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Naniwa Chosera 800 Grit Whetstone (with Base) $118.95 Delivered @ Maple Amazon AU

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KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 28/10/2020 - 12:07 amazon.com.au (505 clicks)
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Greetings FINE folks,

Many of you who have been buying great quality Japanese knives using VG10 steels and others have been asking me about which stones to use. While sending recommendations I spotted a great deal on my favourite stone so far. FWIW this is the stone I personally use.

This is the Naniwa Chosera #800, which i would recommend is good for regular knife maintenance for all VG10 knives and harder (I also use this on my 63 HRC White #2 carbon steel knives).

Cutting Speed: Fast
Grit: Medium #800
Suitability: Max 60-64 HRC steels, can be used on softer steels.

Also comes with nagura stone and base.

Also to consider: Naniwa Chosera #1000.

These stones normally sell for around $140+ most of the time.
Buy this to keep your knives sharp so that you can….

Stay sharp,
KEB

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  • Dreammist on 28/10/2020 - 12:53

    Ha! Have been waiting for your whetstone recommendation. Sadly I've ordered it, to service the knife I purchased following one of your previous recommendations.

  • payton on 28/10/2020 - 12:57

    Thoughts on the Atoma diamond plates? They're in the same price range and reportedly sharpen knives faster compard to whetstones (but rougher result), and can be used for flattening whetstones too. Redditors seem to somewhat like this brand compared to DMT, Eze-Lap or lesser known diamond plates you can get from Timbecon, Carbatec or Bunnings

    • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 28/10/2020 - 13:22
      +1

      ATOMA diamond plate is what I would consider a "lapping plate".

      I have one in 400 grit, it is great for flattening whetstones but I havent been game enough to put VG10 against it yet. Something about metal on it doesnt feel right.

      It is good, but I havent really used it to sharpen a knife. Dont have a knife that damaged that would warrant putting it on the 400 diamond plate.

      Definitely should consider using an Atoma 400 if your blade needs reprofiling or thinning out, but if you want a smoother finish I would really prefer using a whetstone. Since VG10 chips easily I dont think it is advisable to "finish" the VG10 on the ATOMA plate, unless you like thousands of micro "chips" in your blade (would probably catch a lot if you tried the paper test)

    • LoungeLizard on 28/10/2020 - 13:45
      +2

      Depends on the grit. The finer grit (1200) Atoma is suitable for sharpening harder steels, however you'd probably want to use a higher grit (>5000) stone and strop after that if you want a smooth/mirror polish. I use DMT extra fine (~1200 grit), King 6000 and leather/paste strop for my Japanese knives, gets them acceptably sharp

  • auswoods on 28/10/2020 - 13:02

    What about this one best of both worlds ??

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Ceramic-Whetstone-Sharpening-Works…

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2020 - 13:15
      +2

      Naniwa have several grade stones, chosera is top of the range.

  • zeomega on 28/10/2020 - 13:07

    https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B000OZ6XMU/ref=ppx_yo_d…

    How's this in comparison for a VG10?

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2020 - 13:12
      +1

      Suehiro is very muddy, have 1000/6000 and I upgrade it to chosera 800 and 3000. This is legit good stone. Chosera 800 is equivalent to 1000 of other brands.

  • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2020 - 13:12

    Good find mate, very good stone, highly recommended.

  • simulacrum on 28/10/2020 - 14:08

    Consider comparing with using a freight forwarder with amazon.co.jp or another japanese online retailer. You can sometimes get better prices, even with shipping, depending on the exchange rate. Also consider Shapton pro/hanokuromaku

  • Trueno on 28/10/2020 - 14:17

    A Naniwa set prob 800, 3k and 8k or Shapton Glass 500, 2k and 8k?

    Also looking at getting an Atoma 140 or 400 for flattening stones and damaged knives.

    What are your thoughts?

    • [Deactivated] on 28/10/2020 - 14:39
      +2

      For damaged knife I would recommend Shapton Glass 220, then follow up by Chosera 400, and jump straight to Chosera 800. My atoma 400 is purely for flattening only, I don’t want to destroy its flatness as I need it to flatten other stones. Between Chosera and Shapton Glass, I would say that’s personal preference, although I would suggest SG 500 double thick, 1000 and 4000HC or 6000HC (High Carbon) if you goes down SG routes.

      • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 29/10/2020 - 09:05

        Like Jackfruit, i use the Atoma plate for flattening only.
        I have a King 240/1000 combi stone, the ATOMA 400 , Naniwa Chosera 800, Tojiro 1000/3000 stone, and Suehiro Rika 5000, (and also a mini suehiro 1000/3000 stone).

        As you can see I have a pretty wide range of grits, most of the sharpening I do is on the Chosera or the Tojiro 1000, and finished on the 3000. Only my Tojiro White #2 Yanagiba touches the Rika 5K. The polish that the Tojiro 3K gives is quite sufficient.

        If you absolutely want to get a combi stone, i would say go for the King KDS 1K/6K

  • baer on 31/10/2020 - 08:08

    This is now selling at $144

  • grumpybum on 17/11/2020 - 00:35

    Seems to be back again now: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B001TPH9CM

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