Norton 220/1000 combo waterstone.

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What do you think of this stone for a first time newb to free hand sharpening?
 
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The woodcraft store near me has them for $36.99.

Any thoughts on my previous questions guys?
 
I've bought stuff off their web site. Very quick delivery and they also didn't mind helping me with a follow through phone call to change something on the order.
 
This is going to be my only stone for the time being. How does the 220 grit side do for re profiling?
 
Fitzen on youtube said you should boil the stones before you use them. Is this true?
 
Should i soak the stone in water for a period of time before i sharpen my knives or would it work fine to just wet the stone and immediately start the sharpening process?
 
I think the oilstones need boiling to remove oil, but not the waterstones.

I've heard the 220 side wears out too fast. I have their 1,000/8,000 waterstone and it works great (I use a DMT D8XX benchstone or other odd things for thinning out the edge). The 1,000 grit side quickly removes scratches left by coarser stones and quickly forms an edge. It works on most stainless steels (including S30V and VG-10) as well as carbon steels.
 
rc3mil said:
Should i soak the stone in water for a period of time before i sharpen my knives or would it work fine to just wet the stone and immediately start the sharpening process?
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Cover it in water until the bubbles stop. When the bubbles stop, take it out and use. Literally rinse and repeat as needed.
 
Norton stones seem like solid stones to me. I've started using their 220 grit one quite often and it hasn't let me down. When you soak it, it doesn't hurt to leave it soaking for longer than necessary...I usually leave it for twenty minutes to a half hour or so and go do something else while it soaks.

the 220 side works like a charm for reprofiling, but if it's going to be your only stone, I highly recommend getting a good strop. That will give you an extremely useable edge...220 grit for reprofiling and establishing an edge, 1000 grit for putting a reasonably fine scratch pattern on the edge, and a strop to remove the burr and put a little finishing touch on it. Works like a charm for EDC/Work knives.
 
I went ahead and bought the Norton 220/1000 combo stone. Im gona give it a shot later on and ill report back as to how my freehand learning experience goes. Thanks for all the kind words.
 
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