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A professional chef carefully maintaining a blade on a whetstone to achieve the correct chef knife sharpening angle

Chef Knife Sharpening Angle

The chef knife sharpening angle has a big effect on how your knife performs. Sharpen at too wide an angle and the knife may feel dull or struggle to make clean cuts. Go too narrow, and the edge can become fragile, especially if you use the knife heavily in the kitchen.

For most Western-style chef knives, around 15–20 degrees per side is a good starting point. Many Japanese kitchen knives use a narrower angle, often around 10–15 degrees per side. The right choice, however, depends on the knife, the steel, and how you use it.

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Hands sharpening a chef's knife on a wet sharpening stone grit guide surface in a workshop

Sharpening Stone Grit Guide

Choosing the right sharpening stone can be confusing, especially when you see numbers such as 400, 1000, 3000, 6000, or even 10,000 grits. This sharpening stone grit guide explains what those numbers actually mean, which grit to use for different types of knife work, and how to build a simple, effective sharpening setup. At Knife Spine, we focus on practical knife-sharpening advice that helps home cooks and knife owners make better choices without buying more stones than they need.

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