Nice setup and good sharpening. My setup is just a big brick with some cloth on top. Doesn't look any pretty but stone doesn't slip and hand doesn't bump on the counter. Only problem is lack of water bridge. I don't plan to change it because I prefer to sharpen with stone sideways.
I recently had an idea for my sharpening station that is not at a sink. I use a 17L "Really Useful Box" to support my homemade wood bridge and hold water. But since I like having water to spray stuff off I am using a 4L plastic pressurized garden sprayer with a hose and short nozzle.
I use a dog dish mat, it keeps the table I use from getting wet and is great for keeping my stone holder from sliding. I use a rubber maid tray to hold the stones and fill it with water to soak them. After using the stone I place them in a wooden dish holder to help them dry. 15:04
Im going to build myself a pond using wood, with a plastic box insert. I really want to ditch the lid so that i also can get access to the water below while sharpening. But im getting there :) As of now this box is not sturdy enough and flexes way too much. Thanks for the comment, and input .
Writing before even watching the vid. This is great. I just received this stone this week. Only did one knife yesterday which was a blast. Now let's see what you'll show me 😉
I don't soak my morihei stones. I find them a thirsty s&g. I'd give it a try but they tend to be muddy stones with carbon steel anyway. Like with most stones, the surface can be glassy unless you flatten it. Some stones take several flattenings to get the feedback
I totally agree. i use them primarily on scissors nowadays, but i always just splash and go. Got a worn down atoma 400 that i work up some slurry with as well. its a nice visual clue that the whole bevel on the scissor is being worked on :)
I am not the biggest fan of this stone. It is too muddy and soft for me on edges. I prefer the NP3k and think it is actually finer / more refined. The 500 is great albeit annoyingly dark in color. The 1k is good. The 4k is just so-so for me. I do want to try the 9k though, as it appears quite different!
I love the 500. Sold mine unfortunately, but im getting myself a new one once i place my next order with them. Soft stones is kinda my thing though, so I tend to gravitate towards them. Except for lower grits where I tend to like the stones a bit harder. The 9k morihei is great, I use it as a final stone on hairdressing scissors 😁
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Have you gone down the natural rabbit hole? If you enjoy softer stones... :). I like my Aizu a lot for edges, but it is pretty different from the Morihei 4k. Less muddy for sure!
@@mockit_rockit sigh.. im tumbling away as we speak. Immve got a few nice ones, a shiro binsui wich i like. But im looking for a good size mikawa bench nagura now. This is just for my personal collection though, and not something I would consider importing :)
these morihei stones are fantastic but they release the grit quickly. one way i flatten my softer stones is i use them to load some of my splash and go ceramic stones with the abrasives from the softer stones s they cut faster. these stones are fantastic for both of those things.
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 i have a few of the shapton pro and shapton glass series and then a couple ultra large low grit splash and go from naniwa and they all work but the naniwa ones load up really nice. it’s great if you have a bunch of cheap water stones laying around or whatever. these morihei have like a natural stone as the abrasive and it cuts really well. the splash and go whatever don’t release grit at all so it makes them cut much better.
Dude, yes, I frickin love this channel. Just sharpening, checking out stones, observing how they behave. Simple, pleasant content!
First! Still thinking about ordering this stone even though I already have more stones than I reasonably need.
You NEVER have enough stones 👊
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Now you're thinking of knives. You NEVER have enough KNIVES. :)
Nicely done. It looks like a very solid 4k stone. I liked the sound better after you slurried it up. Seems like a fast cutter.
Nice collection of whetstones.
Thanks :) My wife doesnt understand why im collecting rocks though :/
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Same here... :D
Haha 😂 my girlfriend also complains about my “rock collection”
Nice setup and good sharpening.
My setup is just a big brick with some cloth on top. Doesn't look any pretty but stone doesn't slip and hand doesn't bump on the counter. Only problem is lack of water bridge. I don't plan to change it because I prefer to sharpen with stone sideways.
And that is so important. Sharpening is very much personal preference, and there is no 'one right way' to go about it.
What types of steel are these stones suitable for? The stone looks somehow captivates me and fascinates me.
I recently had an idea for my sharpening station that is not at a sink. I use a 17L "Really Useful Box" to support my homemade wood bridge and hold water. But since I like having water to spray stuff off I am using a 4L plastic pressurized garden sprayer with a hose and short nozzle.
What you think can Morihei cut powder steels, elmax, m390 and others?
I use a dog dish mat, it keeps the table I use from getting wet and is great for keeping my stone holder from sliding. I use a rubber maid tray to hold the stones and fill it with water to soak them. After using the stone I place them in a wooden dish holder to help them dry.
15:04
Im going to build myself a pond using wood, with a plastic box insert. I really want to ditch the lid so that i also can get access to the water below while sharpening. But im getting there :) As of now this box is not sturdy enough and flexes way too much. Thanks for the comment, and input .
Writing before even watching the vid. This is great. I just received this stone this week. Only did one knife yesterday which was a blast. Now let's see what you'll show me 😉
I don't soak my morihei stones. I find them a thirsty s&g. I'd give it a try but they tend to be muddy stones with carbon steel anyway.
Like with most stones, the surface can be glassy unless you flatten it. Some stones take several flattenings to get the feedback
I totally agree. i use them primarily on scissors nowadays, but i always just splash and go. Got a worn down atoma 400 that i work up some slurry with as well. its a nice visual clue that the whole bevel on the scissor is being worked on :)
I am not the biggest fan of this stone. It is too muddy and soft for me on edges. I prefer the NP3k and think it is actually finer / more refined. The 500 is great albeit annoyingly dark in color. The 1k is good. The 4k is just so-so for me. I do want to try the 9k though, as it appears quite different!
I love the 500. Sold mine unfortunately, but im getting myself a new one once i place my next order with them. Soft stones is kinda my thing though, so I tend to gravitate towards them. Except for lower grits where I tend to like the stones a bit harder. The 9k morihei is great, I use it as a final stone on hairdressing scissors 😁
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Have you gone down the natural rabbit hole? If you enjoy softer stones... :). I like my Aizu a lot for edges, but it is pretty different from the Morihei 4k. Less muddy for sure!
@@mockit_rockit sigh.. im tumbling away as we speak. Immve got a few nice ones, a shiro binsui wich i like. But im looking for a good size mikawa bench nagura now. This is just for my personal collection though, and not something I would consider importing :)
these morihei stones are fantastic but they release the grit quickly. one way i flatten my softer stones is i use them to load some of my splash and go ceramic stones with the abrasives from the softer stones s they cut faster. these stones are fantastic for both of those things.
thats a good idea tbh. i tend to be a bit more wasteful and just use my atoma 😅
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 i have a few of the shapton pro and shapton glass series and then a couple ultra large low grit splash and go from naniwa and they all work but the naniwa ones load up really nice. it’s great if you have a bunch of cheap water stones laying around or whatever. these morihei have like a natural stone as the abrasive and it cuts really well. the splash and go whatever don’t release grit at all so it makes them cut much better.
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