If you think about buying it I say go grab them. Is a great 1000 grit stone. Hard, Fast cutting stone and leave a great polish for 1K stone. I have one my self. Price is great too for the final results you get from that stone. If you want to see some videos about it you can see Ricky's channel or others in YouTube. They all love Suehiro cerax 1K. I never try rika 5000 because I use Naniwa pro 3000 and jump to kitayama 8000. So i don't have 5K stone. I have Suehiro Ouka 3000, it is a softer stone.
Hi , How do you compare ouka 3000 vs Naniwa pro 3000?
Ouka 3000 is softer and slower than Naniwa pro 3000 but it can give you a good polish for single bevel. Cheaper too
. If you need a fast cutting stone than get NP 3000, but I don't think you need more stones since you already have cerax 1000, rika 5000 and kitayama 8000.
Your take on speed does not match my experience.
Sometimes I feel after the knives while sharp, lacks some bite after 5k, but too corse just on 1K. Should I add a 3k stone ?Ouka 3000 is softer and slower than Naniwa pro 3000 but it can give you a good polish for single bevel. Cheaper too
Grit: NP3K is closer to a 4K than a standard 3K stone. Ouka is close to other 3K stones grit wise.
Maybe you can try Sharpen it 1000 grit on one side and 5000 on the other side and see how it feels. Or just use a strop after 1000 grit stone
For knife mostly hrc 60 above in your opinion which one should i get ? Thanks
Hmm lets try this thanks alot
Both are great in their own right and both are fine on harder steels. Personally I prefer the Ouka as I prefer its feel.
