Norton stone vs. Naniwa

[arijer]

Hi all,

I recently got a two Norton double side waterstone 220//1000 and 4000/8000. First do you see any stone missing from that lineup? this will be new to me. so far all i have done is the strop or mousepad/sandpaper method. but there are a few knives i want to learn the stone on, such as my scandi knives.

second, i know Naniwa stones go all the way up to 12000 grit. what would you recommend to do, get their stone in 12000 or its not needed? I have heard that their waterstones do not need to be soaked in water before use...

I can get my knives hair shaving sharp with the strop/mousepad, but never hair whittling sharp. If i want to get hair whittling on the stone, what grit should i go for?

thanks

 

[hardheart]

Your Nortons will be fine to reach hair-whittling. The Naniwa Super Stones should not be soaked, but the Choseras need to be. The stones are graded on different scales, the 8000 Norton has an abrasive size like the 4000 Naniwa (mesh vs JIS)