SUEHIRO SKG-24 (#3000 /#1000)

[deskjockey]

The Suehiro SKG-24, 3K/1K combination stone looks really good for home users like myself. It is labeled as "Select Series" and I don't know if that is good or bad. At <$40USD to my door, the price seems pretty good as well.

Is this a "splash and go" stone or, do I need to consider a soaking tub? Any tips or suggestions for using it on a cleaver to tune it up? Any comparisons or contrasts to the more expensive (each grit is more expensive by itself than this combination stone) CERAX series?

TIA,
Sid

 

[Knife2meatu]

Fast wearing soaker. "Tuning up" a cleaver is likely to both take very long, and use up a lot of stone.

 

[bsfsu]

The blue 1000 is a soaker, needs about 10 min. The yellow 3000 side is splash and go. I have read somewhere that if you totally submerge the stone it may split at the seam. Sometimes I only soak the blue, sometimes the whole thing goes under the water, its not split yet. Its a very soft stone but I think its a nice stone to use.

 

[deskjockey]

Thank you very much!

 

[timebard]

I had this as my first stone. Was pretty nice for learning sharpening and not a bad first buy. That said if you want to do some serious thinning you should also buy a lower grit stone.

 

[deskjockey]

I am looking at the Suehiro Debado SNE #600 to complement that stone. The Shapton Glass 500 double-thick at a similar price has also been recommended.

 

[rmrf]

I just got the shapton glass 500 double thick. I really like it so far but I don't have a lot of experience with different stones. There's a sale at mtc kitchen. I think 2 glass stones gets you free shipping. I really like that the glass stones are splash and go so I don't have to plan. I tried thinning a iron clad gyuto on a SG 1000 and it dished pretty noticeably, so I would try something courser if you're thinking of doing that with a chinese cleaver.

I had a cerax 320 I think. I used it to try and thin a chinese cleaver many years ago, before I had any idea what I was doing. Given what I was trying to do, I probably should have just used sandpaper. Or bought a new knife.