Those stones look pretty good Kevin, I stopped using water stones a while back due to the hassle and have a set of diamond bench stones set into a wooden holder so that I can reach over easily and use them and so resist the temptation to put off sharpening! But the positive feedback from water stones is always a joy.

I am the 1000th subscriber, congrats for reaching 1k subs, great video by the way, love the soothing background music

whoa ...that squeak on the paring knife was like my worse memories of nails on a chalkboard haha. very interesting process, and learned a bunch. based on your overall assessment, i think i would lean towards the splash & go stones you mentioned as they seem like they would be a bit more manageable, and offer an overall faster option. thanks very much Kevin for another excellent vid, much appreciated !

I didn’t realize you did ASMR🥱. Well, unintentional ASMR, that was relaxing👍🏻

That first stone is huge! I may have to give the Sharpton stones a try. You speak so highly of them.

Nice video, thanx! How do you think is Naniwa #8000 traditional stone good superfinish variant after King #1200 and suahero new cerax #3000?

Mr. Kevin, while I am a bottom feeder on the subject, my compliments to your production here today.

All the issues you mentioned regarding the scoring, flattening, slurry, etc. is why I've stuck with Arkansas stones. I keep them flooded with mineral oil and wipe them off when done with the session. By carefully using the whole stone I haven't had to flatten them... and some are about 35 years old! For reshaping an edge I use my slow speed grinder or water grinder depending on what kind of tool I'm sharpening (knife, plane iron, scissors, pruning shears, chises, gouges, skews, etc.) and then finish on the Arkansas stones.

Hi Kevin, haven't used those stones they looking interesting. Haven't sharpened my kitchen knives for about 3 months so used the shapton glass 320 and finish on the chosera 800. 1 of the knives I went further and finished on the 3000. The sg 320 is a fantastic stone and sets up for a quick finish on the 800. You ever use the 320, if you have be interesting to hear your thoughts about it thanks

Is the 320 enough to only sharpening the knife?

Would you say the shapton glass cuts as fast as the cerax 320?

Super chilled out vid

I am legit surprised you started with the 320 😳 Was the edge of you knife really that badly damaged? 😢

If you're more interested in splash and go then check out suehiro Debado line. I think you'd be pleasantly surprised! My favorites by far even over the Shapton glass.

I am still using my grandfathers stones.. Dont know the exact grit of any, but they are the ones i learned to sharpen on. Can take a butterknife and turn it into hair popping sharp and near full mirror polish in an hour or so with them Wont change until/if they wear completely out

I prefer the shapton pro line. Still a great splash and go, but more affordable than the glass line.

Who disliked? And why? Great video!

I've got the Suehiro Cerax 401-#320 1010-#1000 & Suehiro#5000 not from the Cerax range. All good stones but good stones are only part of what it takes to master great sharp knives.

Would these stones work on axes? Asking for a friend

Great video Kev! Sharpening porn? Don’t mind if I do! 😂 I agree with everything you said. I wish the cerax were permanent soaking stones and the 320 was less soft if I’m being honest. I feel the exact opposite about my debado stones. They’re far too hard past 1000 grit.

You really need to use Japanese whetstones for a while to get used to them IME before casting to much judgement. We all like what we are 'used too'. Suehiro make great sharpening products. Once you know what a knife needs and learn to read the edge properly, understanding the point of both primary and secondary bevels combined with the right techniques and muscle memory to achieve what you want. Then one can sharpen off a brick, riverstone, tile even toilet... hell just about anything.

Before you buy any Shapton stone, look under a microscope at the deep scratches Shapton stones make on the knife edge compared to the scratch patterns other stones make. Without a look at the knife edge under magnification, you really have NO IDEA what a stone is doing to your knife edge. It will open your eyes.

Looks good but likely not something I need.

Chosera are the best splash and go. The Shapton glass are ok. The Cerax 1000 was way too soft.

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Hey man. I hate youtube shit, but your video was compelling. I'd suggest checking out the 700 cerax. The entire cerax line are all very aggressive cutting sharpeners, so even up to the 6k can easily sharpen a dull knife and cuts very well. That 6k leaves a finish more like a 2k shapton or naniwa but cuts much faster. Anyhow, that 320 is a serious serious grinding stone. Personally, I won't tolerate anything but the best splash and go stuff for a course stone. I know the cerax stones cut like butter but still. The 320 SP is pretty good. The 400 chosera is the one to get in my book. Anything more than that and you're kinda in different territory (sigma 240). Anyway what I really wanted to say is the 700 cerax is an absolute gem. The 1k cerax already cuts like a monster but the 700 is a cool one. 700 and the 6k is an excellent two stone setup for Cerax stone that covers your bases pretty well. That 700 can absolutely do some serious grinding if you push it and like I said that 6k is more like a faster cutting shapton 2k. If you've never tried them the feel and feedback on those higher grit rated cerax is supreme imo as well. I have way too many stones and knives and the 6k cerax is one of the stand out favorites for sure. Anyway, I'd consider this (700 + 6k) the cerax equivalent to the very common and popular 320 and 2k shapton pro setup. 400 and 1k chosera is another legendary two stone combo. Shapton glass is great as well. Honestly that's the one I'd probably suggest to the vast majority of casual home users. 500+2k and you're set. Just for reference, the 1k-4k are sharpening stones in shapton glass line. 6k and up are the polishers. In the pro it's 1k-2k which are sharpeners. The 5k and up are the finishers. If you're after a finishing/polishing stone, I'd suggest a Naniwa Super Stone most of the time anyway. No soaking stone is going to give the kind of high end polish tho, that's why the highest grit soaking stones on the market are all effectively splash and go anyway.