My first waterstone was a King 800/4000 combo stone, which I liked, but I moved on to harder stones. After recently seeing the film
'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' and seeing the guys using a big King brick, I remembered that I liked the 800 but it was a little crunchy, and
the 1200 was too fine for a base stone (for tools). Anyway, I got a 1000 the other day, and like it... a lot. I can get a fresh edge of
good steel and a burr as quickly with this thing as I need, and I like the feel, too. Add in that's it's easy to flatten, and cheap- not bad!
'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' and seeing the guys using a big King brick, I remembered that I liked the 800 but it was a little crunchy, and
the 1200 was too fine for a base stone (for tools). Anyway, I got a 1000 the other day, and like it... a lot. I can get a fresh edge of
good steel and a burr as quickly with this thing as I need, and I like the feel, too. Add in that's it's easy to flatten, and cheap- not bad!