Recently, I am convinced that a coarse grid stone should make it to my sharpening set up.
I bought a Atoma 400 grit diamond plate intended to be a flattening plate for my 1,200 and 6,000 grit water stones. It works wonderfully well to flatten my water stones quickly. In addition, I have also on a few occasions use the same Atoma flattening plate as my coarse stone to even out the blade road on my kasumi knives. It cuts relatively quickly, stays 100% flat all the time and leave an even scratch pattern even for a coarse stone. Hence, my decision to have a coarse stone in my sharpening set up.
The question is whether I should stay with the Atoma 400 grit diamond plate as the coarse stone or would you recommend something else as a coarse stone? I figure I need something in the grid range of 400 - 600.
At this point in time, I am only sharpening kasumi knives. When my new knives arrive, I may only be sharpening honyaki knives as I may give my kasumi knives away.
I bought a Atoma 400 grit diamond plate intended to be a flattening plate for my 1,200 and 6,000 grit water stones. It works wonderfully well to flatten my water stones quickly. In addition, I have also on a few occasions use the same Atoma flattening plate as my coarse stone to even out the blade road on my kasumi knives. It cuts relatively quickly, stays 100% flat all the time and leave an even scratch pattern even for a coarse stone. Hence, my decision to have a coarse stone in my sharpening set up.
The question is whether I should stay with the Atoma 400 grit diamond plate as the coarse stone or would you recommend something else as a coarse stone? I figure I need something in the grid range of 400 - 600.
At this point in time, I am only sharpening kasumi knives. When my new knives arrive, I may only be sharpening honyaki knives as I may give my kasumi knives away.