Stone Suggestion????

jeremy1517

jeremy1517

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All my blades are made of S35vn.

I need a set of sharpening stones. Any suggestions?

I have been looking at buying the medium, fine and ultra fine Benchstones by Spyderco.

What do I need?

Thanks!!


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Also... to add... I do have all the different grit triangle rods used in the Spyderco Sharpmaker.


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I own 3 Shapton Pro Stones which are my favorite splash and go stones, they don't dish to quickly and cut fast. Other good brands are Suehiro, Naniwa Super, Nubatama, and Chosera. It all comes down to what qualities you like in sharpening stones and of course what steels you expect to be sharpening. I personally like stones that need to be soaked and that are slightly soft for most of my sharpening tasks.
 
you will probably go through several before you decide.That out of the way, the ones I go to the most:

Chosera 600
Bester 1200
suehiro Rika 5k
Kitayama 8k

for my kitchen carbons I take them all the way to 8k, for folders & yard/shop knives I stop at the Bester 1200
 
jeremy1517 said:
I need a set of sharpening stones. Any suggestions?
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That depends on a large number of factors, it would help if you could answer a bunch of questions:

1) Do you have any experience with sharpening freehand or will you be learning from scratch?

2) Would you prefer stones you can use without having to flatten them or mess with spraying them with water? Or do you just want whatever will produce the results you want the fastest?

3) What is the highest grit finish you would like to be able to use?

4) What is your budget?

I can also say that I generally wouldn't recommend the Spyderco benchstones for any sort of extended use as they cut very slowly, provide little-to-no feedback when used freehand, and can easily produce a hard-to-remove burr. Diamond plates or waterstones (or oilstones if you want a coarse finish) are all preferable for extended use over the Spyderco stones.
 
Just starting out.

Would like to not have to flatten them.

Don't need a mirror finish, just want a sharp working edge.

Budget.... maybe $100-200


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Ok - this'll work for you:

CKTG 400/1000 diamond plate - $35
2x2x12* Midwest Balsa Block - $8
1 micron Richmond Diamond Paste - $12

The diamond paste goes on the balsa block to be used as a strop.


* plenty of sizes of balsa blocks available. Search for "Midwest Balsa Block" if you prefer a different size - 3" width might be better.
 
I would not mess with diamond. Just get a Norton India combination stone coarse/ fine IB8 . It will last you beyond 2 life times and not require leveling. Plus, you can have it delivered to your door for around 20$. For even more economy, go to your nearest ACE Hardware store and their 2X8" grey combination stone is aluminum oxide (same material) coarse & fine, for 13$. Just this with a strop will give you sharp edges for years. DM
 
Thanks all!

What do you think of the Edge Pro Round Ceramic Rod for touch up work?


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You already have the Spyderco ceramic rods, so I don't know what you would expect to gain from the EP rod (or any similar ceramic hone) unless you just like the convenience of the wooden handle and don't want to use the Sharpmaker base.

I am curious - you have all of the Spyderco stones including the Diamond and/or CBN? If so, what's wrong with that set up for your S35VN blades?
 
For stones, I go with DMT blue, red, and green, then finish off with Spyderco's (white) golden stone; I use Spyderco's double stuff for moderate to small touch ups.
 
99% of my knife sharpening is done on a Norton jb8 ($25) and ezelap 61F ($25). In the rare case I want more refinement or have a stubborn burring, bare cereal box cardboard and/or metal polish is used. The steels range from soft mystery kitchen blades to maxamet, and everything in between.

For $50 you can sharpen anything to a respectable level and the equipment will last for decades if used right.
 
jc57 said:
Ok - this'll work for you:

CKTG 400/1000 diamond plate - $35
2x2x12* Midwest Balsa Block - $8
1 micron Richmond Diamond Paste - $12

The diamond paste goes on the balsa block to be used as a strop.


* plenty of sizes of balsa blocks available. Search for "Midwest Balsa Block" if you prefer a different size - 3" width might be better.
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What is the CKTG 400/1000 diamond stone?


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It is a 400/1000 grit double-sided diamond plate, interrupted surface, 8" x 2.75" in size, sold by one particular vendor. If you Google the phrase exactly as I originally typed it, it will take you to the web site.
 
Thanks! found it!

Know of a similar product that can be found on Amazon? Got some gift cards


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Thanks! found it!

Know of a similar product that can be found on Amazon? Got some gift cards


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Not sure why you want more than your sharpmaker, really with CBN/Diamond and UF stones it is pretty much perfect for nearly every application
 
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