Enhance Your Edge with Kuromaku Ceramic Whetstone - Medium Grit for Superior Sharpening Review

Shapton Kuromaku 1kis a good intermediate stone for removing deep grooves on diamond plates or coarse (100-300) stones. There seems to be some metal shavings in the slurry along with some abrasive, but it's a wear-resistant stone. Spray on and go and good enough for me. It doesn't charge at all, if it "charges" then rubbing it with bare skin or a sponge will cause the metal to fall off immediately. I still have to level mine. It slightly changes the angle of the blade, but requires more effort…

I did a lot of research before buying this stone (it was my first sharpening stone). MANY pros recommend Shapton Stones and I can see why. The surface is large and the stone is thick. It took a little while right out of the box. I took a piece of 12 x 12 x 3/8" slab from my local glass supply store for $16 and hot glued 3M wet-dry sandpaper on the corners (wears away evenly), I moved the stone in a figure of eight with some water When I drew the lines on the surface of the stone and saw that…

I now have 4 Shapton ceramic sharpening stones: 120 grit, 320 grit, 1000 grit and 2000 grit. Each was as good as advertised and worth every penny. Cutting action 4.6/5. Stone wear on blade (up to 60 Rockwell) 4.7/5. However, it is very easy to straighten when it needs flattening and also easy to maintain and clean. I sharpened 6 knives on it: KA-BAR 5.5" Fixed Blade, SOG Seal PUP, Kershaw Oblivion (CPM-154), Kershaw Blur (S30-V), Kershaw Cryo Tanto (8cr13MoV) and old cheap EDC. , I have…

This sharpening stone looks very well made. This is a medium sized stone and was recommended to me as an excellent medium quality stone; an upgrade of the very popular King 1000/6000 Budget Stone. If you're just looking to buy an inexpensive squirt and upgrade to a sharpening stone, the Ha no Kuromaku (Shapton) 1000 is a great buy. 1000 grit is an all round grit for general sharpening, 100-200 for larger repairs, 200-500 for fine repairs and 5000+ for polishing very hard steel knives or razors.

This is my current favorite 1000 grit stone. This tends to make them softer and not stay flat. Most water stones require soaking in water for a while before they work properly. Traditional American oil stones and Arkansas stones do not require soaking, and they do not expose a fresh layer of abrasive - the abrasive remains on the surface and eventually dulls and clogs easily, and the stone works slowly but effectively. stays flat. These Shapton Stones are the best of both worlds. They never…

Like many people I have used useless sharpening products in the hope of getting good edges without much effort or the need to develop a new skill. . I've used both draw sharpeners and the very good Edge Pro Apex system and had trouble getting a good, safe edge with either. It was "good enough" for most kitchen tasks, but never as sharp as I'd like it to be for slicing really easily, especially thin-skinned veggies and the like. I always had to saw through a thin piece of tomato or onion. So I…