what is the angle of the blade? 15° 16° 20° or 22°?
816488
Oh man...I'm not really sure. I'll probably say...somewhere between 15-17°? The blade for my OXO santoku is thinner/sharper than my OXO chef's knife. Don't think I really helped but, best of luck.
816489
Knife sharpening and angles is something I've not quite got the hang of but research showed 15. I'll go with that but don't take it to the bank.
816490
Bless me, but I don't now the answer to the answer to this question. It is nice knife and slices very thin cuts of meat, vegetables, etc.
816491
same here ,definitely under 20.increased sharpness by making a few passes on a butcher steel.after steel blade was razor sharp
816492
Not sure if you ever went to ask OXO yourself but since I wanted to get my knife sharpened, I did ask OXO what angle they sharpened their santoku at and they replied with 16° =)
816493
Sorry. Not sure. Loved the knife until the handle fell off after about 3 months!
814303
I have used the blade in 4 different positions at 0, 90, 180, 270 degree positions. Very handy for tighter situations and different materials.
512678
According to the manufacturer, my favorite Victorinox Chef knives have a 15° edge (sharpen in slot 1), and their boning knives 20° (sharpen in slot 2). It's good I asked, or I would do it wrong!
2073665
I think it is 20 degrees, but is was very dull. Not razor sharp at all. I have been struggling to keep it sharp.
1920969
This sharpener will not work for 15 degree Asian blades. The sharpening wheels cannot be adjusted.
666500
Since the blades are the lowest point you can cut as short as you need. Maybe down to1/16th
512679
Kitchen and sports knives with 20 degree angle start with Stage 2 sharpening then finish in Stage 3 honing. Santoku and other 15 degree edge angles start with Stage 1 sharpening and finish with Stage 3 honing .
1386691
There is a slight curve to the cutting edge. Approximately 3/16th, definitely under 1/4 inch.
203513
Japanese knives are ground at a 15 degree angle, European at 22 degrees. Sharpeners for one are NOT compatible with the other style knife, unless you want your knife ground at the wrong angle
379312
I can't really answer your question about the angles, but I can tell you that I have this knife sharpener and it works GREAT! It is such a joy to have sharp knives and it is very easy to use. I would never be without a good knife sharpener again!
194839
I think it's 15 each side. I tend to use a steel a lot and it works on this steel. I could buy 4 of these for one of even the cheaper luxury knives, one of which I own, and I use this knife.
399117
the tip of the blade is a stright angle cut. there is a slight curve to the over-all blade.
2251346
Measuring the blade from the rounded edge of the handle to the tip it is just shy of 3 inches, approximately 2 15/16"
1476008
MAC sells a sharpening tool for use on their knives and the website says 15 degrees.
2144334
All technical details are available here: http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/7As to your questions, it is a fixed blade with a 20 degree blade angle. The blade is made from 1095 Cro-Van.
606405
I just saw a grooming thread on a great Pyr website that recommends a 20-22 blade. I haven't tried it yet, am looking like you.
2037215
I cannot answer "why," as I didn't engineer the product, however the unit does up to 30 degrees per side. This will get you to 60 degrees inclusive which is about as high as I can think of going for any blade. It could be that the older unit listed it's angles as inclusive so, for example, if you were in the 40 degree guide, you were really sharpening to 20 degrees per side. Hope that helps.