For my family's knives I would take a Shapton pro 220 and 1000.
Glue cardboard to the other side of the atoma.Cho 800 is too big, imo. You don't got room for that in your suitcase, with the base and everything! Plus, I took it on a trip with me once to sharpen some knives, and had to do some really dull ones. Took forever.
Maybe you should just bring an Atoma 140 and be done with it.
PS. Did you get a SG 500 yet? Come on, man.
PPS. For a 2 stone combo, SG 220 and 1000 is probably a good idea, as @dafox says. I've never used the 1k, but the 220's fast. And if you stack them they're still thinner than Cho 800.
Cho 800 is too big, imo. You don't got room for that in your suitcase, with the base and everything! Plus, I took it on a trip with me once to sharpen some knives, and had to do some really dull ones. Took forever.
Do you have any additional information about diamond stones.Over in another knife forum I visit, diamond stones are highly regarded. Probably for the ability to quickly abrade the more complex stainless steels. One of these diamond stones may be worth looking into for a travel stone. They certainly fit the requirements you have listed.
DMT duosharp coarse/extra coarse + a SG 1k-3k should do the trick for any stainless knives. Less than 1 inch tall combined and you'll be able to keep your stone flat too. Atoma cuts faster but the DMT style diamond plates are better for SS knives IMO.
Sharpeningsupplies.com ?Anyone know a good place to support to get a SG500 double-stuff?
Or this!MTC Kitchen has a 20% off sale right now. Free shipping over $100 for stones too.
Anyone tried the 800 vitrified diamond? It's alluring. But expensive. But alluring.
I feel like a cat standing the back door...
What 800 grit vitrified diamond stone are we talking about/drooling over?
Yeah, that one is supposed to be great. I tried 1/6k combo and they are excellent too.Thanks!
I saw the 1k and 6k, but didn’t catch the 800 one further down the page.
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