Hey everyone. I've been looking for some decent sharpening stones for cheap. I'm thinking maybe Japanese waterstones or arkansas? I'm not too familiar with stone types. I just want to be able to turn a neglected blade onto a polished one. I had a lansky system. Then moved onto a beltsander with fine grit belts and a leather strop. That setup works great for me, but I just want to slow it down a little and not rely one to much technology. At the prices I'm seeing it would be double of what my belt setup costs. I was expecting the opposite. Are there any china sites that sell quality stones? Thanks for lookin. I also have a used lansky system. Anyone interested?
Taidea Sharpeners, cheap and good:
http://www.exduct.com/Taidea_Knife_Sharpeners.html
Diamond version:
http://www.exduct.com/Taidea-Sharpeners/T0931D-Precision-Sharpener.html
Stones version:
http://www.exduct.com/Taidea-Sharpeners/T0931S-Precision-Sharpener.html
Seller is Exduct, very raliable and fast shipping.
i am impressed, a purist !! always good to have a few techniques
i own the tri hone and think its great for $20 , interestingly enough i just ordered a worksharp : ) , had a gift card and finally got it.
most important thing keep you wrist locked and unless you want a flat or dual sided one you cant beat the price
How much and which one? I might be.
Rich
Thanks so much Thommy. I was starting to think I wouldn't be able to find any cheap stones. They are still a little expensive, but so much better than I thought.
I have this plus a diamond accessory. I have used it kind of a good amount. It is still in working order though. The medium-coarse stone came unglued. But I'm sure you can glue it back on. $10 plus shipping seems reasonable. Can take some pictures if you like. But I probably won't be around again till tomorrow. I gotta go out and celebrate my birthday.
As a woodworker I use my water stones almost on a weekly basis to touch up my chisels, planes, & card scrapers. I buy my stones mostly from Lee Valley or anywhere that's on sale. I also get great deals at annual woodworking conventions.
My advice for a newby getting into waterstones would probably be a combination 1000/4000 grit stone (best value):
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=33009&cat=1,43072,67175,67177&ap=1
or
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=51817&cat=1,43072,67175
and then finish off with your leather strop for a mirror shine.
BTW - I don't think there is such a thing as a "japanese waterstones for cheap". The above mentioned stones are a cheap as you would probably find for the quality you expect from a good quality sharpening stone. For a hobbyst, these stones will last a long, long time. Those knife sharpening jigs & do-dads will be forever forgotten in the back of your drawer when you start sharpening with stones.
Let me know if you have any other questions. Being a newby into the world of flashlights, I'm more than happy to contribute to things I'm more familiar with.
Minor thread hijacking here... What about sharpening FORGED knives? I have a nice set of forged knives that have had the edges chipped with incorrect usage (
)and want to restore them. I've tried looking for information online and can't find anything that doesn't involve sending the knives in to be re-ground by a pro.
It depends on how badly they are chipped and how much metal needs to be remove. Also I would consider how expensive these knives are. If they're my wife's Wusthof chef knife I wouldn't chance fixing it myself. If I mess them up, it's couple hundred bucks down the drain. I would have kicked myself for not shelling out the 30-40 bucks to have it fixed by a pro.
If it's just a small nick, here and there...just take a honing rod to re-align the blade, before you touch it up with what ever method you normally use.