6" DMT Stones for kitchen knives

[minimalist]

Has anyone used them for kitchen knives? I know the 8 inch stones are recommended but the 6 inch are just way more affordable.

 

[L2bravo]

Will the 6'' work for knives like an Endura as well? Where is the limit for the 6'' stones?

 

[Alberta Ed]

They work fine. I've used mine for close to two decades.

 

[lutejones]

They will do the job perfectly, over the years I've sharpened a lot of kitchen knives even long chef's knives when visiting friends or family, only with a fallkniven dc4 (4" x 1"). Of course the bigger the stone the quicker the job, but is doable.
You have to change a little the technique and use more sweeping motion with the blade 45 degree on the stone instead of perpendicular.
At home I have the 6" by 2" three stone set by DMT, and works perfectly for all my needs.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

Magnanimous even sharpen a 10" knife on a DMT credit card plate

 

[minimalist]

Thanks fellas.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

They'll be fine. About 95% of it just comes down to what you're used to, and how you adapt your personal technique to the tools at hand. My habits were first built around using pocket-sized hones (usually ~5" or smaller), and I've even sharpened kitchen knives with my DMT 'credit card' hones as well (I actually use those more than any others, in fact). A 6" or larger bench hone is a very useful luxury, but not essential. They're more useful for some real heavy grinding, when a lot of metal needs to come off the blade, especially with more wear-resistant steels (which aren't usually found in typical kitchen knives, fortunately).

Larger blades can be swept diagonally across smaller hones, by orienting the blade's length between the corners and drawing the blade corner-to-corner. Very small hones can be scrubbed lengthwise along the blade's edge (I actually find it easier to maintain a steady angle this way), or the lengthy edge can be worked in smaller sections at a time.


David

 

[L2bravo]

Thanks David...Again. That makes me feel a bit better about getting some DMT 6''ers. I won't need them for kitchen cutlery, an Adamas is probably the biggest knife I would use on them. So I would probably say I'm safe.