Limited 1st Lovers Edition, dated 20/02/2020, numbered, initialled by Mark Henry.
For simple, fast, razor-sharp pro edges on Söliditi™ C5, and all Japanese and Western knives: single-sided chisel edges and regular two-sided edges.
The Background
The world-first Solidteknics™ InversionEdge™ Sharpening System (patents pending) was developed by Mark J. Henry to embody a lifetime of practical knife sharpening experience and engineering research into the 'ultimate, no-compromise, purist's sharpening system … for everyone.'
While developing Söliditi™ C5 with the ultimate purist's edge — the notoriously difficult-to-sharpen Japanese chisel edge — Mark knew he had to eliminate the ancient and persistent sharpening problem. Only then would more Western cooks discover why the chisel edge blade has been so revered for centuries by master Japanese swordsmiths and knife makers. These edges are simply too difficult to sharpen with traditional water stones, so they're rarely used by non-enthusiasts.
The Problem with Existing Sharpening Methods
Sharpening gadgets destroy Western blades (short-term improvement with far too much metal removal) and cannot be used on Japanese chisel edges. They should simply never be used on any good knife. Japanese water stones are the best for serious knife users, but they require high levels of skill, experience, and time — rarely accessible to the average cook.
The InversionEdge™ Solution
Mark's solution was elegant: rather than manually controlling the moving blade angle by hand while the stone is fixed on the bench (the traditional way), he 'inverted' the system — accurately controlling the moving stone angle while the blade remains fixed to a platform. No manual hand control required: just a simple rubbing motion of the automatically guided stone across the edge of the fixed blade.
The result is real water stone sharpening to an extremely fine mirror-polish finish — accessible to anyone, with no special skills or decades of practice required. Pair your Söliditi™ knives with the InversionEdge™ sharpening system and you'll have, for the first time ever, the ability to quickly and easily maintain 'old master level' cutting edges on the highest performance chisel edge blade.
