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That’s a nice combo, and 10” x 4”, that’s really nice! I have a number of DMT’s and I really like them all (except for the Extra Extra Fine which is a poor design IMHO). Check out ScienceOfSharp.com for more info on these and a “break in” technique. I like to use a piece of flat stainless...

No, sir. I think I have enough stones already. Lemme check….. Confirmed. The Misses said I have way too many already.

Option 1 Keep it and buy a Dalstrong Kirktsuke. In contrast to many Japanese specialty knives, the Kiritsuke is called such do to its versatility and that after having mastered all cooking skills this knife can be used for most, if not all, cooking chores. ***Don’t let the name intimidate you...

Convex unchi’s are the sh!t.

I may have been one to follow your advice. I picked up the India combo on Amazon for, I think it was $22. I do think prices have gone up a little since then though. I liked it so much that I went and bought the individual 8x3 stones. Still was a great value, I just wish that Norton would sell a...

Sigma Power ceramic 2K - This is one of the earlier stones I bought when I first got into sharpening 4 or 5 years ago. Many are familiar with the “Select II” line from Sigma but this is not that line. It is advertised as sintered for vitrified and it is nearly all abrasive with very little...

Green unknown stone - I picked this up in a pack of 3 used stones on the auctions. The other two are quite old so I am assuming this one is old too. Most of the reason for this comparison stems from wanting to figure out where this stone lines up. It feels like a very fine stone. Something like...

Suehiro Gokumyo 240 - This is a pretty new stone. The high grit Gokumyo’s 10K-15K-20K have a long earned reputation of being high quality. Like those high grit stones, the new 240 comes at a price. Not nearly as high as them but still at the upper end range of very coarse grit stones which...

Trying to find time to read and post here….. so some thoughts on these stones. Norton India Fine - Not a particularly fast stone. Not super slow but maybe a tad on the slower side. This is probably to its benefit as very coarse stones can produce VERY good knife edges by preventing you from...

And last is the Sigma 2K

Next is the unknown stone

Next is the Suehiro Gokumyo 240

I got a couple stones in and wanted to test them out and see how they lined up. Despite their published grit ratings, I feel these are actually pretty close in effect and results. For knives there are certain desired effects or predictability, and for straight razors there are some others. The...

Everyone is different. I like very long flat belly knives. My custom knife is a cross between a nakiri and a gyuto. Basically a long nakiri with a k-tip and just a light rounding of the cutting edge by the tip for rock chopping. A high-level Pro chef that I sharpen knives for only likes curved...

If you want to change the whole profile, you can. I would just stick to the problem area myself. Be aware that flat, back and forth pulls will tend to flatten any belly or curve. Personally I prefer flat belly knives so for me this is easy. If you prefer a curved belly then it is best to rock...

For me…. I would start with re-profiling the edge on a piece of concrete, large brick, or cinder block. 90 deg straight up and down. Back and forth until the profile is fixed. Then I would do the same but with 45 deg angles of both sides to start recutting the bevel. Check the profile again...

Lots of good suggestions in this thread!!

I just wanted to see the scratch pattern of the two stones. I also haven’t used the Sigma in ages and the other 1K thread got me thinking about it. Dammmmn it is a FAST stone. I spent more time on the Norton than the Sigma. The first two scratch pattern pics are of the Norton. The bottom two...

Scratch pattern: Sigma Power Ceramic Hard 1K vs. Norton India Fine. Just having some fun. Knife is a Muneishi 150mm blue2 with stainless clad (fantastic knife btw).

Sigma Power ceramic hard 1K. Beast of a stone that chews through anything and leaves an excellent edge. MAJOR PITA to flatten and clean, but work-wise, killer stone. Norton India Coarse / Fine Forget Norton’s stated grit ratings. Coarse is probably a little coarser than 1K and Fine is finer...