What's Your Favorite Piece Of Sharpening Equipment?

KidWok said:
Hands down: Multitool 2 x 36 belt sander. I also use DMT and Spyderco stones sometimes, but the belt sander is now where I do the bulk of my sharpening.

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I tried setting up a belt sander in my apartment, but the neighbors complained. They were also touchy about indoor shotgun practice. Who knew? :D
 
NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY said:
Dan's 3" x 8" stones, really enjoy using them whenever I get a chance.

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Beautiful stones.

After my Rosy Red Washita I mentioned, Dan's Arkansas stones are my second favorite, followed closely by some Japanese Natural Whetstones!

I've got an order coming in as we speak -- I used to use Dan's Arks all the time in the U.S. but I only brought my Washita and a Surgical Black with me when I moved to Japan. Lots of great stones here too, but I missed Dan's Arks and finally decided to bite the bullet on the $80 shipping and order a set of them to be sent here.
 
Luke Dupont said:
Beautiful stones.

After my Rosy Red Washita I mentioned, Dan's Arkansas stones are my second favorite, followed closely by some Japanese Natural Whetstones!

I've got an order coming in as we speak -- I used to use Dan's Arks all the time in the U.S. but I only brought my Washita and a Surgical Black with me when I moved to Japan. Lots of great stones here too, but I missed Dan's Arks and finally decided to bite the bullet on the $80 shipping and order a set of them to be sent here.
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❤️ Love my Dan's, a Rosy Red Washita the jewel in your crown.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:. You have a great set of stones.
 
Luke Dupont said:
Beautiful stones.

After my Rosy Red Washita I mentioned, Dan's Arkansas stones are my second favorite, followed closely by some Japanese Natural Whetstones!

I've got an order coming in as we speak -- I used to use Dan's Arks all the time in the U.S. but I only brought my Washita and a Surgical Black with me when I moved to Japan. Lots of great stones here too, but I missed Dan's Arks and finally decided to bite the bullet on the $80 shipping and order a set of them to be sent here.
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Thanks! I sold my last Washita a while back, now wish I would have hung onto it. Nice, Dan's stones are imo top shelf, in case you're not aware they have specials from time to time and you can get good deals on stones that have slight blemishes or that are slightly undersized. I have had some other natural stones over the years and even a few from Japan, some really great natural stones for sure.
 
NORTHWEST_KNIFE_GUY said:
Thanks! I sold my last Washita a while back, now wish I would have hung onto it. Nice, Dan's stones are imo top shelf, in case you're not aware they have specials from time to time and you can get good deals on stones that have slight blemishes or that are slightly undersized. I have had some other natural stones over the years and even a few from Japan, some really great natural stones for sure.
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I just watched your video in which you sharpened a Japanese kitchen knife. Was the last stone you used the one you sold?
 
Sharpal coarse/extra fine diamond stone. Either that or my dmt extra coarse plate. Either of those, and my spyderco medium stone is pretty much all I need.
 
In the '90s, I read an article in a magazine — it might have been Esquire or GQ — that touted this Smith's sharpener as "the best" and "all you need." I didn't know anything about sharpening, but I used this, mostly on kitchen knives, with spotty success. I'm not recommending it, and I don't expect I'll be using it in the future.

 
My Kalamazoo 1 x 48" belt grinder. Can order a large assortment of belts for this machine. Fastest method to sharpen. Just need to know what you are doing.
 
I have and like my Hapstone R2. Venev stones. I also have a KME and like it as well. Since I got the Hapstone, The KME is my traveler. They both work well for someone eho could never master free hand with bench stones . I tried for 10+ tears to get that down. Can't hold a consistent angle. A soon as I saw a lansky guided sharpener, I bought it and gave up on the bench stones. Haven looked back since the early 80's
 
Bob9466 said:
I have and like my Hapstone R2. Venev stones. I also have a KME and like it as well. Since I got the Hapstone, The KME is my traveler. They both work well for someone eho could never master free hand with bench stones . I tried for 10+ tears to get that down. Can't hold a consistent angle. A soon as I saw a lansky guided sharpener, I bought it and gave up on the bench stones. Haven looked back since the early 80's
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I can hold a fairly consistent angle freehand but one bevel will be a few degrees off from the other bevel. I get perfect bevels with my Wicked Edge 130. Besides my CPK knives, it's the best money I have ever spent. Makes reprofiling/sharpening child's play. It's Chucky approved! :)
 
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Being a custom knifemaker and having use many methods to put on an edge and keep it sharp my new Hapstone R2 is my all time favorite way to put on an edge.
 
Being completely self indulgent, i would have to say this, only because i cobbled it together from parts and bits and pieces in Lockdown bored senseless.

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Mister Coffee said:
In the '90s, I read an article in a magazine — it might have been Esquire or GQ — that touted this Smith's sharpener as "the best" and "all you need." I didn't know anything about sharpening, but I used this, mostly on kitchen knives, with spotty success. I'm not recommending it, and I don't expect I'll be using it in the future.

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You can do a pretty good job with those if they're tuned up nice:

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