What's a good coarse stone?

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I currently have a coarse arkansas stone. Would the extra extra coarse stone by DMT be way coarser than the arkansas stone or not much difference? I ask because my uncle gave me some old knives of his to sharpen. One of them is an old uncle henrys that says schrade stainless steel on the blade. The blade is extremely tough and seems like it's taking too long to raise a burr. Any recommendations?
 
The XXC is probably the coarsest stone you can get. Does a great job at the heavy removal work. Just keep it away from the very edge... it can chew it up a bit and has to be worked out.

You may also want to consider a small belt sander with some coarse belts. You can get setup cheaper than that stone, and it can be more versatile and quicker.

But if you want to freehand, for the heavy work the XXC is hard to beat.

cbw
 
The XXC is about 4 times coarser than a Washita stone, and the diamond is immensely harder than the silica abrasive. A silicon carbide or aluminum oxide stone could work well enough on the Schrade.
 
Schrade used 440A for their stainless. I actually think a Washita would be adequate. If you are used to an oil stone, a Norton India stone (like hardheart mentioned) would be similar in usage. I use an India combo stone and the coarse side works really fast (much coarser and faster than a Washita). I have DMT stones and, maybe because I grew up using oil stones, I feel more comfortable using the India compared to the DMT.
 
I agree with the above about a course India stone working good on the Schrade.

I've sharpened many Schrade Stainless knives with the course India stone and always had good results.

My favorite India stone is an 8" dual course/fine (gray/orange) stone.
 
I have the XXC and I don't like it because of the rounded corners. If your knives' edges start at the ricasso, I don't recommend it if you want to sharpen the entire edge.
 
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