I see here and there people saying that circlular movements when sharpening are wrong, but haven't seen any clear reason why they say this.
I think I can understand the basis for kitchen knives, that being the teeth should all be the same direction, but for straights that issue is smaller as the grit is finer and the honing on an oil stone, stropping, and steel being ductile should mitigate this? (Please correct me if that is wrong.)
I've seen on plenty of YouTubes and it mentioned here that circles are a normal way of sharpening, so i am trying to find out why some people say they are not.
I think I can understand the basis for kitchen knives, that being the teeth should all be the same direction, but for straights that issue is smaller as the grit is finer and the honing on an oil stone, stropping, and steel being ductile should mitigate this? (Please correct me if that is wrong.)
I've seen on plenty of YouTubes and it mentioned here that circles are a normal way of sharpening, so i am trying to find out why some people say they are not.