Hello! What is your opinion on Naniwa Chosera whetstones (including the Proffesional series)? Also i see a lot of people talking negative things about the King Deluxe 1000 like being too slow and too rough and i'm wondering if you're using the slowness as an advantage or the people make completely wrong statements? And lastly i'm aware of the fact that technique is number 1 priority, but do you think that the steel of the knife is also really important, because everyone in the internet shows how to sharpen a knife with over 61 HRC hardness and it's always razor sharp of course? I don't think this is the case with the lower numbers. Other than that great videos! You're one of the few that really know what they're doing
Hi Thank you so much for the compliment. 1.Naniwa Stones I don't have much experience with Naniwa stones, so my opinion would not be a good reference. However, the Chosera 400 could be one of the best coarse stones I've ever tried. 2.King 1K It is one of my daily drivers; almost all knives sent here for sharpening will be on it at some point. I don't find it to be too slow or rough. For general use, I can usually raise a burr within just 10 passes. I would say that for the price point, it's hard to beat. 3.Technique I also hold workshops here regularly. The top three most common things I've seen that people struggle with when sharpening on whetstones are angles, pressure, and using the incorrect grits. 4.Steel Types and Stone Grits Even low HRC steel knives can be sharpened to razor sharpness, the difference is just in edge retention. Even with coarse grits like 200-400 ,you can still achieve very satisfying results. Please follow and check out our IG for more content. IG@BLADENBEANS Thanks again.
@@bladenbeans Thank you so much for the answer! 1. Well that's good to hear, because i have Naniwa stones and i can confirm that the Chosera 400 grit is one of the best coarse stones that you can have. 2. As for the King 1000 i actually had doubts about the statements that people make, because i've seen you how fast you can sharpen a knife with that same stone and i was sure that this stone is underrated. 3. From my perspective i was able to tell that the skill is most important and i actually realized within a short amount of time that the stone is not as important as i've imagined, because as you've said you can sharpen a knife with only a coarse grit whetsone and achieve a razor sharp edge. Actually that is the case with me, because i was able to make a relatively good edge with only the Chosera 400, which surprised me. As for the grit order i'm aware of the fact that too polished edge = too fragile and slippery edge and i see that the most fine stone that you're using is the Suehiro Ouka 3000 grit. I also use 3000 grit stone for my finishing work and i don't consider going further, however i have a question. Do you think that 400 -> 800 -> 3000 grit is a good order and if i add an 1000 grit will it be a good addition in terms of consistency and right grit order? Naniwa stones tend to leave a finer scratch pattern and a lot of people talk about the Chosera 800 and 3000 combo being one of the best combo, however you have a Jnat with 1000 grit, which cuts like 700-800 grit stone and you're using it for dull knives, and then you go to the 1000 grit stone which further improves the sharpness. That's why i'm asking this. 4. Good to know, beacuse i was wondering, if a soft steel knife can be sharpened to your level of sharpness. I'm glad that you answered to my questions. Thanks again for the good answer.
@@DN4IC I think 400-800-3k is a good combination, 1k which in my opinion makes not much difference to the 800, so I don't think it's necessary.. If you have a strop ( leather) you can try just stropping on the leather after the medium stone ( 800 or 1k) .. and you should find a very similar result of what you get from the 3k finishing..
@@bladenbeans Thank you for the answer! Well the strop is a good addition, but since i have the 3k i don't consider to get a strop, because the 3k works as well as a strop. As for the 800 grit or 1k grit, for me the 800 is better, because of the speed, durability and tactile feedback
Hello! What is your opinion on Naniwa Chosera whetstones (including the Proffesional series)? Also i see a lot of people talking negative things about the King Deluxe 1000 like being too slow and too rough and i'm wondering if you're using the slowness as an advantage or the people make completely wrong statements? And lastly i'm aware of the fact that technique is number 1 priority, but do you think that the steel of the knife is also really important, because everyone in the internet shows how to sharpen a knife with over 61 HRC hardness and it's always razor sharp of course? I don't think this is the case with the lower numbers. Other than that great videos! You're one of the few that really know what they're doing
Hi
Thank you so much for the compliment.
1.Naniwa Stones
I don't have much experience with Naniwa stones, so my opinion would not be a good reference. However, the Chosera 400 could be one of the best coarse stones I've ever tried.
2.King 1K
It is one of my daily drivers; almost all knives sent here for sharpening will be on it at some point. I don't find it to be too slow or rough. For general use, I can usually raise a burr within just 10 passes. I would say that for the price point, it's hard to beat.
3.Technique
I also hold workshops here regularly. The top three most common things I've seen that people struggle with when sharpening on whetstones are angles, pressure, and using the incorrect grits.
4.Steel Types and Stone Grits
Even low HRC steel knives can be sharpened to razor sharpness, the difference is just in edge retention. Even with coarse grits like 200-400 ,you can still achieve very satisfying results.
Please follow and check out our IG for more content. IG@BLADENBEANS
Thanks again.
@@bladenbeans Thank you so much for the answer!
1. Well that's good to hear, because i have Naniwa stones and i can confirm that the Chosera 400 grit is one of the best coarse stones that you can have.
2. As for the King 1000 i actually had doubts about the statements that people make, because i've seen you how fast you can sharpen a knife with that same stone and i was sure that this stone is underrated.
3. From my perspective i was able to tell that the skill is most important and i actually realized within a short amount of time that the stone is not as important as i've imagined, because as you've said you can sharpen a knife with only a coarse grit whetsone and achieve a razor sharp edge. Actually that is the case with me, because i was able to make a relatively good edge with only the Chosera 400, which surprised me. As for the grit order i'm aware of the fact that too polished edge = too fragile and slippery edge and i see that the most fine stone that you're using is the Suehiro Ouka 3000 grit. I also use 3000 grit stone for my finishing work and i don't consider going further, however i have a question. Do you think that 400 -> 800 -> 3000 grit is a good order and if i add an 1000 grit will it be a good addition in terms of consistency and right grit order? Naniwa stones tend to leave a finer scratch pattern and a lot of people talk about the Chosera 800 and 3000 combo being one of the best combo, however you have a Jnat with 1000 grit, which cuts like 700-800 grit stone and you're using it for dull knives, and then you go to the 1000 grit stone which further improves the sharpness. That's why i'm asking this.
4. Good to know, beacuse i was wondering, if a soft steel knife can be sharpened to your level of sharpness.
I'm glad that you answered to my questions. Thanks again for the good answer.
@@DN4IC I think 400-800-3k is a good combination, 1k which in my opinion makes not much difference to the 800, so I don't think it's necessary..
If you have a strop ( leather) you can try just stropping on the leather after the medium stone ( 800 or 1k) .. and you should find a very similar result of what you get from the 3k finishing..
@@bladenbeans Thank you for the answer! Well the strop is a good addition, but since i have the 3k i don't consider to get a strop, because the 3k works as well as a strop. As for the 800 grit or 1k grit, for me the 800 is better, because of the speed, durability and tactile feedback