Hello Guys,
I like to sharpen my smaller Knives with Pocket Stones. Now I ask myself if my sharpening kit is complete or if I need additional stones.
Stones I have (Grit given in JIS):
- Soft Arkansas (400-600 Grit)
- Opinel Natural Sharpening Stone
- Fällkniven DC4 (Ceramic about 4.000 Grit?); I don't like the diamond side that much.
- Coghlan's Sharpening Stone (120 + 700).
The last stone is a 3'' stone, the others are 4''.
And a strop with honing compound.
Is a Soft Arkansas good enough to start with when your blade is dull? The stone seems to be quite smooth. Would a coarser stone be a good idea? The Coghlan's could do the job (and it does, as the blades get quite sharp), but I don't like the size; 3'' is too small, 4'' more handy.
Maybe something like https://www.smithsproducts.com/4-dual-grit-sharpening-stone ?
Although the "finer" side could be redundant, because it is not that different from the Arkansas.
I don't like Oilstones and I prefer splash and go.
What do you think? Any advice?
Thanks
I like to sharpen my smaller Knives with Pocket Stones. Now I ask myself if my sharpening kit is complete or if I need additional stones.
Stones I have (Grit given in JIS):
- Soft Arkansas (400-600 Grit)
- Opinel Natural Sharpening Stone
- Fällkniven DC4 (Ceramic about 4.000 Grit?); I don't like the diamond side that much.
- Coghlan's Sharpening Stone (120 + 700).
The last stone is a 3'' stone, the others are 4''.
And a strop with honing compound.
Is a Soft Arkansas good enough to start with when your blade is dull? The stone seems to be quite smooth. Would a coarser stone be a good idea? The Coghlan's could do the job (and it does, as the blades get quite sharp), but I don't like the size; 3'' is too small, 4'' more handy.
Maybe something like https://www.smithsproducts.com/4-dual-grit-sharpening-stone ?
Although the "finer" side could be redundant, because it is not that different from the Arkansas.
I don't like Oilstones and I prefer splash and go.
What do you think? Any advice?
Thanks
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