King Japanese Grit 1000/6000 Combination Sharpening Stone and Nagura Stone- Amazon $50.09 AU( $29 + $5.17 US) Delivered

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teacherer on 04/02/2017 - 18:00 amazon.com (566 clicks)
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Here is a medium and fine whetstone ideal for japanese steel knives. It also comes with a nagura stone which can maintain the whetstone by lapping (flattening) uneven areas.

This whetstone scored 4.5/5 stars on amazon from 91 reviews, though on the forums it apparently can dish (wear) quickly and will need to be sanded or lapped.

I purchased a Tojiro DP chef knife on the after dark ebay sale for $97 delivered- https://goo.gl/ysHsXS
This is reknowned as the best bang for your buck chef's knife under $100.

I was looking at how to maintain the edge and determined that whetstone/waterstones are the way to go for the hard japanse steel as honing steels tend to chip them.

1000 grit is for sharpening and 6000 grit will hone the edge

The cheapest avaiblable at the moment is $71 one ebay- https://goo.gl/JSsTKr
Unavaible here at everton (different model?) at $44.95- https://goo.gl/ssO2ul

Best value around under the shun equivalent for $90-$100 which is also low on stock on most sites in AUS

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  ToTheDollar on 04/02/2017 - 18:06

  Can we use these on Global knives?

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    teacherer on 04/02/2017 - 18:08

    +2

    Very much so, Global are 58 on the rockwell hardness scale, my tojiro is 60. They are both japanse steel so it would be more or less ideal.
    You woulnd't want to use anything except these or a cermaic honing rod as far as I'm aware

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    KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 05/02/2017 - 12:30

    King makes the stones that global recommend to sharpen with

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  Anj on 04/02/2017 - 18:08

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  haha this would have to be one of the more random things I've seen on Ozbargain

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  Robart60 on 04/02/2017 - 18:40

  How you get $29 ? Comes up with $39.90 and no shipping to Australia…Sorry, this item can't be shipped to your selected address.

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    teacherer on 04/02/2017 - 18:50

    $29 US, $50AU as per the title
    The shipping I have no explanation for

    I was able to order it a few hours ago- http://imgur.com/x1BzJrc

    But now it appears it has been changed- hhttp://imgur.com/a/d2StR

    Maybe they accidently provided international shipping and my purchase prompted them to remove it

    Expired

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  teacherer on 04/02/2017 - 18:50

  No longer able to ship to Australia

  I was able to order it a few hours ago- http://imgur.com/x1BzJrc

  But now it appears it has been changed- hhttp://imgur.com/a/d2StR

  Maybe they accidently provided international shipping and my purchase prompted them to remove it

  Expired

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  OzBragain on 04/02/2017 - 18:52

  It also comes with a nagura stone which can maintain the whetstone by lapping (flattening) uneven areas.

  Don't use a nagura for flattening unless you really know what you're doing. I would never consider trying it with my skill level and I would imagine that anyone getting stone maintenance advice from OzBargain is not ready :)

  For the rest of us plebs who haven't studied under Hatori Hanzo, the lapping surface needs to be dead flat and larger than your stone. There are cheaper ghetto methods out there but something like a 600 grit Atoma Diamond Plate will keep all of your whetstones flat for years for around $100.

  The nagura won't go to waste, they're great for creating a slurry on finer stones

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    teacherer on 04/02/2017 - 18:53

    Whats the slurry used for OzBragain? Just to aid in sharpening?
    Would they not make the stone dish way faster?

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      OzBragain on 04/02/2017 - 19:06

      Finer stones like the 6K here are more for removing scratches (polishing) and refining the edge. As far as my limited knowledge goes, the slurry kind of acts like a polishing compound on your edge.

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        teacherer on 04/02/2017 - 19:11

        Thanks

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    Diji1 on 04/02/2017 - 19:33

    Hatori Hanzo the 15th century ninja?

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      OzBragain on 04/02/2017 - 21:36

      The guy you're talking about lived in the 16th century…back to school little troll!

      …and no, not him.

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  Diji1 on 04/02/2017 - 19:31

  -3

  Anyone who takes Amazon review seriously is very naive.

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  KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 05/02/2017 - 12:31

  +1

  You can buy a 1000 king stone for about $40 on eBay, 6000 is a bit of an overkill, 1000/3000 would be best. The 6000 you will be stropping for a long time