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

I just bought an Ice Bear 1000 last week . I was at Woodcraft and it was time to have a synthetic 1K.

I decided to buy the Chocera 2K from Chef Knives To Go. They are located here in Wisconsin. (When you have a good local business, you buy from them). It should be here Tuesday.

I will compare them (to an extent), though I have read that the 2k is closer to the 3K than the 1K. On a micron basis it is. But it should give me an idea of how the inexpensive waterstone compares to the pricey one. I may not have the skill to really compare.

I know I have a tendency to move to the higher grit stones too soon. So, I want to have some lower grit stones that might be more enjoyable.

After 2K it will be just naturals. Aoto, medium finisher and fine finisher.

So has an Asagi with some Habutae character to it for a fine finisher for me. We are still talking over the medium finisher.

Has anyone tried one of these Ultras? Best Sharpening Stones

I have heard they are fast and quite durable too. Price is nice.

Tried many, own many, but always go back to my Shapton GS 1K.

I've stuck with the Shapton GS for a while now. This
deal on Choseras looks pretty great, though!

Chosera 600, 2k, 5k

- Scott

Originally Posted by sebell

I've stuck with the Shapton GS for a while now. This
deal on Choseras looks pretty great, though!

Chosera 600, 2k, 5k

- Scott

Mark is great to deal with.
He lso carries some nat stones and I think he allows people to try them before purchase.

I had been thinking about this Arashiyama 1K stone. When it was relisted on eBay, I bought it. So, I will have that to compare to the Ice Bear and the Chocera.

I haven't found a lot on this one, but the Arashiyama 6K gets lots of good reviews. and is a mix of synthetic grit and natural stone.

The eBay description "This whetstone makes the powder and the corpuscle of a natural whetstone mixing it."

there you have it.

The Arashiyama 1000 arrived yesterday. It lapped quickly and has a grabbier feel more like the Chocera 2K than the King (I don't know why I said Ice Bear - that was just wrong).

It made pretty quick work of a blade with a frown that had been giving me a problem.

I think it deserves evaluation by people that are working to improve their early progression.

It isn't easy to find, but mine cost $55 shipped to the US. Here is the eBay listing.

Japanese polishing water stone #1000 grid "ARASHIYAMA" - eBay (item 260538579506 end time Feb-14-10 21:01:43 PST)