's a tanto, just looks bigger, there were longer tanto though, just not very many. Thank you for watching

[@SaschaKremers]

oh cool, I didn't know you also made a video about sharpening. It will be a long time before I see everything about you 👍🫵🤙⚔️🗡⚔️

[@gargoylesblade]

Yeah, I've got a lot of videos up