Thread: Which stones are better for knives Naniwa, or Norton?

I have a few choices for sharpening stones in my area that I am considering. I want to use these for knives as well as razors so would be interested what would be best for that as far as wear/dishing. I'm looking at around 200 grit and 1000.
For 220 grit: Norton or Imanishi (I might get the DMT 8dC for the lower grit).
For 1000 grit: Norton, or Naniwa (hard type)
I would also be interested in Shapton if I can find a dealer near me.
If I buy the DMT d8c will I be able to flatter the shapton stones with it?

Thanks

Either Naniwa or Norton will work fine.

binder,

I use Masahiro (600/1000/1500) water-stones for my knives (I had these a long time before I took up razor honing).

If I was starting from scratch today, I wouldn't hesitate to use Norton or Naniwas for my knives

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Originally Posted by binder

I have a few choices for sharpening stones in my area that I am considering. I want to use these for knives as well as razors so would be interested what would be best for that as far as wear/dishing. I'm looking at around 200 grit and 1000.
For 220 grit: Norton or Imanishi (I might get the DMT 8dC for the lower grit).
For 1000 grit: Norton, or Naniwa (hard type)
I would also be interested in Shapton if I can find a dealer near me.
If I buy the DMT d8c will I be able to flatter the shapton stones with it?

Thanks

The 220 Norton is rather soft and will dish quickly depending on the knives your using.

Even the naniwa low grits are soft but not as soft if I remember right.

The DMT D8C will flatten the above stone with no problem, I use the same one for all my stones, after 4k I use the DMT 320 to finish the stones. Thats good till aroud 10k than you need a finer polish for the high grit stones.

I wouldn't use the D8C on knives as it tends to leave DEEP gouges that just don't want to come out when thinning a blade.