Hi All
So after using Edge Pro for a while I'm thinking it's time to get into free hand. I've been doing free hand stropping with reasonable success so I may be ready for this.
I don't have a cheap carbon knife for experimentation, I have a Tojiro Senkou (a.k.a. Flash) bought on a whim as the first Japanese knife that I hardly use now, I can make that one my guinea pig.
So the question that's been asked a thousand times already, which stones to get ?
I'm not on a 'budget' as such, so I can get anything within reason (synthetic, not going to spend $800 on a natural stone) , and so I can start with good stones that will last a long time instead of getting cheap ones and then buying again.
So I'm guessing I need 3 or 4 ? One low grit (300-500?) one 1000, one 2000-3000 and one higher, or I can settle for 3 stones ?
So here are some of my requirements
I live in the UK, so buying in the US is probably out - the sources I know of are Eden Webshop (Naniwa), there is a shop I found here that sells Ohishi (chopping block co), or I can take one of JNS's offerings. I assume there are others.
Also - I would like stones that don't require hours of soaking, if there are splash and go then great, if not, then maybe 15-30 minutes. I read somewhere that Beston 500 requires a day or so (is that true?), so maybe not suitable ?
I watched some of the sharpening videos, and will watch them again before I start, any further advice is welcome.
So what to get ?
Thanks for any suggestion !
So after using Edge Pro for a while I'm thinking it's time to get into free hand. I've been doing free hand stropping with reasonable success so I may be ready for this.
I don't have a cheap carbon knife for experimentation, I have a Tojiro Senkou (a.k.a. Flash) bought on a whim as the first Japanese knife that I hardly use now, I can make that one my guinea pig.
So the question that's been asked a thousand times already, which stones to get ?
I'm not on a 'budget' as such, so I can get anything within reason (synthetic, not going to spend $800 on a natural stone) , and so I can start with good stones that will last a long time instead of getting cheap ones and then buying again.
So I'm guessing I need 3 or 4 ? One low grit (300-500?) one 1000, one 2000-3000 and one higher, or I can settle for 3 stones ?
So here are some of my requirements
I live in the UK, so buying in the US is probably out - the sources I know of are Eden Webshop (Naniwa), there is a shop I found here that sells Ohishi (chopping block co), or I can take one of JNS's offerings. I assume there are others.
Also - I would like stones that don't require hours of soaking, if there are splash and go then great, if not, then maybe 15-30 minutes. I read somewhere that Beston 500 requires a day or so (is that true?), so maybe not suitable ?
I watched some of the sharpening videos, and will watch them again before I start, any further advice is welcome.
So what to get ?
Thanks for any suggestion !