You Sir are a gem! Your videos go beyond sharpening and knives for me, you are very relaxing to listen to. Thanks.

shapton pro 1000 Arashiyama 1000 bester 1200 Naniwa Super Stone 800 king 1000 cerax 1000 chosera 800

Thanks Ryky for you effort to explain something in depth and detail that only a knife enthusiast would understand...I've been looking for a stone that would help me achieve an apex or burr in the least amount of time as to transition to the finer polishing stones I use. This video is definitely helpful to anyone who has the patients watch it through to the end. Again thanks for doing these videos.

Thank you Ryky ; I appreciate the work you do that makes our decisions a bit easier. Great research !

Thank you , You have Given me a Little Education in Sharpening Whetstones.

I'm happy to see that I got super lucky because the stones I bought to learn on turn up in these videos a lot so I'm more at ease that I got the correct products

Excellent and unbiased explanation, Bravo!

Very good, helpful presentation. Thank you.

I really enjoy your videos... you have great style and you're delivering a lot of information that is helpful. I come from a woodworking background, where the sharpening issues are slightly different, and getting more serious about kitchen knives, so this is great. I haven't been through all your videos, so my question is probably addressed elsewhere, but I am puzzled by your your use of the terms "feedback" and "hand feel". And "luxurious". Finally, a small suggestion that may be impractical, but if you had the name of the stone (or knife) you're talking about at any given moment on the screen in a corner, it would help in the videos that you're comparing many different instance. Keep up the great work!

Great video series. Thank you for helping me on what stones to buy.

Hi Mate. Thanks for sharing your review on the wet stones. Cheers Tony .👍⛏🍺🇦🇺

so easy to listen to, looking into getting some stones, v imformative :)

This has been very informative

After an impulse buy I ended up with a Bester 1000/6000 combination stone, so I was relieved to hear you rate the company. I couldn't believe just how heavy (dense) it is, it feels like lead. Hopefully I'll get the feedback off it to learn quickly. I bought it from a large woodworking supply store here in the UK, and it had lots of good reviews. The price was good too, as they import them.

Great video thanks. I'm still using my KDS KING STONE. Love it

Love your videos

I finally found It! This is the video ( combined with the comparable polishing video) is what I have been looking for! Thanks again for this video!

What would you recommend for sharpening SURGICAL SCISSORS? Many thanks for your detailed videos. Oh, and I really love your make-shift video lighting accessories. :)

Love that king 1000/6000. Does a great job with all my knives

thank you

Thanks

Good stuff. As this review summary is almost 5 years old now, and 1000grit is the workhorse of sharpening, i would like to see an updated comparison of the top ~1000g options, showing speed, ease and durability on modern hard kitchen knives, including interrupted and continuous monocrystalline diamond (DMT, Atoma, Trend), splash and go (Shapton glass, Naniwa, etc). Perhaps also point out good one step options to finish the edge to the working state (ex 4k Shapton glass, Naniwa 3K, 1um diamond stop on leather, green/black stick on leather).

So much effort, put together professionally. Looking for a good set of knives for Christmas and all your videos have been very informative. Thanks and keep it up :)

Thank you for the video. I am looking for a 1000/8000 combo stone with a base. Can you recommend a good choice?

Hi! Just found out your youtube channel. It's great. I didnt know anything about sharpening. My knifes were dull, i was like "I should learn how to sharpen them". Then i stumbled on your channel and i was like "Woh, it's a whole big world". Now i want to buy great knifes and i ordered a sharpening stone (king, that i had to send back because it was cracked) so now i'm still waiting to have a sharpening stone and i'm so excited to start. ok this seemed strange and confusing. as i told you i'm really excited about all this. I was wondering, and i havent seen a video about it, can you make a video about the different whetstones that exist? like diamond, ceramic, etc.? to be honnest theres so much, im confused. i dont mind paying the price for a very good starter kit (like 300$) because i know it will last a long long time and i better have quality straight away. sorry for this long message, keep the good work. you guessed, i'm from canada. (because of sorry hahaha)

Chosera 800 and 3k make a good starter pair? Would the 800 be to fine for removing material and changing profiles/angles?

What are your thoughts on Skerper stones? Thanks

if the naniwa super stone # 800 feels like the chosera #3000, what does the #1000 super stone feel like? Also what Grit rating do you give the Naniwa Professional #800 and #1000? Thank you.

The helicopter at 4:00 ,minutes was great you didn't miss a beat. Actually pretty cool that your audio picked it up.

Hello, I’m looking for a good stone to sharpen my Miyabi Knives and Shun that I use on the daily. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

Hey man, could you suggest what type of stone would be best for the gladiator chefs knife? Ideally, I just need a stone that's isn't outstanding in its price, rather decent and able to pull off a great job on sharpening it. Any feedback would be nice. Thanks!

Hi, Could you provide the links to the Forums that you read?

Alright, having watched it all I feel I am completely stoned.

16:30 is my favorite

Hi. I recently bought a wasabi brand yanagiba and i bough a water stone #1000. I have been sharpening the knife but it does not sharp enough. I dont know what to do. What do you think is the problem? Do i need a different stone number?

Would that fourth stone be good for a d2 blade .. I don't sharpen kitchen knives only pocket it camping type knives

My kife is made from N690 material. So, can you advice what whetstone should i buy..what is suitable grit should i use..tq

what stone should i get for Shun Blue kiristuke

I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts about matching stones to knife hardness, and steel types. Which work better up to 60-61, which work better for above. Which work better on this steel, which are better for that.

You just gained a new subscriber. Your videos are super well done and very informative. One question I have is I've seen people use multiple stones on the same knife. They'll use a 220/1000 combination stone for sharpening, and then go to something like a 4000\8000 combination stone for polishing. Is it necessary to go through all those steps? Or can I just get a 1000/6000 combination Stone like the King Stone in your video and call it a day?

Hi there, nice video. I was wondering if you would recommend a particular whetstone (brand and grit number) for sharpening convex hair cutting shears? Like a lot of us during the pandemic there was a period of time where we cut the family hair at home and we bought a fairly cheap hair cutting kit to start out with. Its a Jetika cutting shears and texturizing Scissors Set (440C Stainless Steel with convex edge). I'm not sure if the tension is just off or if they need sharpening already since the set was only about $20. We have used them about 8 times. I guess maybe a middle of the road price range whetstone either splash and go or fairly quick soaking (15-30 min) stone is what I was wondering might work on these? Do we also need a polishing stone/side as well? If you have links on Amazon to any of your recommendations that would be awesome. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

What is your opinion on the SHARPAL 162N Diamond Whetstone with Storage Base?

Are you going to do a review of SIGMA POWER SELECT brand stones from Japan???

Informative video, but the content does not match the title. After watching this video, I still have no idea how I would go about picking the most suitable stone according to my needs and preferences. I just watched a comparison between a couple of specific stones in the same grit range. Also, I would have liked if your videos would include the names of the stones/knives you're using. Just because you mention it in speaking in the video doesn't mean we automatically know how to spell it so Google knows what we're asking about. Even better would be an affiliate link for every item used in the video, rather than a generic link to "all the stuff in all your videos", which again is a title that doesn't match the content on the other side of the link. Those are the two recurring points of criticism I find with your videos. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate the effort you put into this, and the fact you're putting it out there.

Hello Pal I have watched loads of your videos, could you do some about sharpening straight razors. I would really like to know which stones work the best on those. Should I buy Shaptons or some other brand, or should I buy some Natural Arkansas for instance. Traditional shaving is having a big resurgence & many people would really like to know which is best. You do more work for your videos than anyone else. Keep up the good work & my fingers are crossed in the hope you can help me out. Best Regards Mark

they put finishing compounds and polishes in some of the stones. I believe that is why they seem higher grit

First off, love your videos, subscribed after seeing the brick sharing video (via reddit). Did quite a bit of scouting when I was younger, only really have practice sharpening with Arkansas whetstones. I use henckels knives in the kitchen. What would the best option for German knives be?

Hi Riki. I’m currently trying to get my hands on a king 1000/6000. I will eventually

Ryky, I just wanted to say I really appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos. I've had a cheapy combination stone for a while and I feel it's time to upgrade and have relied heavily on your videos to make a decision. I'd like to support your efforts and will be purchasing from the Burrfection store. Still can't decide between the 2k/5k kit or the 800/3k kit, but I will.

Would you be able to tell me the price range of each of these stones? Great vid very informative. Thumbs up.👍

Hello Riky! for a long time i used king kds 1000/6000 for my enso hd knives. but now I have miyabi brichwood knives that are of a different hardness, and I know that my king kds is not suitable. Could you recommend me which stones to choose both to recover the edge and to polish. Thank you so much.

Any information on this combo? Suehiro NEW CERAX CR-3800 double-sided grinding stone yellow # 3000 / blue # 1000 (WA) SUEHIRO Serakkusu. Would this be a good choice or should I get the individual stones? Not sure if this is in the same class as the other stones.

What do you think of dmt stones the official ones dia and duo sharp?

Will I want a water stone or a oil stone

Great summary on sharpening stones! I need a good flattening stone that could pull double duty at fixing chipped blades. I've been looking at the Atoma Diamond Sharpeners. Any recommendations on the #140 or the #400?

Come on get the Riky edition back in stock. I’m waiting!

Have you used the naniwa green brick 2k stone? I would love to hear your opinions on it i you have!

I'm a bit confused as to choosing the right grade of the stone, for sharpening my standard run of the mill kitchen knives. They are not too badly damaged (e.g. no chips) but over the years they have becoming duller. I have been using various sharpeners so I thought to try wet or splash stones. I've seen this and other videos of yours suggesting the king kds 1000/6000 as good for a novice but so is the chosera 800, and in other videos I've seen a 400/1000 stone used. In your 'how to pick the best whetstone grit' video you were talking about a normal distribution and where to spend the bulk of you money in the middle anything between the 400-1000 grade range. In some other comments I see you suggesting something like 800-1000 grade for sharpening. So I suspect the main/base grade one chooses depends on how dull are the knives to start with; and obviously you do not know that, and thus I do not know with what grade of stone to start with. I don't want the knives ultra sharp or polished. Just taking care of their dullness due to wear. Can I get away with just one stone? Any advice welcome. Tnx in advance.

I've been trying to get some solid advice on what stone to buy to get into sharpening, after seeing this I'm leaning towards the king, do you think it would be a good choice for a total novice? And also, is there any point in getting a polishing stone for cheap knives?

Hi, looking forward to follow your channel. I've just started, or I will soon start learning the art of sharpening knives, mostly folders, hunting knives and chef knives. I sure would also like to sharpen my most collectable knives that are custom Japanese and Bowie's and some swords, but for now, I leave that to professional's, specially the swords. My BIG question for you is, what stones do I need, brand, how many and grits? Do I also need a leather strap, is it a good thing to have? I will mainly just sharpening dull knives, ending with a beautiful polish. I guess also mostly holding my knives sharp as possible can be, both kitchen knives and my pocket knives. I know I can get a descent set cheap, but I would like the best possible, maybe a choice of 1-3 brands? If this feels good for me, and I have a feeling it will, I would like to learn all about sharpening, polishing and more. My dream is to learn the art of working a Japanese Samurai Sword made of Tamahagane. And for that I need the knowledge of Japanese Natural Wet Stones. I know they don't come cheap, and there's a lot of philosophy behind sharpening swords of this caliber. But it's still a dream and it might not come true. A teacher is needed, I might have to move and live close, that is if I will find one who would learn me. But I could always take a course, lessons, but I'm not sure that would be the same. Sorry for my babbling, I get to excited talking about these things. Anyway, I'm a kind of a nerd, so I won't be happy if I don't get the best or some of the best stones there is. Hope you can help me out on my journey to become a sharpener and polisher. It would mean a lot to me. Most sincerely Thomas Aasen, Norway 🙏

Ryky kicks ass!

hey man great video btw .i could really use your help here ..i got a global sai knife cromova 18 sanso and i wanna buy a good stone for that knife to make it razor sharp again but i dont know what stone should i buy what grit what brand ..could you help me ?ive seen a ton of youtube videos and searched on amazon for sharpening stones but still i dont know whats the best .please help !

What is the difference between shapton pro 30000 and shapton glass 30000? Hope you can make a video to show both.

Ryky, Would you please define what “snappy” means in regards to a water stone?

I freehanded for a while and then moved to the edge pro and want to go back to freehand. Looking at upgrading my stones and thinking of getting Chosera 800, 2000 & 5000 to start. Thoughts on whether this is a good starter "set" of choseras?

Hi Ryky, Though I have only recently subscribed to you channel, I have enjoyed your videos for several years. I have been sharpening knives, for over 60 years and wanted to up my game and try using a water-stone. A few months ago, I purchase a Sharp Pebble 1000/6000. One of the first things I noticed was that the 6000 side seemed very soft. I use a gentle roll of the wrist as I move into the curved part of a blade and not too much pressure, but actually the knife edge bit into the stone. Not good for getting a sharp edge. Is it my technique which needs changing or is the stone just that soft?

Are all these stones made to soak in water before u sharpen knives?

Hello, I just ordered a Dalstong 8" Shogun... would you recommend the Cho 800 or the King KDS 1000/6000? I am a beginner at this. thanks

I got a very old king from my grandpa but I really can't see the grit, it's pretty vintage but feels like a good stone to practice on

You mentioned on the King that they've updated it more than once to be capable of sharpening some of the tougher steels. Have they updated it since they placed the plastic divider between the 1000 and 6000 sides? On one of your other videos you mentioned to get that one with the divider, so I did. I'm just wondering if there's more than one version of that style and if there's any way to tell what I've got from the packaging.

I’m thinking to follow your recommendation on Chosera 800. Is it necessary to buy a polishing stone (e.g. Chosera 3000)? Can I get away without a polishing stone?

i have an unmarked stone, except for the base which says its a king stone. looks exactly like the furthest right chosera 800 in your video. Can anyone confirm and is it a soak or splash and go?

Hi Ryky, I can't thank you enough. I've watched hour upon hour of your videos to inform my first sharpening purchases and have been having great fun doing so. You are extremely informative and I greatly value your opinions. You've really sold me on the Naniwa chosera 800 in this video. What's the finest finishing stone I could go to after the 800? Could I go from the chosera 800 and then finish on a chosera 5000 or your favorite Suehiro rika 4000 or is that too much of a jump? I do love mirror finish but can appreciate the satin/grey finish you get from the Rika 4k. Would a 6k or 8k be out of the question after the 800? My wife uses Henckels 4-star and will not be going any harder than German steel (I know, those thick choils are going to slow things down, especially for a beginner). Thanks again!!!

Can you do a video about stone selection for high speed steels?

Very professional discourse. Wish it were more specific on the names & specific uses of the top suggested stones.

I'm new to sharpening where can I buy a good quality stones and how much mite I be paying

I think the superstone works best in this category because I really don’t like using a 1000 to set a bevel. 1000 grits to me are a stopgap polish

I'm using these sharpening stones to polish rocks do you have any recommendations

I'm dead set on buying the Naniwa professional stones (chosera). Looking to buy a set of 3 stones. Which 3 grits would you recommend?

Hey I am sharpening mostly pocketknives and kitchen knives . Will the king 1000/6000 be sufficient for this purpose or do I need more then one stone ?

Are both the naniwa stones splash and go?

I’m gonna buy a couple of whetstones, what brand would you recommend?

Do you live in the usa, you have great great info, can you do demo on how to get started sharpening as I really want to learn the rite way without developing bad habits so including what not to do and a couple or a few reasons why not.... thank touch for the care you put into your videos...

Hi Ryky first thing - love your vidoes, got back into sharpening knives again with even better results. questions: 1st: will you go back to higher resulution on the vidoes? 720p seems a bit low.... 2nd: will you test the Naniwa professional stones? these are much more available to purchase for me than the chosera, would be great to hear your view compared to Chosera..... 3rd: any plans to sharpen a Kasumi chef knife? all the best from here and keep up the good work :-) //Nemosan

Question about the 800 that feels like a 1000. If the scratch patterns are the same as a 3000. Then shouldn’t it be considered a polishing stone? If not what makes it still be in the sharpening category?

hey, does anyone have a link on the 2nd one from the left?

I really wished you'd just touched on your opinion of the 6000 portion of the King 1000/6000.

What grit is Good for chissles?

Kia Ora Ricky, I was wondering if I can ask you for advice. My 2 work horses are Tojiro shirogami 240mm gyuto and funayuki super aogami 120mm (cant remember who made it). I've had them for some years and only been using #1000 Tojiro whetstone to sharpen around once a month. Only once I started watching your channel, I somewhat realized to get razor sharp edge, I need higher grade stone or polishing stone. What would be suitable grit and reasonably price stone for my knife to achieve razor sharp edge? My average weekly work, I do about 10kg to 20kg of mixed large veg and meat chopping with my gyuto. Around 15kg of mainly fruit peeling, smaller veg and some meat trimming with my funayuki. Thanks in advance mate!

Where do you buy these stones???

Hi Ryky! I’ve first came to your channel watching the cheap knife/expensive stone vs expensive knife/cheap stone experiment! I thought I subbed to you back then, but alas. After that, you got me hooked on knife sharpening hehehe. Just now I watching one of your repair vids and saw you ‘only’ used up to the 320 grid whetstone. I just bought a decent 3000/8000 stone, do you still recommend going all the way up to 8000-12000 when sharpening knives to perfection or is the coarser 300-2000 range actually enough?

I would like to see the names of the stones because I miss what he called them. I guess I see better than I hear.

Could you please list the names of the stones??

Hello Ryky, I have a question that needed your sharpening experiences. I have bought myself a used Chosera 800. Its has a cracks in the middle of the stone and some chips at the corners. The crack in the middle is pretty deep, right now only the glue at the base keep the stone together. Everything else just like new except for the crack. Is it huge factor that lower the performance of the stone? Or is it okay to keep and use it? I need your help thanks.

Hi! I've never used a Sharpening stone before and I really want to strart but I don't know which stone could be the best for me. As i can see in your video you love Chosera sharpening stones and I think that are fantastic and I thought to buy these as first sharpening stone but now after whatching this video I don't know if it's the right thing to do... what do you think? i'm a beginner so which stone cuold be the best for me?

I am confused as to how long to sharpen a knife. I was watching Chef Hiro sharpen a knife and he took 10 to 15 minutes to sharpen and the same to polish. You said six passes. What am I missing?

Regarding the super stone, I don't think its fair to say its smoother than the other 1K stones especially if you say the grit rating is more like a 3K. I would make the "smooth" comparison only between stones that share the same true grit levels. Doesn't make sense for something looking at a 1K and buy that stone barbecue its supposed to feel smooth but is really a 3K stone. Hope that made sense? :-)

Which Grit rating is the best for Sushi Knifes ???

Hy RyKy ... I have enjoyed your video's. I have been looking at ALL options to sharpen my new Dalstrong Shogun X chef knife when the time comes. I found it very interesting about the TREND diamond sharpeners. Is there any reason why you dont use super high quality Diamond sharpeners? What do you think about precision sharpeners that hold things in perfect alignment? I do not know if I could be as accurate as you are with out a lot of practice. I really dont have the luxury of taking hours to learn your finely honed skills! BTW sub'd and thumbs up!

what about the chosera 1000 vs the 800