there was a time when more did... you guys go through phases of what's popular rather quickly
there was a time when more did... you guys go through phases of what's popular rather quickly
All the King stones are made by a company called Matsunaga (www.matsunaga-corp.co.jp).
The selection is actually relatively limited.
-There's the well-known red-brown King Deluxe line, which comes in 300, 400, 700, 800, 1000, 1200. The 800/1000/1200 are really the core of that line, and they come in lots of different sizes.
-There's the coarse line of stones sold under the Sun tiger brand, in 220, 240 and even coarser grits.
-The yellow finishing stones in 4000, 6000 & 8000 grit.
-Then there are the hyper stones in 1000 grit.
-And Neo stones in 800 grit (these are supposedly a stone specifically for stainless steels).
There are loads of other stones for sickles, tools and all kinds of industrial uses but for knives this is it.
I would add that someone here showed a King Hyper 2000 I think it the 1K stone hunt thread.
King hyper is most definitely not a flavor of the month, it's a hidden gem.
Jon, because nobody has hyped it besides badgertooth and I 😀
I recently bought a couple of HSS chisels and the last stone in that review to sharpen them, the Sigma Select II 1000. That stone is an absolute beast. It eats steel like it's nothing.Stu of TFJ did some interesting medium grit stone tests on chisels. King Deluxe, Neo, and Hyper (Hard) are mentioned, among others. http://www.toolsfromjapan.com/wordpress/?p=713
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