I am looking for a 2 stone combo for my friend (did me some really big favour and help).
He is not a knife enthusiast like people around here, but he can appreciate a nice knife. Until now he has little experience with japanese water stones, but he is perfectly capable of managing the technique (he has eye for detail).
The knives that would be sharpened by this setup are mostly average stainless steel knives with one RWL34 (rarely - hunting knife) and VG10 (Tojiro DP).
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I am located in Europe so would prefer to buy on this side of the pond, otherwise I would be tempted to get 600 & 6000 from Jon (but the import taxes keep me away this time)
I know I could just get him a 1k/6k King stone or 1k/6k Bester, but I would like to get him something a bit better (we may discuss that) - and in particular something that last longer.
First that comes to my mind are stone from Maksim - and I am wondering whether a JNS 800 together with JNS synthetic Aoto could be a good choice, or rather 800 + 6k or even something else.
I could imagine that splash&go could be better than soaking stones (JNS 800 is a soaker, but sounds like a great stone), but I would not limit
I am opened to you suggestions and ideas.
thanks
He is not a knife enthusiast like people around here, but he can appreciate a nice knife. Until now he has little experience with japanese water stones, but he is perfectly capable of managing the technique (he has eye for detail).
The knives that would be sharpened by this setup are mostly average stainless steel knives with one RWL34 (rarely - hunting knife) and VG10 (Tojiro DP).
*******
I am located in Europe so would prefer to buy on this side of the pond, otherwise I would be tempted to get 600 & 6000 from Jon (but the import taxes keep me away this time)
I know I could just get him a 1k/6k King stone or 1k/6k Bester, but I would like to get him something a bit better (we may discuss that) - and in particular something that last longer.
First that comes to my mind are stone from Maksim - and I am wondering whether a JNS 800 together with JNS synthetic Aoto could be a good choice, or rather 800 + 6k or even something else.
I could imagine that splash&go could be better than soaking stones (JNS 800 is a soaker, but sounds like a great stone), but I would not limit
I am opened to you suggestions and ideas.
thanks