I dont have an extensive knife collection and even more diminutive is my knife knowledge. I own just 2 knives that i feel could handle anything i need them to, but my question is about sharpening stones. Ive done my research and learned a lot but nothing specific to my circumstance. My knives are a kabar mule field folder and the becker bk2, and i want to buy a stone (amazon) that will give me the razor sharp edge i desire. I have a low grit stone i purchased simply because it was stated to be a fine finishing stone which it most definitely isnt. So as specific as you can be, including stone type, grit, and brand what stone should i look for, especially if there is one that would be more suited to my knives.
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I will recommend you on a good economical functional set of jap water stones.
Buy one coarse stone (220 grit), simple, 10$ Stone.
This one is for bevel setting or fixing chips ect.
To get from there I can offer you few options:
King 1000/6000 two sided stone. 6000 jap grit is more then enough to get a razor edge for utility knives.
Suehiro 1000/3000 two sided stone skg 27 size.
For my personal opinion, a king 250/1000 double is enough, 1000 grit can give you a great edge.
You can add a finish stone around the 2500-6000 grit.
Hope that helped.
Buy one coarse stone (220 grit), simple, 10$ Stone.
This one is for bevel setting or fixing chips ect.
To get from there I can offer you few options:
King 1000/6000 two sided stone. 6000 jap grit is more then enough to get a razor edge for utility knives.
Suehiro 1000/3000 two sided stone skg 27 size.
For my personal opinion, a king 250/1000 double is enough, 1000 grit can give you a great edge.
You can add a finish stone around the 2500-6000 grit.
Hope that helped.
David Martin
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You need more experience before going to higher grits. You should First be able to obtain a hair shaving edge on the stone you have before going to finer grits. What are you using on it water or oil? Plus, what grit is it? This will greatly help you later as your determined to go to higher grits. DM
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Between the two knives you've mentioned, it looks like AUS-8 steel (Kabar Mule) and 1095 Cro-Van (BK2). For those steels, you don't need anything special or fancy ($$) to sharpen them. A HUGE variety of options though; most anything should work, so long as it's of decent quality. You could accomplish a lot with a Norton stone in silicon carbide ('Crystolon'; more aggressive for bevel-setting) or aluminum oxide ('India'; good reputation as a maintenance/finishing stone). Diamond hones can work well (even excellently), though they're not absolutely necessary. Could also use wet/dry sandpaper (SiC/AlOx), waterstones, etc. Either steel would also respond well to stropping on fabric (denim, linen) with aluminum oxide or green compounds; this would be an easy way to refine & polish these steels, especially with a 'white rouge' (aluminum oxide) compound. Works very fast to polish, and the 400-grit stone wouldn't limit you, when used in tandem with such a strop.
As mentioned, some practice & experience with the tools (whichever they are) would make the most difference in the long run, as there are lots of sharpening tools available to get it done.
David
As mentioned, some practice & experience with the tools (whichever they are) would make the most difference in the long run, as there are lots of sharpening tools available to get it done.
David