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> or some japanese whetstones I bought a set of diamond sharpening plates this summer after having had a cheap Arkansas stone for several years. Night and day
by war1025 6y ago
> or some japanese whetstones
I bought a set of diamond sharpening plates this summer after having had a cheap Arkansas stone for several years.
Night and day difference.
I can actually get things sharp quickly and consistently now.
Since we're on the topic of gifts, if someone out there is thinking of a sharpening setup as a gift, can't recommend diamond plates highly enough.
I bought a 300 / 600 / 1200 grit set off Amazon for I think $100
- mauvehaus 6y agoA good coarse stone makes all the difference. I have a 220/320 grit diamond plate for flattening my water stones, but it does wonders for making sharpening knives non-onerous. Woodworkers might be interested in the Norton water stone starter set of 2 combo stones 220/1000 and 4000/8000. The 220 wears out of flat so quickly it's useless, but I have the diamond plate anyhow. The 1000 and 8000 are great. The 4000 is a little soft, and you'll replace it before the others. Personally, I'll be replacing it with the Shapton equivalent in another year or two.
- war1025 6y agoI completely agree the 300 grit plate is what makes all the difference.
- yarcob 6y agoI've never heard of these diamond plates. Do they take away a lot of material? My whetstones are 2000/6000 grit.
- busterarm 6y agoI use diamond plates to flatten my whetstones mostly, because masochism. They're also great on blades. You wanna look for DMT / Dia-Sharp. All the big online knife shops should have you covered here (epicurean edge, etc)