Sequel diamond whetstone No.2
It’s been a while since I started using the #500 diamond sharpening stone, and let me tell you, this stone can be quite the overachiever (laughs). If you sharpen with the same regular feeling as a normal whetstone, your knives just keep getting thinner and thinner. With Western knives, it’s like a one-hit wonder (＾～＾)ｂ
The artisan who recommended the #500 to me also suggested getting the #1000 diamond stone at the same time. We started using them together, and today, when I chatted with the artisan, they mentioned, “It does tend to over-sharpen, right?”
Although I should give it a bit more time before passing judgment, this stone might be like a knife itself—only becoming stable and reliable after some breaking in. If you’re aiming for the cutting performance of a #1000 stone, it might be wise to use the #500 for a while and then move up to the #1000, similar to how we progress with knives.
Either way, the efficiency of the sharpening process has significantly improved. However, one thing I’ve definitely understood is that it doesn’t quite agree with carbon steel water-hardened knives. It’s not that it’s unusable, but there’s definitely something different about it.
- 2007-01-18
