"Juan Valdez" > wrote in message
. ..
> What do you Global knife owners out there use to sharpen these knives? I
> have the G-4, which is ground on both sides, and the GS-4 and G-11, which
> are both right-handed, and only ground on the right.
>
> Many thanks,
> Juan
>
> P.S. There were many great responses to my earlier post on sharpening
> knives in general. Thanks for those, but here I'm referring specifically
to
> Global (or similar) knives...
>

I have never used Global knives but I would bet dollars to donuts that they
are all ground on both sides. Every "one-sided" knife I have ever seen,
mostly Japanese ones, may be beveled on just one side but the edge is most
certainly ground on both sides. I do not see how you could get it sharp
otherwise. In other words, one side of the knive may be perfectly flat - the
left side for right-handed knives - but the final half millimeter or so is
honed just like any other knife. I do not see why you would need any special
tools to sharpen them - just a good whetstone and a steady hand.


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