How makes these stones and are they any good?

It says they're made by King right on the stone. I have the 1000 and 6000. They are one of the cheaper Japanese waterstones, decent but far from the best. A little too soft and slow-cutting for me. For just slightly money more you can get a Naniwa or Shapton. Those produce a better finish, are faster-cutting, and don't dish as easily.
 
King 4000 & 8000 are pretty good imo, but the 6000 does not get much good press. The 800/1200 are better replaced by diamond plates or Besters.
 
cotdt said:
It says they're made by King right on the stone. I have the 1000 and 6000. They are one of the cheaper Japanese waterstones, decent but far from the best. A little too soft and slow-cutting for me. For just slightly money more you can get a Naniwa or Shapton. Those produce a better finish, are faster-cutting, and don't dish as easily.
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I wasn't sure since sometimes pictures don't match the product, and Woodcraft doesn't list those stones as King but they do list other stones as King.

I don't here a whole lot about Naniwa, especially their standard wet stone. They seem very reasonably priced for the standard stones.

Would this package work? I just don't know if thw 120 is coarse enough and the 300 grit is fine enough.
http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Naniwa-Japanese-Combination-Waterstone-Set-P324C97.aspx

What if I purchase a coarse DMT diasharp. What single standard grit Naniwa would complement it until I have more money to buy more stones (1000 or 3000)? Or if it is really worth it i can step it up to the Naniwa Super stone in 2000 or 3000 grit.
 
King are okay but pretty entry level. Eventually you'll want something better. That said, Murray Carter does all his sharpening, supposedly, on a 1k & 6k King. That is, when he's not using a cinder block and sheet of cardboard.;) He often says sharpening is 95% technique and 5% equipment and he puts his money where his mouth his. HOWEVER, he's one of the premier master knifemakers in the word, having forged 15,ooo blades and sharpened 35,ooo. Us mere mortals often prefer a bit better tools.;)
 
If I sharpen 2 knives per day for the next 45 years, Murray Carter still would have sharpened more knives.
 
I wanted to try water stones, so I got the 220/1000 combo stone from King. It cuts pretty quick, the 1000 grit side will give an edge ranging from acceptable to outstanding, depending on the steel and technique, and it was only $20. I think I would have done better to get another Norton Coarse/Fine combo stone. It produced good edges more consistently and I could use it dry, so I didn't have to get water all over the kitchen. It did cut slightly slower, but the trade off is I wouldn't need to flatten it as often. I had a Norton, but sold it when I got the water stone. We need a slap-your-forehead smiley.
 
me2 said:
I wanted to try water stones, so I got the 220/1000 combo stone from King. It cuts pretty quick, the 1000 grit side will give an edge ranging from acceptable to outstanding, depending on the steel and technique, and it was only $20. I think I would have done better to get another Norton Coarse/Fine combo stone. It produced good edges more consistently and I could use it dry, so I didn't have to get water all over the kitchen. It did cut slightly slower, but the trade off is I wouldn't need to flatten it as often. I had a Norton, but sold it when I got the water stone. We need a slap-your-forehead smiley.
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Are you referring to the Norton coarse/fine India stone that I saw on the internet for about $16?
http://www.gpknives.com/item/norton-8-inch-bench-stone.html
 
Those are the ones. Excellent stones for the money. I have gotten better edges off the water stone, but I can't do it consistently. I could consistently get an edge off that Norton that would whittle beard hair off the orange (fine) side. I have gotten edges off the 1000 grit King that will whittle my daughters hair (6 years old), but it is tedious and requires the right steel, namely the harder steels that don't burr as easily.
 
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