CalgaryJim

Thanks, good to know.

Thanks for this also. What are the pros for a single bevel, if any?

Thankss, good to know. I have been using a 1000/4000 stone set but I'll source an 8000 now as well.

Thanks Arturo, I just placed an order for a Hidetsugu knive from that website. I skipped courier service and went with unregistered mail for the price since the knife was only 3,870 yen. Thanks, I looked at their Damascus steel knife, more money than I wanted to spend.

I just bought this knife, $95 CAD, about $70 US. The handle is nice, the blade is 9rc13 stainless steel. It was sharp out of the box but I sharpened it with a 1000, then 4000 wet stone, then honed it with green rouge. It doesn't seem to skive as easily as a Weaver 24mm blade I have. Unlike the Weaver, the edge looks the same as the rest of the blade, there's no shinier metal for a few millimetres back of the blade edge. I'm thinking I should have instead purchased a skiving knife from Japan. Is anyone else familiar with the Tandy blade and what has your experience with it been?