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BirdofPrey
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Dec 6, 2017
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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.
Dec 6, 2017
bchu23
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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.
Dec 6, 2017
justinkhanna
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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...
Dec 6, 2017
btimup
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bchu23I love my King stone (double-sided, 1000 & 6000 grit). Does a great all around job of giving you a nice sharp edge!
Dec 6, 2017
Hayddawg
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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.
Dec 6, 2017
djfluffkins
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Dec 6, 2017
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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.
Dec 6, 2017
Dzerh
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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.
Dec 6, 2017
b9d9ffdad3ac59e7f6f
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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.
Dec 6, 2017
BirdofPrey
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Dec 7, 2017
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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)
Dec 7, 2017
namhod
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Dec 7, 2017
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BirdofPrey120, 400, 600, 1000, and 5000
Dec 7, 2017
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