On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:00:43 -0700, "Juan Valdez"
> wrote:

>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...
>

FWIW, I use the same Japanese waterstones on my one Global knive that
I use on my various woodworking edged tools. It works just fine.
Something else might work as well or better, (ceramic, diamond, etc)
but since I have to have the waterstones for other tools, that's it
for me. If you have a single bevel knife, you may find that a
benchstone of some kind is easier to use since you should not use a
steel to reshape the edge. Someplace like woodworkerssupply.com will
carry double-faced waterstones with a choice of grits on opposing
faces. They also have a wide variety of other bench "stones". There
are some who swear by fine grit wet/dry sandpaper on a piece of 1/2"
thick float glass. I've used it to restore iron plane soles, so it
can work.

I am not really fond of my Global knife as it does not do anything any
better than the Japanese knives after which it is modeled and I do not
find the handle comfortable for prolonged use, but visitors seem to
love it and so it is always out when cooking for company. (It is also
a thin bladed sharp knife that I will let others use. My Japanese
knives are strictly for my use)