Waterstone question

[bcknives]

I recently wanted to upgrade my waterstones, I currently have King stones. I just bought the Naniwa Omura 150, and I really like this stone. It seems to have a very good range. I'd like to get the Naniwa 2000 "Green Brick of Joy", but I was wondering if I'd need a to get a stone between the 150, and 2000? I know some people who reviewed the Omura on Chef Knives To Go said that you could go straight to the 2000, but I wanted ask on here to see what some of you guys thought.
Thanks again in advance.

 

[Jason B.]

For some kitchen knives the jump is no problem but that's only with a select few knives. Put your king 1k between and you will have a very good combo.

 

[OldNavy]

Jumping from 150 to 2k may be a bit much, I'd put a Chosera 600 followed with a Bester 1200 before going on to a 2k

 

[gadgetgeek]

It just depends on the finish you are going for. For strictly utility use, the two would probably do it, but adding the middle stone will give you more options, and finer, better polished edges. Mixing and matching your stones can also be done, so adding new stones as your kings wear down would be a good budget option.

 

[Jason B.]

Jumping from 150 to 2k may be a bit much, I'd put a Chosera 600 followed with a Bester 1200 before going on to a 2k

With the stones the op has adding a 600 and 1200 wouldn't make any sence. The 150 Omura is closer to 320 by comparison. You only need a 1k between these two Naniwa stones.

 

[OldNavy]

With the stones the op has adding a 600 and 1200 wouldn't make any sence. The 150 Omura is closer to 320 by comparison. You only need a 1k between these two Naniwa stones.

Gotcha, I caught that he had Kings, But did'nt pick up on which ones he was useing. No harm no foul

 

[bcknives]

For some kitchen knives the jump is no problem but that's only with a select few knives. Put your king 1k between and you will have a very good combo.

Nice! I can put my King 1K in the middle, one day I'd like to buy some harder stones. I was thinking about Shapton, have you had any experience with them?

 

[Jason B.]

Have have some Shapton pro and Chosera, both are very hard and dense compared to other Naniwa or King stones. The shaptons and Chosera are about equal in performance but I prefer the feel of the Chosera stones.

 

[Metal Ninja]

Hey Jason, what are your thoughts on the DMT coarse compared to the Chosera? I have the Spyderco medium and was wanting the next grit coarse. In other words, what stone could I use before I go to the medium ceramic spyderco? Thanks

 

[bcknives]

Have have some Shapton pro and Chosera, both are very hard and dense compared to other Naniwa or King stones. The shaptons and Chosera are about equal in performance but I prefer the feel of the Chosera stones.

The reason why I am buying these Naniwa stones is because I am sharpening kitchen knives, Some people have told me that I needed a harder stone for smaller bevels on kitchen knives. So my question is, are the Naniwa stones going to be good enough?

 

[Jason B.]

Only Naniwa Chosera are hard stones, all of their other stones from Naniwa are fairly soft.

I don't know if I would take that's as a final word on the subject. Harder stones are nice but it's a lot of preference. I use the GB all the time on kitchen knives and it's one of my softest stones.