Your Favorite Hone (Sharpening Stone) and Why.

@Arnout thank you for taking the time to share all this detail with me, it is very informative.

I do not have a slurry stone and I used a DMT to make the slurry. Before going to the J Nat I used synthetics to set the bevel and the worked it up to 8k on Naniwa SS stones. I am not even sure if the stone I have is good, it was rated as 4+ for hardness by the seller.

The Zulu is pretty easy to use, it came with slurry stone but I use a DMT to build the slurry. Also I only use it as a finisher, it takes a lot of trips up and down that stone to get things nice. It does produce a silky smooth edge but just not as sharp as I like.

 

4+ should be hard enough, and plenty people use a dmt with good result,..

Did you try jnat slurry on the 20k already?

 

I have not, how would I do that?

 

The 20k becomes your carrier, make slurry with the jnat.

After the 8k, renew the slurry at least 3 to 5 times. At the end you can choose to finish on slurry, or on water or inbetween.

First time slurry use a bit of pressure, end without pressure.

Find something that works for you

 

The next I do some honing I will give it a try.

 

I hope you 'll enjoy it!

A tip, Rinse the stone, the knive and your hands each time you renew the slurry, it is hard to believe what kind of scratches loose 20k particles or housedust Make!

 

I will report back after I try it.