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Cookies Week 38 - Kizer Gingrich Bush

Sharping knives using Water Stones.

Discussion in 'Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment' started by snapshot2017, Apr 10, 2019.

  1. Apr 10, 2019 #1
    snapshot2017

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    Anyone else using Japanese water stones to sharpen their knives?
     
  2. Apr 10, 2019 #2
    Bob6794

    Bob6794

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    Lots of us do, I don't though. Diamonds and ceramic are my go to stone.
     
  3. Apr 10, 2019 #3
    marcinek

    marcinek

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  4. Apr 10, 2019 #4
    Alberta Ed

    Alberta Ed

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    Diamond hones work on all steels; water stones work great on high carbon steels but are too soft to cut powder steels with high volumes of extremely hard carbides.
     
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  5. Apr 10, 2019 #5
    Odds

    Odds Gold Member Gold Member

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    Feb 16, 2008
    I use water stones on my axes and bushcraft knives. I have read and heard that they are not suitable for many of newer super steels so I have stuck to my diamond stones for my folders.
     
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  6. Apr 10, 2019 #6
    Dobe_1

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    I have water stones, but prefer Arkansas and India oil stones.
     
  7. Apr 10, 2019 #7
    worshipNtribute

    worshipNtribute

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    I do it - using a gesshin 1000/6000 on all of my knives. CRK, spyderco, benchmade. Nothing too exotic. Edges are great.
     
  8. Apr 10, 2019 #8
    FullMetalJackass

    FullMetalJackass Gold Member Gold Member

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    I do it, they work great once you are used to them.
     
  9. Apr 10, 2019 #9
    Wowbagger

    Wowbagger Basic Member Basic Member

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    My preference is water stones.
    The Shapton Glass water stones sharpen many high end alloys.
    I love Norton 4,000 and 8,000 stones.
    My Shapton Pro water stones really do if for me on my A2 woodworking plane blades and high end Japanese laminated steel chisels which are White Paper #1 and Special Blue Steel
    I just got a water stone from Gtitomatic for my Edge Pro Apex that is called their G8 8,000 it is a fantastic water stone for finishing and polishing an edge. It is Silicon Carbide so it works on many alloy steels.
     
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  10. Apr 11, 2019 #10
    Ourorboros

    Ourorboros

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    Jan 23, 2017
    Yes, depending on steel.
    While not Japanese, I also enjoy my Belgian Blue and Coticule.
    Actually I avoid diamond stones unless I am sharpening a high wear steel. Just don't enjoy the feel. However I'm considering getting a DMT extra extra fine.
     
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  11. Apr 11, 2019 #11
    Dobe_1

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    Not into diamond stones either,
     
  12. Apr 13, 2019 #12
    CableGirl

    CableGirl

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    Aug 19, 2018
    Yes. Yes I do. Nanawa Chosera/Professional in various grits from 400 to 12k do good service to all my knives.
     
  13. Apr 13, 2019 #13
    samuraistuart

    samuraistuart KnifeMaker / Craftsman / Service Provider Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider

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    On the lower alloy steels, absolutely love using waterstones.
    Naniwa Pro 400
    Shapton Pro 1000
    Naniwa Green Brick 2000
    King 4000 (silky smooth stone, love it)
    Suehiro 8000 (silky smooth stone, love it)
    Chinese 12000
     
  14. Apr 14, 2019 #14
    weeping minora

    weeping minora Gold Member Gold Member

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    Oct 24, 2017
    Shapton Glass stones have sharpened any steel I've thrown at them; and although I'm not fond of the SUPER super steels to begin with, I feel they'd cut steels with quite a decently carbide-rich diet.
     
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  15. Apr 18, 2019 #15
    me2

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    I use them on the 2 Japanese kitchen knives I have. 220 grit Norton, 1000 & 4000 grit King stones. Once they were rebeveled, I can usually start and finish with the 4000, though for fun I sometimes go to the 10,000 grit lapping film.
     
  16. Apr 19, 2019 #16
    Gvard

    Gvard

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    May 5, 2017
    I hate every one I've used. SiC, ceramic and diamonds for me.
     

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