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King Hyper Whetstone #1000 (Professional)
King sharpening stone (Hyper)
High quality Japanese water stone with a grain size of 1000. These are stones for professional use. This stone has a higher hardness than the "standard" King stones. Slightly more expensive but much more value for money.
Properties:
- Dimensions of the stone: 205 X 70 X 35 mm
- Grit: # 1000 grit
- Synthetic resin bonded
- Abrasive: White Aluminum Oxide (AlO3)
Particularities
- This stone must first be immersed in lukewarm water for 15 minutes before use
- High hardness and slow wear
- Very long service life
Grain size (Grit)
The grain size of Japanese sharpening stones is expressed as a number. The higher the number, the finer the grinding grain and the sharper the result. In principle there are 3 types of stones:
- Sharpening stones (Japanese grain size 80-400)
- Whetstones (400-3000)
- Polishing stones (3000-30,000)
Which stone you start with depends on the time you have and the condition of the knife. If the knife is really blunt or damaged, you start with a sharpening stone. A whetstone can then be used to refine the cut. With a less bone or undamaged knife, you can immediately start with a whetstone (for example, a 1000 or 1200 stone). It is essential to finish with a polishing stone (normally between 4000 and 8000 grit), this is meant to get the blade razor sharp. In our opinion, the combination between a whetstone (1000 or 1200) with a 4000-8000 polishing stone is an ideal starter package. Polishing stones above 8000 grit do not necessarily produce a sharper result, this also depends on the steel type.
