Wow! spent a couple hours on the stones last night i bought from you 2k and 10k- A few progressions from 1000 at a very leisurely pace. 1k Naniwa Pro, 2k Platinum, 5k Rika, 10k Suehiro, strop 1.0, 0.5. The first go around was with a Yoshikane W2 240. At 2000 (new) Some immediate observations-a wider stone, fast slurry, good feedback. Check the edge- oh ok. Way more aggressive than the Kohetsu 2k. Then at 10k (new) the knife glides over the stone. after experimenting with pressure I get to a spot where I’m pressing medium/light and it feels right. There’s a little bit of feedback but it’s kind of like firm stropping (?) but with leading edge involved. Paper check- oh this is nice, smooth. Strop time- cktg 1.0 and 0.5 on balsa. Damn! this is the sharpest I’ve gotten a knife to. I do the same with Yoshikane Skd 210 ktip- man waaay sharper than factory. Last Makoto ryusei 210 AS. In the time that I’ve owned this knife I’ve never gotten it crazy sharp and it’s been a bit perplexing. Well... that’s changed. This is a razor. I think the W2 and SKD are pretty similar in sharpness with the AS ever so slightly less. Biggest takeaway- those two stones you sold me are SWEET. I’m sure it’s my technique too But wow. 10k is awesome and I think that stronger starting point at 2k is making a difference. Fun stuff. Is there going to be a significant difference in a platinum 1k vs my chosera? I like it but man that 2k gives me a taste of the good stuff.
Thanks! I really appreciate the time you spent with me. I’m looking fwd to more sharpening. It’s fun when it’s CRAZY sharp
A few new stones to my collection 2k Platinum and 10k Suehiro
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Re: A few new stones to my collection 2k Platinum and 10k Suehiro
Thanks for a great review!!
The 2k Speckled ume has not been 'around' as much as many other2k stones. Its almost a secret. It is a harder stone - particularly good where you might use a Shapton or for straight raxors.
The Suehiro Gokymo is another unusual stone using a 1 micron particle so it acts like a 16k Shapton (or better). Another extremely hard precise stone. Perfect razor stone.
Again thanks for the review!
Ken
The 2k Speckled ume has not been 'around' as much as many other2k stones. Its almost a secret. It is a harder stone - particularly good where you might use a Shapton or for straight raxors.
The Suehiro Gokymo is another unusual stone using a 1 micron particle so it acts like a 16k Shapton (or better). Another extremely hard precise stone. Perfect razor stone.
Again thanks for the review!
Ken