global knives 241that right Doesn't surprise me. Every tool has someone who finds it difficult to use. Good thing there are so many variations of everything. Ahh... I...
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global knives Mailcopiesto: never 240FWIW I know someone who's found the guide awkward to use. The sharpener is two sets of tiny circular stones , one set coarse, the other fine, which circulate in a water...
Very true. But then we have to learn how to use the knife too. Its not that difficult to learn. Global even sell guides I think for getting the right angle. If the wheeled sharpener is a set of disks made of harder metal than the knife, then they are more likely to scrape the metal off the blade while the sharpening stone wears away a much smaller amount. buttuming that is, that a Global specific wheeled sharpener is used, as I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Global knives are made of a harder metal than generally used by western knife brands.
I was suggesting the poster got a Diy water stone, instead of the Global branded stones which are pretty expensive for what appears to be much the same thing. I could be wrong and the Global stones could be vastly superior, but they seem to be something that is used to get a nice little markup because of the Global brand and that they fit the little holder nice and neatly. Another advantage being that the single sided knives should be easily sharpened on a stone where the wheeled sharpener might have difficulty unless there is a specific slot for it.
I found a Global 5000 grit going for £36.95 on a quick look around. ceramic stone, which is a bit more durable, but as it was the finest on the page, I use it as a reasonable comparison. The most coarse was a 240-1000 which was just under £30 A more thorough search might well find cheaper.
While a DIY type from Axminster power tools with a 1000-6000 grit sells for £13.40 www.axminster.co.uk (code KING8C2) and goes up to 10,000 for £37.01 (code 384033)
I do understand not everyone knows how to sharpen a knife. I can remember giving an old oil stone to a friend to sharpen some knives. When I saw it after he had used it, the knives were still blunt and the stone looked like it had been put in a cement mixer overnight with a bucket of gravel. I still have no idea how he managed it. I have even heard of people who used a grind stone for all their sharpening, and were surprised they never got a good edge.
John
