Hello Greg, Happy new year! Thank you for your message! I'm sorry for not uploading enough videos in 2019 due to very busy with my own Chinese channel. But I'll do my best in 2020. :)

Over all they are fine. But Suehiro is not good for single bevel surface.

@@tailibaba what would you recommend instead for wide bevel polish?

@@Alex25CoB Morihei and Naniwa

@@tailibaba so could you please tell me 2k, 4k, and 8k stone? I am not satisfied with Suehiro and Shapton I have now. Thanks a lot !

I am looking for Kasumi type finish, not all shine and mirror

Big and thick, can be used for a long time. Weakness is soft. Cutting is medium.

Thank you!

question, In your opinion, is the MD series of whetstone worth the premium price?

No. I would recommend LD if you stick to DEBADO.

Or SNE

Hi, I think you can leave Cerax, new Cerax and Rika. Too soft. SNE is ok. LD is good. MD not recommanded after my tests. MD1000 is like Splash and Go Cerax 1010. Not hard enough.

Hi there! Yes, it is ok to sharpen by only one stone. It can be 800 grid, 1000 grid or even 2000 grid. Lower the grid you use, faster the knife gets dull.

@Bloodfart Gaming Thanks for the answer. Finally i bought the Debado md-100, in addition to my 3000/8000 stones

This set might be a big soft for you. It's better for long knives so the width is advantage. But in your case, I think a harder stone is better. Go upto 6000 grid and then down to 1000-3000 grid to create micro zigzag on the edge. It's cuts much better.

I feel that Debado SNE #3000 and New Cerax #3000 are the same. Debado SNE is splash and go, New Cerax is soaking stone. DEBADO LD #4000 is better than MD #4000 indeed. LD #4000 is harder than SNE #3000.

@@tailibaba from what i understand, the new cerax 3000 and ouka 3000 are the same? suehiro lines are so confusing..XD

Not exactly. New cerax cuts better and a bit harder.

Suehiro LD is harder and better that MD according to my expenience. You can get a box 400 x 300 x 150mm (outter dims) for that bridge (Suehiro TDG-44). The bridge has certain working distance. Check before purchase. Using a strong bos working on table is much better for your waist than working on pool.

@@tailibaba Thank you for your help. The LD is another one I was looking at. One more question I'm looking at the Rika 5k and the debado MD or LD 4000 . I'm looking for a finishing stone on kitchen knives and an in between stone before I go to my 8000 Snow White stone.. Have you used any of these and what are your thoughts? Thank you in advance.

The Rika 5k is basically the only stone I finish with, not a totally mirror finish, but I’m not a fan of mirror finishes

Hi, sorry for my late reply. LD 4000 is good. Use it with mud slurry is better.

Rika is ok to use at home. But please make sure to flatten it.

I ordered them. lol

Cuts slower, must be soaked, has nicer feeling to it. Those stones are similiar, the main difference is how You like to sharpen Your knives. I own King KDS and like it a lot, great value and S6000 mirror polish is superb. But the harder the blade, the slower the process.

Hello Iron Chef, the large one is Naniwa. Now I prefer to two small ones - brand Suehiro. I'll upload a video about flattening stones in near future.

I get two in Japan. One is longer version, which is good for working on pool. The other one is shorter and wider. Good for working on box.

Suehiro TDG-44. There's another one TDG-55 longer than this. But I like this better. It fits my box perfectly.

Hi Francis, let me ask. How do you store your stones after use? It's very important for Naniwa Chosera. Debado LD is much better than Debado MD. After creating slurry by Atoma #400 diamond blade, Debado LD feels even better.

The debado SNE 1000, 3000 and 6000 are excellent stones. The 600 grit is softer and more muddy. I prefer the Cerax 700 grit even though its a soaking stone. The SNE are harder stones and the MD are supposedly softer and more friable. All of the debado and Cerax stones are vitrified and can be permanently soaked in water without fear of cracking. I don't know how they compare to the chosera in terms of speed or feedback. For me the cerax and debado SNE offer great feedback and cut fast enough. I use them in my sharpening business. For a finishing stone I really like the Sigma Power Select II 13k. Its a resin based stone. It leaves the best edge straight off the stone vs my other finishers, Arishiyama 6k, Kitayama 8k, Naniwa Superstones 8k 10k and 12k, Shapton Kuromaku 12k and Shapton glass 16k.

Damn, I'm thinking about getting choseras. Everyone says they crack rather easy...

Yeah, but no big deal. Based on concrete is like this.

I mainly use 180 grid for chip fixing; 400 grid after 180 grid; 1000 grid after 400 grid; and then 3000 grid, 5000 or 6000 grid. Normally I stop here. Sometimes I stop at 3000 grid. Good enough. I barely use other grids to be honest.

Hello! It is. I feel like: MD#1000 is like Cerax 1010 but doesn't absorben any water. LD#1000 is much harder. MD#200 is softer. MD#4000 is no harder than LD#4000, but also cuts no better than LD#4000. But more expensive.

@@tailibaba Thanks.

You are welcome. LD 1000 is super fine. Use it with mud slurry. Otherwise it's difficult to clean by hand. Metal particle stick to the stone. SNE is abrasive. But I don't like the holder. lol

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LD and MD series are the same stone, just other dimensions. This has been confirmed by Suehiro. Perhaps @Tailibaba was sharpening knives with different steels when he tested the two series.

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Cool thanks!

Yes, Suehiro is better. But please do not soak a splash and go stone. Also please do not over soak a soaking stone. Thanks! Tai

I feel it's like cerax 1000 splash and go version. But I will compare with new cerax as well. And see which is more like which.

Yes. Better this way.

@@tailibaba very cool stone tho. Keep the good work. Greetings from Costa Rica

Thank you, Mauricio!