A yearly stone session for the six knives
This case holds no honing steel, so give the six knives a short session on a whetstone once or twice a year; the forks need nothing but washing.
- Wet a combination stone (around 1000 grit on one face, 3000 or finer on the other) and set it on a damp towel so it cannot slide.
- Hold each 11.5 cm blade at about 20 degrees and sweep it across the coarse face from heel to tip, five or six strokes per side.
- Repeat on the fine face with lighter pressure, then strop on leather or folded newspaper to remove the burr.
- Rinse and wipe the blades, and dry the acacia before anything goes back in the case.
A knife set from Pakistan in 420 steel responds quickly: all six take only a few minutes each.
