I sharpened my AS knives with the pro 3000 and I shouldn’t have. My gf is vegetarian, so I mostly cut veggies, especially tomatoes, and it just can’t cut into them. It’s really really sharp and glides through Paper like butter, but veggies, no chance.
i just bought the chosera 400 and i really like the feel of it but i wish they wouldn’t glue it to the base. the base doesn’t fit very well in my sharpening storage and so i decided to take it off but i ended up putting a little chip in my stone getting the holder off and where they could have used just enough glue to keep it strongly attached but instead they went overboard and completely coated the bottom of the stone in a resin so its not usable from the bottom at all. i’m still buying up stones but for this reason i’m not buying the other three chosera stones.
Thank you for commenting. Its a suehiro sink bridge. I cant remember quite where i got it, but im shure if you google it you will find someone who sells it. I find it just a little bit flimsy when i want to be a little heavy handed, but i guess thats to be expected. It has served me well for 5-6 years now.
Hi, can you make a video sharpening a cheap knife for 4 €/$ . Your knives are top tier, almost anyone will achieve good result. Cheap steel slides on the stone, there is no friction . Regards
Thanks much! I'm new to this & haven't used stones yet but I've purchased several stones & am waiting for some more items to be delivered before I begin. I may have already chosen poorly where I purchased them from, as the Naniwa Pros I purchased were a little more expensive than the imported Choseras I found on Amazon afterwards. Got a Naniwa S2 220 super stone for the lowest grit, then a Naniwa Pro 800 & NP 3K. Is it okay to mix brands as you go to higher grits? I ask because when I began upgrading my kitchen cutlery a couple of years ago I bought a single 1k & a 3k/8/k combo from Yaxell but haven't used them yet. Curious if it's okay to mix brands. I wrote to Yaxell to inquire who makes their stones but they wouldn't say other than a reputable place in Japan. Like your camera angle, easy to see from side view. Thanks again. Oh & if English is your second language yours is really good! Be well.
I'm sure you noticed, but the Naniwa fixing / cleaning stone sticks if you don't give it a decent soak. If you cut small grooves in it, it dramatically reduces the soaking time.
Hi! sorry for the late answer. The rika is a soft stone that likes a little soak before you use it. The chosera is a little harder but doesnt need to be soaked before use. Being fast the rika gives a rough result compared to some other 5k stones. Naniwa however is known for having a very fine result compared to other comparable grits, so the polish would be quite similar between the two. It basically boils down to if you like softer or harder stones. Personally given a choice of the two id go for the chosera. Its harder, and alot larger so it will last you a lot longer :)
Please review the MORIHEI Hishiboshi stones. Especially the MORIHEI "Karasu" 9000. Heard great things but I won't commit unless I hear what you think first.
I will. Next video is on morihei. But my supplier only had the 500, 1k 6k and 12k available atm. So I wont be able to say anything on the 9k specifically. But I probably will be able to say something in general though :)
I'm curious about these as well. The 4k seems to generate the most buzz on the forums, especially when it comes to doing a kasumi finish on a wide beveled knife. The few mentions I've seen on the 6k have been positive also., even polish with decent contrast, while giving a rather aggressive edge for a 6k at the same time. Sounds good in my book if that's the case:) @Lofoten Knifeworks; you're starting to build a really good stock of interesting stones, to me at least.
@@halfdana thanks, I'm looking forward to giving the morihei a try. As for the collection, it is growing. Im almost out of storage space, but that's a problem I'm determined to solve 😅
I dont clean them after every use cause do not load at all , literally i take the steel with my finger.. These are arguably the best synthetic water stones (matter of opinion cause Ouka , Rika and Junpaku by Suehiro are just as amazing) Brå video som vanligt😉🙏
Right noe i clean everything everytime, mainly because im doing some testing. But i try to keep all stones free of metal particles, especially carbon steel. But yea, these choseras hardly load up at all. I love working on them :) Takk igjen for en hyggelig kommentar :)
I'm giving away my Chinese 400/1000 and considering Chosera and Shapton because of their splash and go. Do you need a Nogura before starting on the knife? On both?
You dont need a nagura at all. You generally use a nagura on harder stones to speed the process up, and soften the feedback a bit. You can also alter the finish by using different naguras. But they are by no means required :) However i prefer to work in alot of slurry, so i really like to experiment with naguras.
Pretty sure that's just a chunk of a 600 grit traditional stone. Maybe some modifications to it. The little suehiro thing is literally just silicon carbide. Generic thing.
After a long time, it seems to me. Writing even before watching. I eagerly wait for your uploads. Thanks and keep 'em coming.
Always good to hear man. Have a great day!
I sharpened my AS knives with the pro 3000 and I shouldn’t have. My gf is vegetarian, so I mostly cut veggies, especially tomatoes, and it just can’t cut into them. It’s really really sharp and glides through Paper like butter, but veggies, no chance.
i just bought the chosera 400 and i really like the feel of it but i wish they wouldn’t glue it to the base. the base doesn’t fit very well in my sharpening storage and so i decided to take it off but i ended up putting a little chip in my stone getting the holder off and where they could have used just enough glue to keep it strongly attached but instead they went overboard and completely coated the bottom of the stone in a resin so its not usable from the bottom at all. i’m still buying up stones but for this reason i’m not buying the other three chosera stones.
Hi, is your white sink bridge from Suehiro? Is it any good? I'm looking at getting one. Thanks
Have you tried slurry blending ?. AOTO slurry on 3K to 8K finishers leaves a super aggressive edge.
No i havent gone down that rabbit hole yet. But im omw. he he. Thanks for the tip
I have the baby chosera 800 and mine is quite soft. So I was courious to see if yours is the same. Seems to be the same. :)
Yea. Especially once i got a tiny bit into the stone it felt great to work on :)
A good presentation! Where did you get the support which you had one the sink. is that a good one? Thanks!
Thank you for commenting. Its a suehiro sink bridge. I cant remember quite where i got it, but im shure if you google it you will find someone who sells it. I find it just a little bit flimsy when i want to be a little heavy handed, but i guess thats to be expected. It has served me well for 5-6 years now.
wish stone you think is good for knifes finishing after the professional 3000
Hi, can you make a video sharpening a cheap knife for 4 €/$ . Your knives are top tier, almost anyone will achieve good result. Cheap steel slides on the stone, there is no friction . Regards
Thanks much! I'm new to this & haven't used stones yet but I've purchased several stones & am waiting for some more items to be delivered before I begin.
I may have already chosen poorly where I purchased them from, as the Naniwa Pros I purchased were a little more expensive than the imported Choseras I found on Amazon afterwards.
Got a Naniwa S2 220 super stone for the lowest grit, then a Naniwa Pro 800 & NP 3K. Is it okay to mix brands as you go to higher grits?
I ask because when I began upgrading my kitchen cutlery a couple of years ago I bought a single 1k & a 3k/8/k combo from Yaxell but haven't used them yet.
Curious if it's okay to mix brands. I wrote to Yaxell to inquire who makes their stones but they wouldn't say other than a reputable place in Japan.
Like your camera angle, easy to see from side view. Thanks again. Oh & if English is your second language yours is really good! Be well.
I'm sure you noticed, but the Naniwa fixing / cleaning stone sticks if you don't give it a decent soak. If you cut small grooves in it, it dramatically reduces the soaking time.
Thanks for the tip. Usually i plan well ahead and i have decent time to soak them. but i might give it a go and see :)
I don't know which one to get. Rika 5000 or Chosera 3000. Please help.
Hi! sorry for the late answer. The rika is a soft stone that likes a little soak before you use it. The chosera is a little harder but doesnt need to be soaked before use. Being fast the rika gives a rough result compared to some other 5k stones. Naniwa however is known for having a very fine result compared to other comparable grits, so the polish would be quite similar between the two. It basically boils down to if you like softer or harder stones. Personally given a choice of the two id go for the chosera. Its harder, and alot larger so it will last you a lot longer :)
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Thank you for your awesome analysis, taking all things into account. :)
Please review the MORIHEI Hishiboshi stones. Especially the MORIHEI "Karasu" 9000. Heard great things but I won't commit unless I hear what you think first.
I will. Next video is on morihei. But my supplier only had the 500, 1k 6k and 12k available atm. So I wont be able to say anything on the 9k specifically. But I probably will be able to say something in general though :)
I'm curious about these as well. The 4k seems to generate the most buzz on the forums, especially when it comes to doing a kasumi finish on a wide beveled knife. The few mentions I've seen on the 6k have been positive also., even polish with decent contrast, while giving a rather aggressive edge for a 6k at the same time. Sounds good in my book if that's the case:)
@Lofoten Knifeworks; you're starting to build a really good stock of interesting stones, to me at least.
@@halfdana thanks, I'm looking forward to giving the morihei a try. As for the collection, it is growing. Im almost out of storage space, but that's a problem I'm determined to solve 😅
I dont clean them after every use cause do not load at all , literally i take the steel with my finger.. These are arguably the best synthetic water stones (matter of opinion cause Ouka , Rika and Junpaku by Suehiro are just as amazing) Brå video som vanligt😉🙏
Right noe i clean everything everytime, mainly because im doing some testing. But i try to keep all stones free of metal particles, especially carbon steel. But yea, these choseras hardly load up at all. I love working on them :) Takk igjen for en hyggelig kommentar :)
@@lofotenknifeworks2278 Var så🙏😉
I'm giving away my Chinese 400/1000 and considering Chosera and Shapton because of their splash and go. Do you need a Nogura before starting on the knife? On both?
You dont need a nagura at all. You generally use a nagura on harder stones to speed the process up, and soften the feedback a bit. You can also alter the finish by using different naguras. But they are by no means required :) However i prefer to work in alot of slurry, so i really like to experiment with naguras.
Pretty sure that's just a chunk of a 600 grit traditional stone. Maybe some modifications to it. The little suehiro thing is literally just silicon carbide. Generic thing.