My Favorite Sharpening Whetstones

[american]

Ryky, you work really hard to keep us up to date and informed, thank you. Just bought your 800/3000 whetstone set. Can’t wait to use these stones. PS your store is great because you only sell quality items, even a person new to sharpening can’t make a bad purchase.

[Kikilang]

Your work is proffessional. I get tired, and I'm rushed. I don't pay attention. I look up, and drag the whole side of the knife across the stone. The knife is not scratched, but gouged. I feel horrible, it's my favorite knife. My only good knife. I think, "Well, at least I'm the only one who will notice, or care." That very day my wife picks up the knife, and sees the damage. My wife checks the damage with nail, and says. "You have to stay in the moment." Good advise.

[Adorn]

Any chance of a Chosera vs Suehiro DEBADO comparison ?

[mosescollierjr]

Thanks for the tips, just found the channel. Keep up the good work!

[nicksharples]

Nice one thanks mate.
Look forward to trying those new debado stones.

[joeschmitt]

Favorite meal is a big bowl Pho. Amazing!

[paulvictor]

Hello Ryky.
With knives getting harder, do you still prefer wet stones or diamond stones? Diamond stones are longer lasting, faster, but I don’t want to wreck my Miyabi.

[buddyblankenship]

Chosera is a great stone, but I’ve had 3 of them & all have either cracked or hazed or both . I’m still using the 1st one but the second one cracked in 3 different spots & ended up breaking in 3 different places . The 3rd on I haven’t been using but for about 1 1/2 months & it is already cracking & hazing . I do take very good care of my stones, so it’s not user error .

[TheAnimeKing]

I was wondering if you will be announcing the winners of the reddit and YouTube give always soon, keep up the awesome videos, I finally got my technique down for a straight belly I.o.shen knive based off you videos, keep up the good work

[_BLANK_BLANK]

Rust erasers work really well for removing scratches on Damascus clad knives.

[EdgeMasterPro]

Are the LD S and MD other than shape and holder the same stone or are they all different

[wardwilcox]

I am a tool sharpener more than knife user. Agree the chosera 800 is a great stone. I wonder if the 3000 chosera is better than the 2000 chosera. I use the shapton or chosera 2000 after a 800 or 1000 range hone, after getting a burr. The 2000 quickly removes the scratches from the previous stone and polishes when the slurrey gets dry. Now I can jump to a 4000, 5000 range stone and get a very nice polish with NO previous scratches. So I know the 3000 cho is a great item but I wonder what value it has with I what just presented. Thanks please comment. I do have a shapton 3000 glass so I am going to put it next to a 2000 and see the comparison.

[juanenriquebenitezjove]

QUESTION

I recently bought my first high end knife in Kyoto, being an Aritsugu santoku wagokoro (Kyoto Nishiki market store), acquisition that got me into the sharpening world. I've seen a lot of your videos and I've noticed that you haven't mention the Aritsugu knives (the Kyoto based) wich as I understand stand together with Masamoto as the two best Japanese knives (if my research is correct), so I wonder, if you could do a video expressing your opinion about them, particularly explaining something about the wagokoro steel type, I will be much grateful!
Let me say that I love your work, your videos are of high quality and amazingly clarifying, I've learn a lot from them and I've just watched a few! it's clear to me that you are a true lover of what you do.
THANK you for sharing your knowledge!

[thochewy]

Question, what is the highest grit on a whetstone that you have seen

[taazen]

That large knife at the end is just BEAUTIFUL. Where can I buy one, and what would a knife like this cost? Also, what would it manly be used for? Thanks for great videos, tips, learning and more.🙏💖🌈🌠☀️

[dancewata]

Love your sites. Just purchased a naniwa 800 stone. How long should this be pre soaked before using? Thanks for all your videos!

[teemu]

Hopefully getting the Chosera vs Debado soon. Waiting hand on the order button

[londiniumarmoury]

It's kind of unavoidable if you are trying to put a really small degree edge on a knife, you can polish the whole blade with various size stones after you do the edge to remove the scratches if they bother you aesthetically. Just the same as you can put a mirror finish on your edge, you can polish the entire blade to either satin or mirror using small polishing stones.

[jetobey]

I use fine grit diamond sticks, preferably oval shape. I hold the stick at about "rib-high" and I only stroke into the stick. I know the best angle for every knife I own(50+) and it is the same for stick and stone. I, too, favor the Naniwa Chosera 3000. My 1000 is a SIgma and is more coarse than I want to use. I'm going to a Cerax or Chosera.

[Ripper]

Thank you for these videos, they have been a great help in trying to make the best choices I can for stones. I absolutely had started with zero knowledge of how to choose my stones, and so I had no idea where to start. Even if your favorite stones turn out not to be the best stones for me in the long run, after I've gotten some experience, I feel like I can buy with a high degree of confidence that at the very least, I will not be disappointed. Also, I'll be on the lookout for the comparison of the VG-10 vs. the AUS-10 Dalstrongs video. I purchased the newer AUS-10 Shogun series 10.5" chefs knife, and I'm curious as to how it will hold up over time. As of my initial experience with it, I do not believe it holds an edge as well as a 62 HRC should. I just re-profiled it to 10 degrees per side(from 15), and I am very skeptical as to how it will hold up. I've taken your advice, and stick mainly to light stropping to maintain the edge, but I have had to do it quit often for a steel this hard.