Recommendation? Venev diamond stones for kitchen knives

[Jon_G]

First off I'd like to say that it's been a while but it's nice to be back here.

I sharpen free hand. I have some nice shapton glass stones for my kitchen knives and some venev diamond stones for my edc pocket knives. I'm picking up a couple of really expensive (expensive to me may be cheap to others) pocket knives and I don't trust enough in my free hand sharpening skills to sharpen those pocket knives.

I am buying venev stones of the right size to go with a KME sharpening system I'm getting.

My question is, can I use my diamond stones on my kitchen knives without wearing them down? For example, I know silicon carbide stones wear out much faster with softer steels. I have read of some people using their SC stones on kitchen knives but let's not get into that please lol.

Lastly, do I run the risk of the diamond stones being too aggressive for kitchen knives? I guess what my end goal would be to also sell my shapton stones and just use the diamond stones on everything.

Thanks for your help!

 

[DeadboxHero]

First off I'd like to say that it's been a while but it's nice to be back here.

I sharpen free hand. I have some nice shapton glass stones for my kitchen knives and some venev diamond stones for my edc pocket knives. I'm picking up a couple of really expensive (expensive to me may be cheap to others) pocket knives and I don't trust enough in my free hand sharpening skills to sharpen those pocket knives.

I buying venev stones of the right size to go with a KME sharpening system I'm getting.

My question is, can I use my diamond stones on my kitchen knives without wearing them down? For example, I know silicon carbide stones wear out much faster with softer steels. I have read of some people using their SC stones on kitchen knives but let's not get into that please lol.

Lastly, do I run the risk of the diamond stones being too aggressive for kitchen knives? I guess what my end goal would be to also sell my shapton stones and just use the diamond stones on everything.

Thanks for your help!

You'll be fine.

 

[Ourorboros]

I never found the Venev stones to be as aggressive as the plates (like DMT). It would be okay.
I've seen in a different forum where some are using diamonds on their J-knives. It's all about knowing when to stop. And apparently embracing toothiness.