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Adamantinepiggy
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Aug 30, 2017
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The average person is better served with a simple system like the Spyderco Sharpmaker as they are more likely to simply ruin their edge angles trying to do it on a stone by hand. That being said, there are certain edge profiles where only a flat stone will do. Scandi grinds on Mora knives come to mind or chisel grinds on real chisels. These might be awesome stones, but unless you know how to use them, and more importantly, take care of them (like keeping them flat and not letting them get dished), I wouldn't spend the cash on these when you can get similarly sized ebay 1000/3000 double sided water stones for a LOT cheaper to use and throw away as you learn how to hold an angle. Even cheaper and just as effective is automotive wet/dry super fine sandpaper on a piece of glass or marble if you are simply touching up chisels and such.
Dermott
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Aug 30, 2017
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AdamantinepiggyBench stones aren't hard to use, and it would take significant effort to *ruin* a knife on one. A newbie could absolutely dull a knife on one if not careful, but that's fixable with the same rock you used to dull the knife, with a little patience. You can always start out on an el-cheapo knife until you have the hang of it. You're similarly unlikely to damage the stone learning how to use it.
For whatever it's worth, I hone my straight razors on hard-black Arkansas stones. Works great. I've been using the same stones for well over a decade at this point, for everything from pocket knives, to kitchen knives (and the aforementioned razors, recently). I've never had one bowl the way a synthetic stone does... but there's no reason you couldn't re-lap them flat if they did.
Synthetic water stones do cut faster. I prefer the Arkansas stones because they're how I learned to sharpen a knife. Sandpaper works well, but having a durable item is nice.
All that said... these do *not* look like any Arkansas stones I've ever seen. (Green?!) Are these actually Novaculite, or are they some kind of synthetic..?
For whatever it's worth, I hone my straight razors on hard-black Arkansas stones. Works great. I've been using the same stones for well over a decade at this point, for everything from pocket knives, to kitchen knives (and the aforementioned razors, recently). I've never had one bowl the way a synthetic stone does... but there's no reason you couldn't re-lap them flat if they did.
Synthetic water stones do cut faster. I prefer the Arkansas stones because they're how I learned to sharpen a knife. Sandpaper works well, but having a durable item is nice.
All that said... these do *not* look like any Arkansas stones I've ever seen. (Green?!) Are these actually Novaculite, or are they some kind of synthetic..?
j89k
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Oct 29, 2018
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AdamantinepiggyI dunno. People try to make sharpening knives seem like it's the most complex thing ever. Man has been rubbing steel on stone for ages. Sure, it's more difficult than running a knife through a pull through - but it's not rocket science.
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