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New here in the forum, also new to the topic of sharpening with stones, therefore a few questions.
At this moment I am looking for a solution to sharpen as well the higher quality steel blades of my ZT pocket knifes (CPM S35VN, CPM 20CV) as some "ordinary" kitchen knifes.
After reading a lot of reviews and forum posts, especially also here, I have come to the conclusion that I will go for the Shapton Glass Stones as sharpening stones and the Atoma 140 diamond plate flattening solution.
Nevertheless I still have a few questions:
Does a grit progression of 220, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 make sense, means will such a progression cover my needs (okay, what I think are my "needs")? Yes, it may sound like an overkill, but considering all these stones is based on my thinking that I would like to have a solution that really covers all my needs and the fact that going for whatever solution step by step means some logistical drawbacks for me as I am not living in the U.S. (shipping cost, custom fees, ec.). Therefore I would like to go at this moment for a really complete solution, even it means serious money.
While I understood that the Atoma 140 seems to be a great solution for flattening the stones I still struggle a little with the fact how to treat (then additionally) the finer stones. There is a recommendation to use additionally a Nagura stone, my question now which Nagura stone? Would a Suehiro Nagura Stone, as sold by Sharpening Supplies, be the right solution?
Last but not least, is Sharpening Supplies a good address to get such products? As of my investigation they ship internationally and they respond to inquiries.
Thankful for every hint and advice I can get!
Herbert
At this moment I am looking for a solution to sharpen as well the higher quality steel blades of my ZT pocket knifes (CPM S35VN, CPM 20CV) as some "ordinary" kitchen knifes.
After reading a lot of reviews and forum posts, especially also here, I have come to the conclusion that I will go for the Shapton Glass Stones as sharpening stones and the Atoma 140 diamond plate flattening solution.
Nevertheless I still have a few questions:
Does a grit progression of 220, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 make sense, means will such a progression cover my needs (okay, what I think are my "needs")? Yes, it may sound like an overkill, but considering all these stones is based on my thinking that I would like to have a solution that really covers all my needs and the fact that going for whatever solution step by step means some logistical drawbacks for me as I am not living in the U.S. (shipping cost, custom fees, ec.). Therefore I would like to go at this moment for a really complete solution, even it means serious money.
While I understood that the Atoma 140 seems to be a great solution for flattening the stones I still struggle a little with the fact how to treat (then additionally) the finer stones. There is a recommendation to use additionally a Nagura stone, my question now which Nagura stone? Would a Suehiro Nagura Stone, as sold by Sharpening Supplies, be the right solution?
Last but not least, is Sharpening Supplies a good address to get such products? As of my investigation they ship internationally and they respond to inquiries.
Thankful for every hint and advice I can get!
Herbert