Chosera, shapton, naniwa, diamond plates, lapping plates, kangaroo leather strops, diamond emulsions, etc., etc., etc. I wonder how my dad got a knife that sharp with an Arkansas stone and a belt.
I recommend not soaking magnesia stones like the 600. It could potentially develope some issues over time. If you're just barely dipping it in the water it could be fine. As far as the green brick of joy. The polish it gives is pretty similar to a very shiny 4k, with deeper scratches mixed in. I (and some other people) believe its basically supposed to act a lot like a synthetic version of an aoto. Which would make sense with the name aotoshi.
Thanks for the comment and advice. I have noticed that this stone doesn't need too much time in the water. Basically when I'm soaking the stones I wait till the stone doesn't release as much bubbles as at the beginning of soaking. Some stones take longer and this 600 is definitely the shortest soaking time.
Great intro video! I've been starting my sharpening journey with diamonds and silicon carbide. I might be getting some splash and go stones sometime this year, and I was wondering if I should invest in only polishing stones or in a 1k as well. (I don't need to worry about the lower grit powerhouses because of the aforementioned diamonds)
Thanks for the comment and question. Yes I think the 1K would good. It would give a better feedback to start with, as the higher grits are much smoother. Hope this helps and let me know how it goes.
@@sharpit817 As far as the polishing stones go, it wouldn't be something as complicated as s90v. I was thinking more of any kitchen knife, with r2 or hap40 being a rarity, and more often dealing with the x50 that you see in most kitchen knives. Definitely trying to keep Japanese paper steels in my mind, but I highly doubt that the same stones wont be able to work on those japanese steels
Thanks for the comment, William. I had to move twice in one year, but will be back as soon as I can. Got some new interesting stones I'll be talking about.
