Suehiro-day, New Cerax 1k, Ouka 3k and the Rika 5 on vg10 steel 

I love suehiro. i have a shiramine 6k coming in next week. Cant wait for it :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Can't wait to see it on vidéo 😊

I love Suehiro too🙏 I have Cerax 320 and Cerax 1000 and Rika 5000😉

And as always, thanks alot for the comment :)

Itd absolutely something i have thought about. its just the time. i just got home from Cold Responce 2022, but maybe over easter :D

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 thanks. I really do hope you end up finding the time

Excellent advice, and thanks for the comment. Maybe i finally have a proper use for my shiro suita. I will definately give that a go :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Let us know how that works out. I know it works very well for the JNats I have as well as Belgian Blue.

It could be a bad stone. I think i need to dig it out again to have a look. I absolutely love muddy stones though :P

Muddy stone is not bad my friend.. The mud is the abrasive agent released by the stone witch adds the speed but i know where you coming from cause i have both new cerax and cerax and i also love old cerax more cause its not so porous and its not loading so much, but in performance and feel they are really not so different

The sink bridge is the one from suehiro :)

If you like sharpening its a great addition. But the edge you get off the Rika 5k is more than enough for everyday use. :) personally i love sharpening on the snow white though. But its not part of my everyday routine as of now.

Hey. First and foremost, welcome 😀. My supplier in Japan don't sell the glass stones, so I haven't had the chance yet. They are an export-only model, so domestic suppliers can't distribute. (If i have it correctly). But they have so many other stones 😅. The glass stones are on my list, but I do have a few of the kramer glass stones and i love them :) . As for the kitayama vs morihei, I don't have any time on the morihei. But they are designed to feel and behave more like a natural stone. The kitayama is a tad hard for my liking, but it's a dream if you use a nagura :) I feel like 8/9k is a very high grit, and for softer steel I would probably be looking at a shiramine 6k at the highest. But if you are into harder steels, and like to work on hard stone I reckon you would be happy either way. And can I please throw in the naniwa junpaku aka snow-white as well. I just love that 🥰

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Thank you for your answer. I do have a couple of knives harder than 60 HRC (Stainless) and will probably get some more over the years. At this point it's not really a practical choice since I have all the stones I need to get a razor edge (140 to 12K) but more a luxury to try different finishes and stones. I'll take your recommendation in this regard and look for the snow white as I've also heard a lot of good things about it. I'm still quite curious about that natural stone feel of the Morihei since I never owned one. Best,

Id probably go for the 3k for everyday use personally. I use mostly stainless steel knives and 3k is plenty enough to keep them sharp :) If i had more knives with harder steels and took them to lower degrees than i do, id go for the 5k :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Thanks for the reply! I only have shirogami steel on my knives so I guess the most sensible would be to go for the 5000 for polishing?

@@Rada6ast yes, in that case i would go for the Rika :)

its really dependent on the state of the razor. You could go as coarse as 1k, but only for reprofiling or establishing a completely new edge on it. For maintenance you rarely go below 8k . Razors are not my fortè, but i hear alot of sharpeners really like the naniwa superstones for razors, as they are not so aggressive and polishes well :)

I agree. on soft steel i could start and finish on a 1k any day. :) But i havent tried any diamond stones yet though. I just use my atoma 140 for stone-maintenance. What diamond stones/plates do you prefer?

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 You mean wich grit ? or brands ? 400 grit for resharpening and 1000 for finishing , then strop on stone and cow leather strop. The strop really gives a top notch result. As for brands my small dmt got destroyed immediately so I'm not happy , my favourite have been my chinese ones, 6 years and still working amazing, also super cheap to buy. It's funny how a 20$ one can outshine a DMT . Afterall a syntetic diamond electroplated should be the same regardless of brand. Cuts VG10 like butter.

@@dimmacommunication Thats exactly why i test ALL the stones i sell. And i always tell my costumers that just because someone says a stone is good. you might just end up hating it. Its all about what you like, how you use it, and what you use it for :) And often you pay more for some brands than others even though the manufacturer might be the same. China is a special case, because much of their export items are garbage. But they do make some good stuff as well if you know where to look ;) (or are lucky, i guess) :P

According to my supplier its just the move to a packaging with a stand much like shapton and naniwa has done lately. There is a difference in color though, and i have yet to get my hands on the "old cerax" to do a proper comparison. Its on my to-do list though :)

Hope that helps you brother.

Springloaded stone holder.

Chiefknivestogo

@@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897 Thanks brother. I finally found it on Hocho Knives. Have ordered one in same blue colour.

@@oldwolf6091 sweet brother. They are a handy bit of kit. I love mine. Enjoy brother. And happy sharpening to you.😁🤘🔪🔪🔪

Yes i did. The plastic part that the stone is glued on is very pliable. So I just carefully pulled them off 😁

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Would you rather leave a kuromaku 1000 and go for an ouka 3000, rika 5000 or kuromaku 5000? I'm not sure which one to buy.

Noticeably harder. Although it's hard to quantify hardness by feel. 😀

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 lol yes, but it’s progressive the 5k is harder than the 3k and the 3k is harder than the 1k. Correct?

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 really my question boils down to. Is the ouka more like the cerax on the softer side or the rika on the harder side?

This is the "new cerax" line. It should be pretty much the same stone, although a little different color, and it does come with a stand/case kinda like the shapton, and the naniwa arata/kagiyagi. I think they are trying to imitate the idea of including cases with the stones, that is so popular nowadays :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Did the stone come attached to one of those plastic bases and you ripped it off?

@@sergeykamenetskiy8187 , yes :) i dont have the space to keep it mounted in the holder it came with. And I prefer to use the same rubber holder for all my stones :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Can you please post a video how to do it safely without damaging the stone :)

@@sergeykamenetskiy8187 ill see what i can do, but on theese stones its really easy. Its a relatively thin plastic backing thats attached with some soft-ish glue :)

its because the one in the video is a "new cerax - cr-1000-b" while yours is the "cerax 1010". I think its pretty much the same stone, but with the popularity of the "cerax" line i think suehiro wanted to try something in the line with what shapton has done for a while, and naniwa has started doing in japan now with the gouken arata, and kagiyaki. That is delivering the stones with a storage box that doubles as a stand. I dont think the cerax and new cerax is too different besides the way they are delivered (and the color) but ill try to get a side by side comparison done in a future video :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 I don't think these stones are the same. My 1010 cerax doesn't load like the cerax in the video.

@@KellAlbuquerque Thanks for the reply. that means it is a difference between the 1010 1k cerax, and the CR-1000-B 1k New cerax. Probably should start getting a few of the 1010 in as well to do a proper comparison, as well as feature them in the store. A good bunch of my costumers (and me included) prefer my stones without the base :)

@@lofotenknifeworks2278 I have a king 4k and suehiro Rika 5k, both with base, and I hate both bases... 😂 A stone holder is a lot better in my opinion.