DanHumphrey
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In a couple of weeks I want to upgrade my stones; currently I have a King 1000/3000 combo that's on the small side. The options I'm considering are:
As popular as I know that last option is, they seem to be most available from CKTG or Etsy (where the 500 is OOS), while the Gesshins are readily available. Are the Gesshins that much better, or go with the cheaper ones? Are the 400/500 enough to do thinning, or would I need something even coarser for that?
I know both options have lots of recommendations around here, but I hadn't seen a direct comparison, so I wanted to see what the advice was. I expect to be sharpening blue, white, and R2, for whatever difference that makes.
- $135 - Gesshin 1000/6000 combo
- $210 - Gesshin set (400, 2000, 6000s)
- ~$135 - "holy trinity" (Beston 500, Bester 1200, Suehiro Rika 5000)
As popular as I know that last option is, they seem to be most available from CKTG or Etsy (where the 500 is OOS), while the Gesshins are readily available. Are the Gesshins that much better, or go with the cheaper ones? Are the 400/500 enough to do thinning, or would I need something even coarser for that?
I know both options have lots of recommendations around here, but I hadn't seen a direct comparison, so I wanted to see what the advice was. I expect to be sharpening blue, white, and R2, for whatever difference that makes.