Sharpening a chef knife with the Norton Crystolon combination oil stone 

it made my dam butthole twitch LOL

great to hear of your sharpening sucess!!

Glad you like them!

sweet! I hope you get a lot of good service out of it!

Thank you!

Good tip. Use a similar number to find cheaper JUM3.

the india fine stone is a great stone. it is about the same grit rating as the crystolon fine, but is much harder, so while it wont wear as fast or become uneven or glazed as quickly, it takes longer to dress and maintain. so if you are heavy handed, or sharpen small edges like chisels or small pointed tools like lathe bits, it might be a good stone to consider.

@@joecalton1449 Thanks Joe. They are cheap enough that I might buy an India just to try and compare. Besides, most people would probably agree that there's no way a guy could ever have too many stones lol.

Never mind. I see you own one now.

depends on whether you like oil or water. if the stones are not soft enough that they release grit and refresh themselves, then you will need to resurface them occasionally, usually with loose sic grit on plate glass. for my oil stones, I typically use mineral oil, do my sharpening job, then wash the stone in warm water and dawn liquid soap, set on the counter to dry, and then store on a rack till next time.

al, I have the 220/1000 norton waterstone, and it is a good stone for all around use, definately in the same class as the crystolon combination stone as far as an all around use sort of stone. in my mind, the waterstone wont cut as quickly or as agressively as the crystolon, it uses water instead of oil, and some folks find water is cleaner than oil. it will wear quicker, but be easier to dress flat when it needs it. the sharpening procedure is much the same from both stones, except with the waterstone it is easier for me to take an extra couple moments to really prepare that burr for removal, then drag the edge through some soft wood to remove the burr and then stone strop 2 times per side give or take depending on how much pressure you use to clean up the edge from getting the burr ripped off instead of shearing it off. in a perfect world we would all have every stone out there, but finances and storage say we probably shouldnt. but you would not go wrong with the water stone if you decide to keep it.