Home Depot is running a special on natural stones right now.....
I get the sense that you don't want to hear it and are not going to listen to it but I'll echo what the smart kids have said above. Synthetic. You would be much better served with even a Bestor 1200 (approx $50) than dropping a hundred on an unknown Jnat.
My daddy used to tell me I had champagne tastes with a beer budget. Are we related?
Home Depot is running a special on natural stones right now.....
haha really!?The clay based pavers we used on our patio in Alicante left about a 800-1200 grit edge. They sure soak up water and get very muddy. All kinds of inclusions though. Still better than a beston 500. :rofl2: I'll try to sharpen with about anything I can find laying around, just because.
Ok so Im not the only crazy person, btw, i found a place called "Whetstone Island" in Ontario, I want ti make a trip there, if not for finding whetstones atleast bragging rights to say I shaprened a knife on whetstone island with a whetstone.The clay based pavers we used on our patio in Alicante left about a 800-1200 grit edge. They sure soak up water and get very muddy. All kinds of inclusions though. Still better than a beston 500. :rofl2: I'll try to sharpen with about anything I can find laying around, just because.
haha really!?
Ok so Im not the only crazy person, btw, i found a place called "Whetstone Island" in Ontario, I want ti make a trip there, if not for finding whetstones atleast bragging rights to say I shaprened a knife on whetstone island with a whetstone.
Yeah, I have tried things like slate too. But the slate from the old barn really does not seem to 'cut' so much as burnish. Works okay with nagura slurry. Maybe that makes me a goober.
Btw if you want to try a cheap natural and are not too particular about the country it comes from then check out a Belgian blue whetstone. You can get an 8x2 for about $40 and they are fairly decent. Everyone always goes directly to J-nats but there are all kinds of stones out there. Many of which are more typically used for razors though. Anyway, that just crossed my mind. Worth a look anyway.
Hah, well, I do goofy things I guess. Not my idea though, I saw it on youtube ages ago and said to myself "I have some of those from a project". My brother in-law is a tile guy so I get all kinds of leftover ceramic tiles, flooring etc.
Whestsone Island sounds interesting.
and you know I may regret it, but it's only $27 and who knows this could be a steal. we shall see.
I talked with Shinichi at Watanabe and he helped me out a Lot! Gave me a Amasuka Torato suggestion for finishing and a AI 1000 for sharpening, and I would have bought it but it was going to be over $130 total. The Amasuka Torato was only $30 or so, but the shipping was like $55. He suggested the AI 1000 since I didn't have the money to invest in a real Natural Sharpening stone. He definitely was the Best to work with, and i'll definitely be back in the next couple months to buy his suggestions, but for now we'll try out this Binsui Amasuka.
and you know I may regret it, but it's only $27 and who knows this could be a steal. we shall see.
I talked with Shinichi at Watanabe and he helped me out a Lot! Gave me a Amasuka Torato suggestion for finishing and a AI 1000 for sharpening, and I would have bought it but it was going to be over $130 total. The Amasuka Torato was only $30 or so, but the shipping was like $55. He suggested the AI 1000 since I didn't have the money to invest in a real Natural Sharpening stone. He definitely was the Best to work with, and i'll definitely be back in the next couple months to buy his suggestions, but for now we'll try out this Binsui Amasuka.
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