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I thought about what Matt Loonen, the sharpener from Sur La Table told me. "If you adhere to any school of thought and work with care and precision, you're going to be able to sharpen your knife. It's all in the small subtle nuances, the fancy ones--that's where you'll have to learn from an instructor.
The majority of professional chefs sharpen their own knives with whetstones. They are exactly what they sound like: rectangular stones, which are lubricated using water, that are used to sharpen knives by pressing the opposite edges of the cutting edge against the stone at an angle of acute. It takes a lot of training and skill, but many chefs and home cooks recommend it because it's the best method to ensure the sharpest edge and longest lifespan from knives.
Type of tool and tool geometry:The cutting material that is used to make your tool e.g. tungsten carbide or diamond, can have a significant impact on the lifespan of edges. There are also tool geometries that provide long edge life and others which are more susceptible to wear.
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