Thread: King 1000/6000 Water Stones

Does anybody have any feedback concerning these? They seem to be very resonably priced and are already chamfered at the corners. Currently have a Norton 220/1000, lapping stone and 4000/8000, along with a Naniwa 12K and a small Japanese Nagura. Thanx for any feedback-Gearhead

I have the 1000K for bevel setting and find that the tips and tricks for the Norton hold true for it as well.
I do not currently have another 1K to compare it to, but I will in a week or so.

I have been using a King 1000 and Gold 8000 for about 30 years for my violin making tools. Frankly, the 1000 doesn't get a whole lot of use except for flattening the backs of plane blades, but it's a fine stone.

The 8000 has been my go-to stone all that time, and when I started using straights a few months ago, of course that was the stone I went to, and it hasn't disappointed me. I still get the best edges off my 8000, not my Chinese 12K, not my Naniwa 12K, and I account for that by the fact that I know exactly what the 8000 is doing after all these years and how to get the most out of it, and can make it do some things that both it and I know it shouldn't. I use it to set bevels, just fine, and as a fine finishing stone it gives me the smoothest edges (I use it in a slurry-heavy-pressure/wet/totally dry-almost-no-pressure progression, back-honing, as I have for 30 years on knives and such). I really don't expect others to get the same out of it, but for me, it's about all I need.

That's the long way around to say I also have a King 6000, and it gets no use at all.

They are very popular among the members of nassrasur, German wet shaving forum.

Dear Mdarnton-Thank you for the quick and detailed reply! Could you please explain in detail your technique as explained in this quote?"I use it in a slurry-heavy-pressure/wet/totally dry-almost-no-pressure progression, back-honing, as I have for 30 years on knives and such"-If I read correctly into your reply, it appears that you primarily use your 8K to keep your razors and knives sharp? Perplexed. Please explain when you can-Gearhead-PS-If you want to PM me, that's okay also

It's just another brand. Gssixgun uses a King 1k to set his bevels in some of his sharpening videos.
I would've tried out the king stones if they had the same selections of grits as the naniwas

Thanx Saitou! I'll be the first too admit that I'm still a newb, but my Norton 1K feels very grainy and doesn't appear to be very effective at setting the bevel. Have had MUCH better luck using the 4K/8K lapping method as shown by Gssixgun in his videos. Do I need to keep lapping with my DMT 320 to get a suitable surface? I took at least 1/16" of an inch off of my Norton 8K before it worked effectively. If the King 1K is a better stone, besides being lappped and chamfered from the factory, I will buy it-Gearhead

I have King 800, 1200, & 6000 and like them fine.

I really appreciate your post on your 8000 stone. I respect someone that uses what they have instead if buying and buying more.

Originally Posted by mdarnton

I have been using a King 1000 and Gold 8000 for about 30 years for my violin making tools. Frankly, the 1000 doesn't get a whole lot of use except for flattening the backs of plane blades, but it's a fine stone.

The 8000 has been my go-to stone all that time, and when I started using straights a few months ago, of course that was the stone I went to, and it hasn't disappointed me. I still get the best edges off my 8000, not my Chinese 12K, not my Naniwa 12K, and I account for that by the fact that I know exactly what the 8000 is doing after all these years and how to get the most out of it, and can make it do some things that both it and I know it shouldn't. I use it to set bevels, just fine, and as a fine finishing stone it gives me the smoothest edges (I use it in a slurry-heavy-pressure/wet/totally dry-almost-no-pressure progression, back-honing, as I have for 30 years on knives and such). I really don't expect others to get the same out of it, but for me, it's about all I need.

That's the long way around to say I also have a King 6000, and it gets no use at all.

Hey there, I'm still a newb too =], I haven't had any experience with the Norton stones though so someone else would have to answer that for you. I've only tried the Naniwa and Shapton Pro's