Finishing Stone

Hello all.

I am looking for a finishing stone to use following my ******** 2k. I have the Snow White and the Chosera 8 and 10k, but I am looking for a natural stone, or one that feels like a natural, at least (as the ******** does.)

Sharpening mostly carbon, some Ginsan, no SS. Knives by Mizuno Tanrenjo, Suisin (Carbon) Kato, TF, Takeda, Anyru, Masamoto, Masakage, Kikuichi,

Any help appreciated. I want to use these two stones for touch up, mostly.

designdog said:

Hello all.

I am looking for a finishing stone to use following my ******** 2k. I have the Snow White and the Chosera 8 and 10k, but I am looking for a natural stone, or one that feels like a natural, at least (as the ******** does.)

Sharpening mostly carbon, some Ginsan, no SS. Knives by Mizuno Tanrenjo, Suisin (Carbon) Kato, TF, Takeda, Anyru, Masamoto, Masakage, Kikuichi,

Any help appreciated. I want to use these two stones for touch up, mostly.

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Don't know why the brand name of the stone is blocked -I am not selling anything! Anyway, it is the bamboo line, if that helps...

An Aoto is the easy answer. I like to follow a 1.2 or 2K with one.

And welcome.

designdog said:

Don't know why the brand name of the stone is blocked -I am not selling anything! Anyway, it is the bamboo line, if that helps...

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Welcome to KKF

Dave Martell said:

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Thanks Dave - old customer of your here.

What I am looking for is a stone I can move to from the 2k I referenced, maybe an 8k, that will be the final stone in a 2 stone touch up sequence. Something like a natural stone that is convenient, not messy, and puts some serious sharp and shine down.

BTW, still have the Watanabe honyaki you worked on in 2009...

On the synthetic side, I think the JNS Red Aoto & a Sigma Power 6k would be two interesting options:

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/s...ths-renge-suita-amp-JNS-red-aoto-matukusuyama

http://www.japanesenaturalstones.com/jns-red-aoto-matukusuyama/

Coarser, softer, muddier

http://www.toolsfromjapan.com/store...oduct_info&cPath=335_404_403&products_id=1680

Finer, harder

If you are thinking 8k grit, you might want to consider an Imanishi Kitayama semi-synthetic stone. These are reputed to contain ground natural stone along with synthetic grit. Mine works nicely for woodworking tools and carbon steel knives -- I only have one asian knife, and that's an inexpensive hand worked Korean "cow knife" -- rough as all get out, but has a very thin and keen edge. The Kitayama puts a very nice shine on it and the edge seems to be holding very well. Sharpest knife I have.

I haven't tried it with my 440C Chicago Cutlery knives, I stop at a synthetic aoto for those.

Peter