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Hey /ck/,
Ive had my knives for a while, and Ive noticed they've started to dull slightly (I didnt have the money to buy sharpening steel or anything else)
Now that I have the cast, I would like to get a good set of tools to sharpen my knives, mainly sharpening steel and sharpening stones.
I have an old dull kitchen knife I can practise on, and I would like make it use worthy too (if possible, that I dont ruin it with practise, but it matters not).
So what I ask is that, does /ck/ know good sets of sharpening steel & stones?

>> No.5609882

http://www.epicedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=80081
http://www.epicedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=87550
http://www.epicedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=88046
http://www.epicedge.com/shopexd.asp?id=80011

>> No.5609886

Spyderco Sharpmaker is foolproof, a Kai 240/1000 grit whetstone from Amazon and some Youtube tutorials would be a bit mire difficult but cheaper.

>> No.5609889

>>5609877
>sharpening steel

>> No.5609894

how many sharpening threads do we need to have this week?

also post a budget.

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5609896

>>5609889

>> No.5609901
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5609901

>>5609882
>recommending combo stones
>recommending those shitty artificial "nagura" stones

>> No.5609919

>>5609896
If being accurate is fedora then cloak me up faggot.

>> No.5609922

>>5609882
>>5609886
>>5609901
Im not looking for something easy to use, Im looking for good quality, I can learn,
Im not a retard like this faggot here,
>>5609896
who spams those "funny" meme pictures amirite?

>> No.5609927

>>5609886
I mean, what the fuck is that even suppose to be, Im not really sure.
Im not working with 2 or 1 inch knives..

>> No.5609939

>>5609919

just shut the fuck up you tard, the internet is tired of reading your confused autistic rants every time the word "honing" tickles the wrong part of your brain.

>>5609922

the sharpmaker is garbage anyway. since you haven't posted a budget I recommend the shapton glass 120, 220 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 16000, 30000, the Shapton diamond lapping plate for maintenance; a felt strop with 1 micron diamond spray, a leather strop with 0.5 micron diamond, an F Dick Dickaron, a HA borosilicate glass rod, and a MAC ceramic rod to cover most bases. this should be enough for most situations. for your Japanese single bevel knives you'll probably want to expand on that somewhat if you value appearance, but you could either get by with finger stones on that or spend another couple hundred on jnats or reconstituted stones with some reactivity to bring out the desired finish, or just live with a mirror finish if that floats your boat.

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5609940

>>5609939
want some wet tp to dab that bleeding asshole?

>> No.5609943

>>5609896
>>5609940
Why are you here?
You arent contributing to the thread?
I hope you atleast sage your shitposting

>> No.5609945

>>5609943
>baww my perfect thread isn't going exactly as planned

first day on 4chan?

>> No.5609948

>>5609945
No it isnt, even it if was, it doesnt excuse your vehement shitposting.
Im genuinely curious, as to why you do it.

>> No.5609949

>>5609948

what do you think "vehement" means, and why do you think it applies to my posts in this thread?

>> No.5609953

>>5609877
Bump

>> No.5609957

>>5609877
Bump

Anyone?

>> No.5609970

>>5609886
>>5609939
Also, thats not my knife
I dont own any asian knives

>> No.5609976

>>5609957

I'd love to help. But, I'm still waiting on you answering the other guy's question about budget though. I can't be bothered to write you a long essay covering everything from budget through cost-no-object. You're going to have to give us a little more info to work off of.

So:
1) What knives do you need to maintain
2) What's your budget

>> No.5609980

>>5609976
Oh right budget, probably in the area of about 200 GBP,

>> No.5609981

>>5609976

But I don't want to do any work, I just want to sit here while the perfect thread develops before my eyes and everyone follows my rules.

What should I get? I'm not a tard, despite being unable to articulate the most essential criteria. I can learn, you just have to do all the work for me.

>> No.5609983

>>5609976
I need to maintain 2 16-18inch chef knives, a 10 inch knife and a paring knife.

>> No.5609985

>>5609981
Please ignore this guy, he seems butthurt and shitposts for no reason, I guess he is just retarded.

>> No.5609989

>>5609985

You spent the first half of this thread bitching about reaction faces when you could have been posting on topic and helping others help you. Don't complain now that I couldn't read your mind, faggot. Also aren't knives illegal where you live?

>> No.5609991

>>5609980

OK, now we're getting somewhere.

I'd recommend the following:
1) an extra-fine DMT Diamond steel for day-to-day maintenance. Cost: about 20 quid
2) an extra-coarse DMT dia-sharp plate. Roughly 60 quid. You would use this as a starting point for a severely dull or chipped blade, and also to flatten your stones.
3) your choice of three stones. You don't need to worry about the exactness of grits, but look for something around 300, 1000, 5000. Shapton and Naniwa are good choices.

>> No.5609992

>>5609989
Nope, I live in Denmark, its much easier to say 200GBP than for instance 1800 kroners.

>> No.5609994

>>5609991

why not EUR or USD? who the fuck uses GBP as a generic denominator besides britbongs?

>> No.5609997

>>5609992
Never knew the Danes were smart enough to avoid the EU.
Good work!

>> No.5609998

>>5609994

You're arguing with the wrong person. I'm trying to be helpful here. Guy stated his budget in GBP so I replied in a like manner.

>> No.5610001

>>5609998

I clicked on the wrong post, I think your post was good although I think 300 is a little low especially with a coarse DMT plate. I'd go with 500-1000 and then the upper one could be anywhere from 2k to 5k, I'd lean towards the lower end of that especially since op isn't willing to tell us what kind of mysterious knife he's working with aside from "long" and "chef shaped"

>> No.5610007

>>5609991
Hmm, could you give me links on the second one? I cant seem to find it.
Is this the correct one for the first?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dmt-Diamond-Steel-14in-Red/dp/B00004WFSZ

Will these do?
http://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/pt/-naniwa-combi-stone-1000-3000..
http://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/pt/-naniwa-chosera-800-sharpening-stone.htm
http://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/pt/-naniwa-chosera-400-sharpening-stone.htm

>> No.5610017

>>5610001

Yeah, 500 would be just fine on the low end. I own 400, 1k, and 5k and that works brilliantly for me on both stainless workhorse knives (dexter, forschner) as well as a couple traditional Japanese knives. I was going to buy a finer stone for the Japanese knives but honestly the 5k gets them razor sharp and I don't care if the bevel has a mirror finish on it or not. I'm cooking with them, not taking photos and showing them off, so I never bothered to get a finer stone.

>> No.5610029

>>5610007

Here's one link for the plate:
http://www.chefknivestogo.com/dmt.html

Or just google "dmt dia sharp".

As for the stones, yes those would be fine. Though the 800 is very close to 1000, so I'd skip the 800 and buy just the 400 and the 1000/3000 combo.

>> No.5610391

>>5609901

what the fuck is wrong with combo stones

>> No.5610424

>>5610391
They are for losers.

>> No.5610890

>>5609939
nice shitposting faggot