Thread: Waterstones Test/Comparison. Which is fastest-best?

Waterstones Test/Comparison. Which is fastest-best?

I came across these two charts buried on the Tools from Japan website/blog, that I found interesting and what I have always suspected about, quality Waterstone performance.

Back in 2011, Stu Tierney tested a variety of the popular water stones on a variety of tool steels, to see which was the fastest cutting.

Now, I know he was not testing razors, but the results are interesting, and pretty much what I have suspected for years… it really does not matter all that, much which brand you use, they (Quality Waterstones) all perform pretty much the same.

What is interesting but not surprising is the consistency in performance of the stones, across the board. Nice to see it in print.

Yes, you could nit-pick the procedure, and some of the newer stone are not included, but I believe results would still be the same.

So which is the best…The ones you know how to use…

Here’s the link to the whole test. Tools from Japan, Waterstones Test. Thanks Stu.