Here we used the Jende JIGS for Knives Guided Sharpener and sharpened it up to 5K using Naniwa Chosera stones and Jende Diamond Plates. We finished with a 0.5 micron Jende Nanocloth strop loaded with 0.5 micron Jende Poly Diamond Emulsion, just for fun. Initially, the idea was to sharpen the D-12 at 20 degrees per side, but then I realized that while the D-5 regular cleaver could do with 20, the D12 was a bit more of a challenge, so I ended up doing a controlled convex grind using 19, 20 and 21 degrees per side. In reality, I probably should’ve used 22-23 degrees per side, but I was having a great time using the Jende JIGS for knives and zenning out.
