Which Lansky add on?

OutdoorsFamilyMan4

OutdoorsFamilyMan4

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I have decided upon the Lansky Deluxe 5 Stone System. I am also getting the Universal Mount made from aluminum. I want to get one more finishing hone to make this a complete setup. I have tried free handing and stropping and I'm horrible at both. I will continue to practice at both but in the meantime, I need something that actually sharpens (and fixes my mess-ups). I have done lots of research and this system is what is best for me. I am sure there are better systems out there but please dont suggest I get one of those instead. (edge pro, worksharp,sharpmaker,KME,Gatco,DMT,etc..) I know what would work best for me. With that being said, I want to bring my blades to as close to a hair whittling edge as possible with just this system. Should I get the Lansky Super Saphire Polishing hone, the Lanskn (yes Lanskn) Leather Stropping hone or the Lansky Ultra Fine Sharpening Hone? (The blue one, brown one or yellow one?-----respectively)
 
I don't own one, but I would get a coarse or extra coarse diamond hone to use for major re=profiling. And then from there I might consider a finer finishing stone if I wanted a good polished edge. The leather hone can be better used with a normal strop. That is just what I would do, your ideas may be different.

Omar
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I was under the impression the Lansky Ultra Fine hone (yellow #1000) was already included in the Deluxe 5-stone kit (mine included it). Here's a pic from knifecenter, of the 5-stone 'Deluxe' kit. The yellow hone shown is the UF (#1000):

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Beyond that, the Super Sapphire hone might be a good addition. The recommendation to get at least one coarse/XC diamond hone is a good one; it'll come in handy for extra-tough re-bevelling jobs on big/thick blades, or on more abrasion-resistant 'supersteel' blades like S30V or D2.

I don't have an opinion, either way, on the leather 'stropping' hone for the Lansky. I don't have one of those; I think a larger, more conventional strop (leather on wood) will be more useful to you in the long run. But, if you aren't yet comfortable with 'freehand' stropping, the leather hone from Lansky might be useful to you for now.


David
 
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I second getting the extra course hone. I think a normal strop would suit you better then getting that fine of a hone for a guided system this early in the game, especially if you are still looking at freehand as an option. Also, if you want to save some money and if you have a bench vise, you can clamp the lansky into the bench vise so you can work it like a wicked edge. just be careful not to over clamp or you may start to deform the lansky clamp.
 
A coarse diamond is very useful for this setup. It can be used to re profile and/or repair edges. The yellow ultra fine actually does a better job at polishing than the blue super saffire does. I always use the blue before the yellow and then strop. I've been able to get hair popping edges with this set up. It just takes time and patience.
 
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