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I'm thinking about buying a wet stone.
What I've been using up till now is a curse/medium hardware store stone and a Dianova medium/fine diamond (don't know the grit) and my leather belt. I guess I get my knives sharp enough, but I would appreciate the extra space(size) a stone gives and trying something with a higher grit. Also I'm a person who enjoys slightly archaic practices(so I would if I could, prefer a natural stone(not a must though)).
Any thoughts about grits and brands? I've been browsing at Lamina that Finnish site they have some stones (600, 1000, 1500)made by Masahiro which is very affordable.
I guess they are man made?
Then there is Arkansas tri-hone. This seams like a good option. Three stones course, medium, fine. But how fine is the finest grit? It comes with a honing oil, could I use water (or would that be plane stupid?)? They also have a stone called Wästikivi, which is Finnish , does anybody know how fine this is? To make things really complicated I stumbled upon this site called Dieter Schmid Fine tools , just look it up and you will know what I mean.. I could wait a month or so and make a purchase from that site. They also have a lot of Higonokami knives, with I've been meaning to get one of. So who knows? Well, anyhow I sure would be glad for any input on the subject.
Greetings from Norway!
P.s.. Is there any stainless steels you would consider to hard for a stone or is that mainly a question about the hardness of the stone. And imagine this is just a few things I'm wonderingabout....
What I've been using up till now is a curse/medium hardware store stone and a Dianova medium/fine diamond (don't know the grit) and my leather belt. I guess I get my knives sharp enough, but I would appreciate the extra space(size) a stone gives and trying something with a higher grit. Also I'm a person who enjoys slightly archaic practices(so I would if I could, prefer a natural stone(not a must though)).
Any thoughts about grits and brands? I've been browsing at Lamina that Finnish site they have some stones (600, 1000, 1500)made by Masahiro which is very affordable.
I guess they are man made?
Then there is Arkansas tri-hone. This seams like a good option. Three stones course, medium, fine. But how fine is the finest grit? It comes with a honing oil, could I use water (or would that be plane stupid?)? They also have a stone called Wästikivi, which is Finnish , does anybody know how fine this is? To make things really complicated I stumbled upon this site called Dieter Schmid Fine tools , just look it up and you will know what I mean.. I could wait a month or so and make a purchase from that site. They also have a lot of Higonokami knives, with I've been meaning to get one of. So who knows? Well, anyhow I sure would be glad for any input on the subject.
Greetings from Norway!
P.s.. Is there any stainless steels you would consider to hard for a stone or is that mainly a question about the hardness of the stone. And imagine this is just a few things I'm wonderingabout....