Thread: Advice with King Japanese water stones

Originally Posted by Proinsias

I had a look around the interwebs and found some info from King saying only the 1k should be soaked and higher grits should be splash and go as soaking may lead to cracking, which may be something to bear in mind.

That's good to know. Thanks for heads up...

Originally Posted by GeorgeyBoy

Just the fact of knowing the King stones are slow cutters makes a significant difference.

My king 1000/6000 isn't a slow cutter. In fact, the slurry immediately starts turning grey. The stone is only as slow or fast relative to type of steel you're using. Some steel is slower on a king; some steel is fast...thus is the situation with every stone. In my case it's using Aogami #2. I find the stone to be slower with Henckel steel, for example.

Originally Posted by desol

My king 1000/6000 isn't a slow cutter. In fact, the slurry immediately starts turning grey. The stone is only as slow or fast relative to type of steel you're using. Some steel is slower on a king; some steel is fast...thus is the situation with every stone. In my case it's using Aogami #2. I find the stone to be slower with Henckel steel, for example.

I find Kings plenty fast on knives even stainless but not razors so much. I think Kings have a rep as slow cutters here because of the light pressure used on razors compared to knives.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I find Kings plenty fast on knives even stainless but not razors so much. I think Kings have a rep as slow cutters here because of the light pressure used on razors compared to knives.

Hmph...interesting.

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That's not fair. You can't create a post then delete it and recreate it underneath the post in reference to it.

Originally Posted by dedox

try getting a sharpening DVD, Murray Carter has a very detailed video on sharpening

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I find Kings plenty fast on knives even stainless but not razors so much. I think Kings have a rep as slow cutters here because of the light pressure used on razors compared to knives.

Originally Posted by desol

Hmph...interesting.

There now I did it right

Those posts go together way too well

Originally Posted by desol

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That's not fair. You can't create a post then delete it and recreate it underneath the post in reference to it.

Sure he can...it's called an amendment

Originally Posted by desol

oH YEAH? How about this?

Edmontonians are Calgarian wannabe's?

Always good to have dreams I guess. To each their own.

Oops. I decided to ammend my post...

But i was flamboozled by your quotation...arggg