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The best sharpening stones for beginners are diamond plated stones or bonded ceramic stones.
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I still have my first stones. They are dished out and haven’t been used in at least 7 years. My next stone was a 2x6 double-sided dmt diamond plate. I don’t use it often anymore, but it’s still as flat as the day it came and cuts well for how much pressure I used and how many knives it sharpened.
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Perfect timing. Already had them in my amazon-shoppingbasket.
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But, what if I Like soft, wet, and messy?
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Along this same vein, I’d like to offer the exact same argument for strops. I’m the same way, I believe leather strips are the worse option for beginners for the same reason: they are compressible. It is really easy to ruin all of your hard work on a leather strop of your angle and pressure aren’t perfect, and you risk rounding over your edge. Plus, leather strops don’t bite very strongly. A MUCH more effective strop for beginners is just some cheap basswood loaded with diamond compound of your choice. It’s non-compressible and won’t round over the edge, and bites more aggressively into the edge, which will help beginners get cleaner edges faster.
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I have one of those cheap ones. Yes they are messy, but i find it gets the job done well enough for whatever it is that I'm doing. But I'm sure you're right about the diamond stones working better. Might have to get me one.
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After using some diamond and ceramic sharpening tools, mostly Falkniven DC4 over almost 15 years, I find myself thinking about buying aluminum oxide whetstone again. There is a distinct feeling of blade sticking and dragging on the surface when you hit the angle perfectly I do not feel so clearly on ceramic, and almost not at all on diamonds.
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If you want cheap, the diamond plates off ebay are hard to beat. They are about $12 a piece now. They do get smoother with use so I recommend a 240 and 800 to start. That being said the sharpal combination stone recommended by this channel is hard to beat if you have a little more money. For strops, diamond lapping powder is the cheapest. It requires you to mix it with water/dish soap or oil to apply though. If buying a premix you don't save any money by buying the cheapest. You just get less diamond. I like the beavercraft paddle strop for $16, haven't tryed the amazon belt kit recommended by this channel, it is probably better.
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How do you feel about the Smith's and Lansky sharpening system's? That's all I've ever used, they are pretty much dummy proof. I've always been able to get a knife sharp enough to shave with using those, so I've never felt the need to try anything else.
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Dang. They got me 😂 thanks for the knowledge. Finding your channel has be an amazing eye-opener!!! Thank you
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i learned to sharpen on a cheap aluminium oxide stone which was emasnt for sharpening scythes. recently i got a cheap diamon plate and it is just so much quicker and easier to sharpen on it.
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I love that orange Shapton whetstone I bought using your link. I think I got the muscle memory for maintaining the proper angle figured out. I feel like there should be a video that showcases different ways to help beginners maintain their angle…
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i have my first set of stones, those 40 bucks of 400 1000 3000 and 6000 grit aluminum oxide, later got a 8000 ceramic and diamond stones, i do not regret any of it actually. taught me alot, and with a glass place from an old stove or sth similar i can get extremely polished edges (with the cheap ones). the ceramics cut steel like butter though and are sooooo much nicer. (the ceramic i have is a copy of the glass series)
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I watched your beginner videos on how to sharpen knives, and got two diamond stones as you recommended. Once I put a proper edge on them (checking with a magnifying glass), they stay sharp for months instead of a few days. I cook and chop a lot and generally use the cheap fibrox Victorinox knives since they are they most comfortable.
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The Work Sharp Precision Adjust is what every new sharpener should buy. You can get a perfect edge on all your knives and kitchen knives too fool-proof for like $59.00 not half bad.
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I'm new to knife sharpening and pocket knife collecting. I have a Norton India stone, a translucent Arkansas stone, and a stroping block with green rouge. My problem is I have 3 knives. A vintage fixed blade in 440C, a Benchmade 556 in 154CM, and a Benchmade 15080 in S30V. In about 3 minutes I can get the old 440C to hair-popping sharp, but the other two I can't get sharp enough to shave with no matter how long I work on them. What am I doing wrong? Not enough pressure? The stones are clean.
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I bought a Husky 400/600 diamond stone I bought from home depot for like $8 and I haven't used an actual whetstone since, I don't know what took me so long
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Made me laugh ! My generation all started with oilstones, I still use one at work. I have diamond plates at home but they’re too heavy to add to my already too heavy toolbox !
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Went from a cheap double sided whetstone from Amazon to the cheap diamond stone you reccomended from Amazon.
Night and day difference, I'm mad I ever tried with the whetstones man.
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is there a video from you about using knives to sharpen knives?
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@bobcrane812
1 year ago
Those cheap, soft, combined grit stones get us all in the beginning. Just can't beat the price (is the thought of the beginner anyway).
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