A good tip on an excellent whetstone.

Dan are you using all three of the Arkansas stones compared to only the Norton Fine India?
Perhaps if you used the coarse side of the Norton the softer steels would be sharpened faster on it?:confused:

I've gotta look for where I put my other stones up so I would know where to find them.:rolleyes: :mad:
 
Yvsa - Here's my test:

Softer steel
- on Norton Stone
- - Coarse side
- - - cut very aggressively & quickly
- - Fine side
- - - failed to produce a smooth edge
- on Arkansas stones
- - Coarse side
- - - not as aggressive, but cut well
- - Medium side
- - - produced consistent burr
- - Fine side
- - - produced a smooth edge quickly

Hard steel (high carbon)
- on Norton Stone
- - Coarse side
- - - cut fairly aggressively
- - Fine side
- - - produced a good edge, but took longer
- on Arkansas stones
- - Coarse side
- - - took a while, but got a burr
- - Medium side
- - - didn't change the burr much
- - Fine side
- - - took burr off, but failed to produce smooth edge

I'm not the best sharpener out there, but I'm very consistent.
Also, I started with blades that were extremely dull.
 
Dan I'm stumped. Post this question in the general forum and see what happens? Perhaps someone else has noticed similar results?
Perhaps Jerry Fisk or some of the other proponents of the Norton Fine India stone as the absolute best for sharpening a knife will jump in with their findings?
It will no doubt make an interesting topic.
I don't know if the tri-stone I have is natural stone or not, sorta appeared so but not sure one way or another.
I need to find it and if it is natural stone maybe I can then do a comparison. It's really an interesting topic for me anyway.
 
My arkansas is not a natural stone. I think we got a good thing going here. Let me know once you find you tri-stone set and we'll do some side-by-side tests and post the results.

I'd sure like to know if I got a bad stone somehow...:confused:
 
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