Thread: Best Stones for Kitchen Knives

Gents,

If the steel rod works for some, how about a "Samurai Shark"?

Originally Posted by neehooya

Gents,

If the steel rod works for some, how about a "Samurai Shark

Never tried it or even know what it is. How about doing a quick review and telling us your thoughts.

For damaged blades..Chosera 1000
For maintain... Washita, or the family hand me down, which I have no idea what it is but Est. 1000 grt.

Anything around 1000 grt. works for me.

If you have a sharp edge on your kitchen knives, you're already ahead of the game. 99% of the population has kitchen knives so dull they can't cut the tension in the air. 600, 1K, 8K? Take your pick. A lot of the interpretation of sharp is also dictated by the knife's geometry. You can have a really shap knife that struggles to get through an onion because of wedging.

Full disclosure, the item has been gifted to us but I have to admit that the Tungsten Knife sharpener aka Samurai Shark has been in my kitchen drawer for years.
It refreshers kitchen knives edge quickly, especially when there is no time to do it on a stone or a diamond plate.
It has an ergonomic handle, provides adjustability and if you really want to play with it, you could refresh a serrated edge or scissors with it.

There are several reviews on YT, here is one: https://youtu.be/gOntsu-U6Wg
Cheers.

I've been finishing on a Washita followed by a local slate from the Niobrara formation that I think is around 5k.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

If you have a sharp edge on your kitchen knives, you're already ahead of the game. 99% of the population has kitchen knives so dull they can't cut the tension in the air. 600, 1K, 8K? Take your pick.

So true. Love the "can't cut the tension in the air" comment.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

So true. Love the "can't cut the tension in the air" comment.

Funny but true. Its one of the main reasons they make knife bags. So people like us can bring a sharp knife to our relatives homes at Thanksgiving.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

I've been finishing on a Washita followed by a local slate from the Niobrara formation that I think is around 5k.

I had to look up the Niobara Formation.

Wikepedia says it is Chalk and "The Niobrara Formation is overlain by the marine Pierre Shale and is underlain by the Carlile Shale or Benton Shale."

Are you looking at one of these shale layers?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niobrara_Formation

Just interested and wondering not arguing.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Funny but true. Its one of the main reasons they make knife bags. So people like us can bring a sharp knife to our relatives homes at Thanksgiving.

Last Thanksgiving I brought my stones to the hosts home!

It was a success, but I had my work cut out for me as the host had an early stainless carving knife which had gummy steel and didn't take a really good edge and a cheap German butcher knife that had better steel but was super dull and took a ton of work.

I didn't even think of the very strong possibility that the host would have serrated knives.

From now on I'm taking my stones AND a backup carving knife, because if you come and sharpen the knives you are automatically the designated carver.

It didn't happen last year, but generally the people that are interested in what you are doing are the people at the party that you would most like to talk with anyway.