the good the bad and the ugly on stones, what you use ? do you use ?.......... looking at these brands , any feedback is welcomed.......... my knives are sharp when they leave the shop but proper stone sharpening has always interested me............. talked to a gu-ru here in town and has recemmended these listed below Imanishi Arate-Kun 220 small $45 Naniwa Akamozen 1000 hard type small. $42 Naniwa Truing stone $32 switch out the Akamozen 1000 for a Chocera 1000 (the one that comes with a base) $92
I'll assume those are all japanese whet stones? I've used a few japanese whet stones and didn't fall in love with them. I've also used a ton of other stones from the cheap no names to the high end stones and once again didn't care for them. The only stones I can truly say I do like are the spyderco ceramic bench stones. They work very well for me but are a bit pricy. I think I payed almost $300 for three of them.
I would like to get a good set of stones but as for now belt grinder from 80-3000grit the stropped with jewellers rouge with a leather belt on my 1X30 does a pretty incredible job.
The DMT stones were the only ones I didn't try out but I'm sure there alright. The ceramics are supposed to last for ever too.
yes jules , japanese stones what ones are you using fred ,i checked their site and they seem to have a wide variety
Here's the site where I bought them : http://www.chippingaway.com/WoodCarving/SharpeningTools/CeramicandDiamondSharpeningStones.htm I have extra-coarse, coarse, medium and fine. I don't do power sharpening on knives, I create the edge and sharpen with DMT stones.
I just got my stones in the mail today, a coarse and fine India stone, and a soft/hard arkansas stone. Lots of practice needed but I was able to return my kabar to about the edge it had when it left the factory. i know I can do better though, and that's why I love these kinds of hobbies
