Thread: Looking for sharpening stones

I live in Calgary, alberta, Canada. Does anyone know of a good place to buy sharpening hones here or anywhere close. One stone I'm interested in is the Shapton Glass Stones. I need something around 220 and 1000 grit for sharpening knives.

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Originally Posted by binder

I live in Calgary, alberta, Canada. Does anyone know of a good place to buy sharpening hones here or anywhere close. One stone I'm interested in is the Shapton Glass Stones. I need something around 220 and 1000 grit for sharpening knives.

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Knifewear

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SRP member floppyshoes lives in Canada. Not sure what part but he is into honing and would probably know who has what in your neck of the woods. Send a PM to him and see if he doesn't steer you in the right direction.

How about Straight Razor Hones & Strops - Shaving | Fendrihan Shaving Store

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I looked a Knifewear. They have Imanishi in 220 grit, not sure what they are like for knives. They have Naniwa(hard type) in 1000 grit. I'm not sure what these are like; from what I understand the Super Stones are soft to use for knives, and don't know if these would be the same.

I looked at Fendrihan. They don't have anything lower than 2000 grit; I think I need something lower (they don't carry the 220 Shapton Glass Stone and are out or the 1000 for a couple months).

Check ebay too. I've seen many Shaptons on there from time to time. Not sure about shipping to Canada though. I know they would but whether it would be worth it at the cost is another question.

You may want to try the shapton 220 before purchasing. It cuts slowly and has poor feedback. The naniwa 220 cuts faster, has better feedback and forms a thick slurry that polishes. They are both around the same price too.

When I need to remove lots of metal with a bench stone, I use a norton crystelon course stone (inexpensive silicon carbide oil stone), sigma power 120 (Japanese silicon carbide ceramic water stone), or a dmt extra course stone. The first two hold up longer and are more economical for me.

I do use the shapton 1000 grit. It's a good intermediate stone as long as you set the bevel with a courser stone first. Although, I've read very favorable reviews of the king neo and naniwa stones in that grit range, so I probably will not buy another shapton 1000 when this one wears out.

If you really want a shapton 220 glass stone, and I'm advising against it, I'll sell you mine for 1/2 the retail price plus shipping. It's been used to sharpen 5 knives and shows no wear.

Originally Posted by Bob44

When I need to remove lots of metal with a bench stone, I use a norton crystelon course stone (inexpensive silicon carbide oil stone), sigma power 120 (Japanese silicon carbide ceramic water stone), or a dmt extra course stone. The first two hold up longer and are more economical for me.

I found a silicon carbide water stone at Lee Valley. Would this be the same? 200x Green Silicon Carbide Stone - Lee Valley Tools
How are these to flatten; would sandpaper be ok?
I guess I might be looking at this or the Imanishi if I can find some info on it for the 220 grit.

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I have not used that stone, but it's a water stone and made of silicon carbide, so it probably removes metal very efficiently. Also, I trust Lee Valley products; I don't think he would sell something that didint work well.

To flatten silicon carbide stones, I pour some silicon carbide lapping grit on a piece of flat steel, add a couple drops of water and rub the stone in a circle. A flat piece of glass also works instead of steel.

Course silicon carbide stones are perfect for removing nicks, lowering bevel angles on knives and tools and sharpening tough steels. You just have to be careful not to remove too much metal when sharpening softer steels; i.e., stop as soon as you can detect a burr along the full length of the edge.

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this guys cary alot of sharpening stones,norton, shapton, naniwa dmt, all kinds waterstones, oilstones, arkansas stones etc.
hope it helps.