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BirdofPrey
19
Dec 6, 2017
What grits of whetstones do you all use? At the moment I only have one stone, and while it worked for the knife it was bought for, now that I have a different knife, sharpening seems a chore.
bchu23
8
Dec 6, 2017
BirdofPreyI have two Japanese water stones: a 1000 grit (for sharpening) and a 6000 grit (for finishing). Mine are King brand, which I think are on the cheaper end, but they work well, much better than the really cheap two-sided stone I used to have. I also have a stone fixer to make sure the stones have a flat surface. Keep in mind that it can take a while to get the proper edge on a knife, especially if it's been a while since it was last sharpened.
justinkhanna
38
Dec 6, 2017
BirdofPreyI go 300, 1000, 3000 and sometimes 6000 but I can do 80% of my maintenance and care with the 1000/6000 stone I have. Can't beat the convenience and I've had it for almost 8 years now...
btimup
45
Dec 6, 2017
bchu23I love my King stone (double-sided, 1000 & 6000 grit). Does a great all around job of giving you a nice sharp edge!
Hayddawg
8
Dec 6, 2017
BirdofPreyI have 400-8000 grit stones. I usually hit the 400 with a few edge-trailing strokes to knock down any burrs, then move to the 1000, and then 3000. I rarely go above that.
djfluffkins
157
Dec 6, 2017
BirdofPreyWith everyone else on here, I have a king 1000/6000 for most of my knives. I also have a stone fixer to flatten things.
You probably should also get a nagura stone to make a slurry for the 6000 side, also can help clean a bit without going full on with the stone fixer.
The only reason I've had ones that are lower than 1000 is when I need to work through a real ding or missing chunk out of a blade and I'm trying to rescue it.
Dzerh
39
Dec 6, 2017
BirdofPreyI have diamond stones in coarse grits for fast work and water stones above 2000. For most my kitchen knives I don't use water stones.
BirdofPrey600, 1200, 8000. I actually need a lower grit since I'm doing other people's knives and some of them are in really bad shape.
BirdofPrey
19
Dec 7, 2017
djfluffkinsI think I may actually already have a nagura stone.
When I bought a knife a long long time back, I asked the knife guy if he had any recommendations on stones and he sold me an 800 King stone and it had one of those in the box. I also bought a lapping stone at the same time.
As I said, the medium grit stone seemed to work great with the knife I bought it with but the one I have now seems to need the higher grit polishing step more (and some asshole broke ALL of the stones we had at work, not that I could remember which color was what with the labels worn off)
namhod
1991
Dec 7, 2017
BirdofPrey120, 400, 600, 1000, and 5000
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