There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
How much have you been using the knife? All knives dull naturally. I looked it up and it's BD1N Steel with 63 Rockwell, so it's very hard and an edge should last a good amount of time. It's a 16 degree angle, while MACs have a 15 degree angle, so they should not be too different. If you cook more or less daily, hone every 2-4 uses, then sharpening once a year is a general guideline.
They are different knives. BOTH excellent in their respective categories, but they're not the same knife. the stickiness has nothing to do with the sharpness.
And the at least you got a cermic rod,and didn't think a steel rod would sharpen a Dragon. It won't the Dragon is harder (usually considered better) than any steel rod. I own both the knives you have. they are both fine choices, but you'll learn to use one over the other for different types of product. get a STONE a ceramic rod is only about 1200 grit for the white and 3000 for the black. BD1N takes a lot of effort even on a stone. I would NOT want to apply lots of effort on a rod. Many people would cut themselves trying to sharpen on a rod. IF you're going to sharpen BD1N on a rod, make sure you're NOT doing it "freehand".