Thread: Which is your favorite 1k ????

Wow!!! How much honing does it take to use up a Shapton?

Honestly, it was mainly the accidental crater that took most its surface and the rest was done with Crown PM turning chisels. Due to their shape, they wear most hones unevenly (which is why I went back to using the Scary Sharp Method) thus calling for more lapping of the stone and a shorter life.

I just got my Naniwa Chosera from Mark at http://www.chefknivestogo.com and WOW! I love this stone, GS are great stones but again WOW, there is a huge difference in the time you spend setting a bevel, and in the feed back that you get from this stone. It is the best 1k I've tried. Easily beats out GS, Norton, and King. BTW, Mark has the best price on these stones at $76.90 with free shipping and great service.

Naniwa Chosera 1000 Grit Water Stone With Nagura

Told ya, Chosera is pretty much the best synthetic stone out there right now. You need to try the 3k one, its pretty much at the same level of finish as most 5k stones but the speed of 3k.

Originally Posted by Carbonsteel928

I just got my Naniwa Chosera from Mark at Global Knives,Wusthof Knives,Henckels Knives,Ceramic Knives,Kitchen Knives,Shun Knives,Steak Knives and WOW! I love this stone, GS are great stones but again WOW, there is a huge difference in the time you spend setting a bevel, and in the feed back that you get from this stone. It is the best 1k I've tried. Easily beats out GS, Norton, and King. BTW, Mark has the best price on these stones at $76.90 with free shipping and great service.

Naniwa Chosera 1000 Grit Water Stone With Nagura

3k hmmm, I may have to get one soon. I'm thinking of just getting a whole set of Naniwas Chosera and leaving the GS for shop tools.

If you can invest the money go for it, you know what Dave says about them,
He by the way said that the 3k is good enough to skip on the 5k, he will give you more insight on that if you ask him

Yeah, I read his post over in KF a while ago. Everyone seems to be up in a frenzy about that 3k and I've been fighting the urge to justify another stone. The wife jokes that she should buy a stone (diamond) for every stone I purchase. :-)

Bringing this up again, I am looking for a lower grit hone to replace my DMT. I just don't like the feel.

My requirements (in no particular order):

natural stone feel

relatively fast cutter

not real deep scratches

doesn't lap as hard as an Ark Translucent (which I have done)

doesn't have to be lapped real often

I am looking at the Chosera (1k-2K), Bester (1k-2K), Sigma Power, and Shapton. As I type, the Spyderco (medium or fine??) ceramic comes to
mind.

Get a coticule. It can be any 'grit' you want it to be! You just need the patience of a redwood tree...

Currently I am using a tiger coticule with slurry as a medium finisher.

Kind of like using a race horse (maybe a quarter horse) as a pack mule. It will do it, but, even while it does, you can tell it was bred for better use.