Greetings from new member

[Adnocana]

I've benefited from reading these forums over the last few months, and it's time for me to join up, since I've read enough to be full of questions.

I'm a wood and metal worker by nature, but I've fallen into the sharpening world with no regrets. I'm just learning to sharpen knives, and since i sharpen my chisels as little as possible, Im relatively inconsistent there as well.

I don't have any professional stones yet, but ive experimented with generic oilstones, a norton oil stone (india, i think. the one with the tiger on the box), that cheap four-sided diamond plate thing from harbor freight, and a two sided import diamond plate (the twenty four dollar one). Ive also sharpened haphazardly on sandpaper quite a bit.

I've watched hours of youtube on sharpening and sharpening stones, and I'm interested in all aspects, especially the technical ones.

Also, I look forward to finding out what "feedback" means (finally!)

 

[Nemo]

Welcome to the forums.

Feedback is the information that the stone gives you about the edge. This is often a change in feel (tactile feedback) or sound (aural feedback) or both when you reach the edge or have abraded the burr.

 

[Benuser]

Welcome aboard!

You might be interested in the huge archive.
Over site's search engine, I prefer Google's 'site:'-function. E.g. search

site:kitchenknifeforums.com term1 AND term2

 

[azn_knives_4l]

This is a cool place Waaaaay different vibe from Reddit or YouTube videos. I've found that people here are, for the most part, both more open-minded and critical and I think both of these are great when balanced. Fwiw, I think those Norton stones are fantastic and diamond plates also have their place, even the cheap ones. Welcome in!

 

[Nemo]

If you really wanna experience great feedback, it's hard to go past a Chosera/ Naniwa Pro.

 

[Benuser]

If you really wanna experience great feedback, it's hard to go past a Chosera/ Naniwa Pro.

Except the 600 and 5k. Respectively a Shapton-like and a soft one.

 

[Adnocana]

If you really wanna experience great feedback, it's hard to go past a Chosera/ Naniwa Pro.

I guess the only way to understand it is to experience it myself. The Chosera 3000 especially seems to have a great reputation and its one of the ones at the top of my list. I'm curious about the shapton kuromaku as well, which I gather is a good value.

 

[azn_knives_4l]

I guess the only way to understand it is to experience it myself. The Chosera 3000 especially seems to have a great reputation and its one of the ones at the top of my list. I'm curious about the shapton kuromaku as well, which I gather is a good value.

I love the Naniwa Pros, not so much the Shapton Pros, but have not used them all, fwiw. Naniwa Pro 400 is a real standout in the world of synthetic stones.

 

[Nemo]

Chosera 1k and 800 are pretty great. 400 not bad either.

400 then deburr on 800 or 1k is a pretty good progression for Western stainless.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

Welcome.

Being a woodworker, I'd recommend giving Shapton Glass stones serious consideration. Not the best for feedback but excellent stones and also used by a lot of woodworkers. Keep in mind, "feedback" is often associated with soaking stones. I prefer splash and go.