@@MrCeo1978buddy Have you not notice that everything with metal of any kind now has a warning? It is a caliwierd thing that has spread like a plague! KnifeMaker
Thanks from a life long sharpening student. Appreciate your letting us in on your quest. Hopefully will cut down on a few expensive mistakes we might have made. Your journey to the "grail" of sharpening stones is very helpful. Am now currently saving up money to get that set of bonded stones you recommended.
I didn't believe stropping itself was that important. Then I actually did it and now my blades are stupid sharp. My sharpening journey has been awesome and informative. Thanks for the advice Jerad
Just the opposite for me. My edges got way better when I quit stropping and leaned to remove the burr on the stone. Not saying it's better, just a method.
There's definitely a balance, burr removal is extremely important, so is stropping. If your burr comes off perfectly you barely need to strop after if at all, however in many cases it's absolutely required. And it's great for maintenance
@@JohnDoe-zb7dz i would say strop on a fixed angle sharpner like this with a leather strop and some diamond compound a couple of times per side is a game changer and then bare leather. but to each their own, eventually it's the law of diminishing returns.
On the guided sharpening system why do you clamp the blade way far to the rear by the handle I always thought that the blade had to be clamped in the middle can you please explain why you do this maybe I've been doing the wrong the whole time thank you
Great information as usual. I appreciate the level of dedication to your craft. I am the same way with my knives. Would you know if the kit of pro diamond sharpeners fit the Work Sharp Precision Sharpener? I'd be grateful for any info. Thanks.
Thanks for dropping all that knowledge, I'm looking for a great stone set and listening to your quest will make sure I take the best decision, these stone look great. cheers
Your videos have taken my sharpening to the next level I am going to pickup this stones 2 questions when looking at the stones they say 160/25 what do those numbers mean and can I use a flating stone when I first get them I don't have a plate and dust thanks paul
This is a long one, sorry. I've wondered that for a long time and I've never seen a definitive answer. I've read a forum post from the guy who makes the Columbia Gorge Stoneworks resin stones that the bulk diamonds he buys are marked with a range of sizes for the diamonds. I would bet money at this point that 160/125 means 125 microns to 160 microns. 0/1 seems kind of confusing but it would just mean that the max size is 1 micron and the minimum is < 1 (think 0.8 or 0.9). Sometimes the numbers are in a different order (e.g. 125/160). I don't think it matters if they are just specifying max/min. Hope this helps, and if I'm wrong I hope someone corrects me so I can actually know what it really means.
Thank you mr/ms TH-cam grammar police. Without you, everyone would go on knowing what was meant, but thanks to you, we obviously understand. Good luck on scouring the comment sections to police the grammar. I hope you have a successful career in grammar policing the world!
Thanks very much Jerad, I was just looking at TSPROF’s new bonded stones for my K03, as an upgrade to the so-so ones it came with, but these look even better. And thanks for mentioning the soapy water; some other bench stones you recommended a couple years ago on Amazon say to use some stuff called Krud Cutter, and I was thinking to use that here as well. I’ll give the site time to update; the closest I can find to your 7 piece set here has 6 stones, and the grits mentioned are confusing. It first says grits are from #80 - #10.000, then gives other designations for grit that don’t make as much sense: Grit sizes: F160, F285, F325, F650, F1500, F3000. (?) Thanks again! 👍
You can choose any set you want. At the web-site you can find sets which company offers. But you can choose Hybrids stone CBN and choose any stone you want and get your personal set. You can choose the same stones like Jerad have in the video
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo Give them a call. Poltava will explain the grit ratings to you. there is a chart at Grit-O-Matic that list the girts used around the world and their equivalents to one another. KnifeMaker
@@VooDooPoltavaThanks, I went back and looked tonight (for Black Friday) and they now have an 8 piece set that ends with 1700, 4000 and 10,000 grit. My earlier comment was me confusing grit with micron, so my bad. Jerad recommends the 3000 and 5000 here, but those aren’t currently available in a set. I think the 1700 / 4000 will work fine, but you could always fill in with those others as you say.
Im fairly new to sharpening. I bought a tsprof ko3 since two of my family members are chefs and they have a lot of knives i get to sharpen. I purchased a tsprof ko3 to assist me in this endevor. As such i have a few questions. I sharpen many different types of steel. If one was limited in the amount of stones one could afford what general grits would recommendation? Do you have a step by step video shapening on a tsprof ko2/3?
I have a few tsprof videos, I have one on the k03 but it's not a step by step, however I have tons of videos talking about the stones you want depending on your budget. All you really need is a coarse between 100 and 140, a 400 -600 stone for medium, then a 1000-1200 grit and a ceramic would be nice for burr removal or you could but one bonded diamond stone. I would recommend getting either the Atoma 1x6 sharpening stones, or the Hapstone Starts in those grit ratios. As far as a bonded stone for a finishing/burr removal stone you can get one of these stones from usa market either the 3k or 5k stone or get venev bonded stones in the f800 or f1200, there's grit ratio is different those would be 3k and 5k I have everything linked down in description between the NeevesKnives store and sharpening supplies link, hapstone link, and USA market link, the hapstone link also has bonded stones, just make sure they are 1x6 inch stones
Man you make me want to get some really good steel and stones to do this. I get frustrated with my budget knives and field sharpener lol. I've been trying different techniques to get more performance but just can't get the results I want. Some day I'll be able to afford the good stuff...
Hey Jerad. Do the narrow stones work in the standard stone holders or do you have the aftermarket narrow holders? TSProf of course. I run the new Axi-Cube set up like you.
Not really I typically just use one, if it's a super fine stone you might want to use a coarse then a fine. I usually just take my conditioning stone to after if it's needed which it's usually not
Hey Jerad, thanks a lot for your vids, I have 2 lil questions that I keep asking myself, maybe you can please enlighten me ? : - how do you maintain the flatness of these CBN hybrid stones ? - what is that water you use for sharpening ? Water + Soap ? Thanks a lot for your answer :) keep up the good job !! Big up from France !
Where do I get the correct nagura stone I have the resin bonded USA market and will be getting those hybrids there’s so many different versions of the nagura I don’t know what’s the right one to get
Thanks for pointing me to this video, may I ask at what angle and grit you achieve hair whittling sharpness with a knife you reviewed which I bought. Two sun ts162 m390 steel.
@stcaro1 they have skinny stones for recurve blades yes, if you want convexed edges you have to get an attachment for the system you are using if they have it or do freehand
@ Thank you, I only do freehand sharpening with a pocket sharpener ( since in the bush that is the most you’ll carry) . I usually use the Victorinox pocket sharpener or a small (teardrop shaped in cross section) black Arkansas stone . I have a Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri in 3V as my main fixed blade and an Microtech Amphibian as my EDC+ a Civivi Vaquita as neck knife. What would you recommend ?
Revisiting this video, thanks. I was going to go with the metallic bonded CBN, but these hybrid bonded stones look great. I see their master hybrid set now ends with 1700, 4000 and 10000 grits, a total of 8 stones. No 3000 or 5000 grit, but the 1700 and 4000 should work.
@@NeevesKnives. You mean their estimate of the KDTU hybrid 10000 grit stone being 2/1 micron is off a bit? They have a master metallic bonded CBN set of 8 stones that has grits F100, F225, F285, F650, F1500, F3000, F5000, F15000 and this master hybrid CBN set with grits F100, F225, F285, F550, F1100, F1700, F4000, F10000 for basically the exact same price. I think that’s because despite the bonding material the KDTU’s have a 3mm abrasive depth while the PDT metal bonded in the sets (the Premium Lite) are listed as “1.5mm plus 1.5mm”. P.S. Just spoke to USA Market customer service. The metallic bonded set is only 1.5mm abrasive with the other 1.5mm being bonding material, while the same price hybrid bond set is 3mm abrasive like the individual Premium metallic bonded stones that don’t come in a set and are $93 each! So maybe this hybrid set is the best of both worlds! They now have a similar set to yours here that goes up to 3000 grit, and you should be able to add the 5000 or 10000. Thanks again. 👍
Hey Jarred, love your channel! I want to put a beautiful mirror edge on some of my non user knives, so I don't care about cutting performance. Do you recommend I get real diamond stones then? Also, would I strop after stone sharpening? Also, I'm talking about putting a mirror edge on high end knives that have their factory edge. TIA!
So of you want a good mirror edge then you have to progress from coarse to medium , fine then up to ultra fine then polish. You can use diamond plates up to a certain grit then ceramic, or get one resin bonded diamond stone. I personally would use all bonded stones but it's not required if you can get up to about 1500 grit with diamond plates then use a bonded diamond, you need to get over 2k to use the ceramic. Yes you always want to strop after sharpening
I just recently (on your advice) bought 3 new rather expensive diamond sharpening plates and now you tell us they not are as good as these hybrid ones!
Appreciate someone talking about burr removal. I remember when people avocated running an edge through wood. After you get to where you want your edge its ALL about minimization and removal!
@@JohnDoe-zb7dz Sadly, in some somewhat gummy steels it is almost impossible. I do agree in general with you however. For a pro sharpener it is often a one time thing one customers knife. Or my own personal knives which get sharpened a lot, a burr is tantamount to throwing away steel. But it does require a higher abrasion resistant steel with preferably a hard higher RHc. KnifeMaker
Well soon we should have all versions in freehand stones, atm only the metal cbn 3x8s unless you like using smaller stones like some do and I also do sometimes
I'm using stones from the quarry up the road and Auto sandpaper. It works and I can afford it. I really do need some quality stones for these quality knives though..
@FrankToThePoint yeah I would recommend just getting a good set of diamond plates, in fact work sharp has the benchstone that has the angle guides built in 2 diamond plates and ceramic for 50$
The cover picture for this video: to sharp or not to sharp, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous sharpness
Oh sweet! How do these compare to Venev stones? I like me some good USA stones since shipping is faster, however, the CBN stones seem to be _double_ the price of the Venev stones, and given how you said there isn’t much of a difference, I’m a little confused
I'm not sure which ones you are referring to, however i wouldn't completely compare to venev but they have bonded diamond stones like venev. CBN does cut faster and does last longer than diamond, also the metal bonded stones from USA market are most expensive in cbn as they also are the longest lasting compared to venev they would last far longer. I personally don't prefer the Metal bond over Hybrids or resin bonded so that's what I would go with. are you looking for 3x8 freehand or 1x6 fixed angled stones?
Tried a few kinds of bonded stones and edge pro diamond matrix are my favorite. They don't cut as fast, but the finish and edge they give is superior imo. Another 3 stones i enjoy are 800 boron carbide "ceramic" (found on Amazon, really love the edge it gives), 3K Ruby ceramic and 8k Suehiro G8 SiC (finest SiC stone available) for anything in s30v/m390 class (4% Vanadium and lower) but not the best for 10v/s90v class steels or high hardness tool steels.
All I can say is thank you very kindly Jerad for the information you provided and there’s nothing like listening to the opinion of someone that has more knowledge than ourselves that’s how we learn, apart from the TH-camrs that just spit out 💩they get paid to say. If you ever fall into that category I’m sending you my socks and that would be worse than death by ants eating you from the inside of your balloon knot and working their way slowly out!! 😂 As always excellent video stay safe and healthy both J&K have a beautiful week 🫵🏻😘👍🏼
Ceramic vs diamond is a big difference personally I know quite a few people who sharpen super steels on shapton pros/glass but when it comes to resin bonded they hold the edge better stay sharper about 60% longer and cut much quicker so less work overall you will need to use sic powder on the resin bonded diamonds when you first get them than a year or 2 down the line depending on how much you sharpen.
Is there a kit or something? Looked on the site and it looks like its just these individually for 80 a piece with like 15 to choose from. Im still a novice and just bought some cheap diamond stones from amazon. Seem to work pretty well though. I can get it to where it cuts paper pretty easily but never reached shaving sharp. Cant seem to get there anyway, just looking for good stones and a sharpening that work with each other and i dont need a loan for.
this is one of those items before i buy, i would like to send you one of my knives to see how sharp you can get it and pay shipping to and from and for your time to be sold. do you offer anything like that?
Jared, I’m ready to buy from you right now two CBN bonded stones (or Hybrid) for the KME (4 inch only), but I need to know which ones you recommend for REPROFILING as well as the next stone in the progression- for me that’s 300 grit. Cost is not necessarily an issue although I don’t want to pay an ungodly amount. This is all done on the KME. Do you have your 2 recommended stones available for purchase on your site right now? For reference, I currently use the diamond Atoma 140 grit for reprofiling then a 300 grit KME diamond stone but I sharpen so many knives that the Atoma wears out too fast. I’d like to buy them today, so hopefully I hear back from ya soon. Thx!
OK if you already have an atoma 140 then you need to go into my hapstone link in description, click hamburger scroll to 4" stones then hit cbn or diamond and look for the double sided venev near top. You want the set of 3 double sided it will go from like 100- 1200 but the 1200 is really 5k
IIRC the industry standard for 100% concentration stones is 4 or 4.4 carats per CC of bond agent. 3mm thick stones are around 11CC of volume so 44+ carats per stone. Have you gotten back to your Hapstone Premium CBN? They are hybrid bond as well. Once I lapped past the silver mold release layer mine have been performing amazingly, they cut much faster after. I got a Hapstone Premium diamond recently due to a shipping mistake and they came seemingly ready to go, no lapping required or silver layer on them. You can easily feel the diamond where the CBN versions were almost glass smooth. Not sure if they changed things up or if the manufacturing process on them is different. I talked with Hapstone a while back and sent them the same album I sent you of the before/after lapping and my results and they said they would send my results to their engineering team so things might be improved in the future. I am looking forward to seeing how all your testing on the new stones goes.
This may have already been covered, but anyway: You mentioned that extra scratch from even the very finest stones. Shiny polish but that 'unexpected' bite that is still present. If i understand correctly, this is probably due to the metal present in the hybrid bond, not contamination of grits per se. Of course it could be argued that this is contamination still yet. Always a disagreement somewhere. Anyway, I think that is an interesting feature that can be very useful.
I’ve heard about the super vitrified diamond stones from Triple B but they are $400 a piece and usually sold out. There’s one other place that I heard about that are about the same. I’m not sure if Shaun makes them, has them made, or just knows the manufacturer. Anyway, I watched him use them and it was pretty impressive. Maybe it was just because he was doing it and is so much higher skilled than I am. I can’t come close to you or Big Brown Bear and even though I started with a Buck 110 and a cheap oil stone back in the seventies but just did it off and on through the years. I didn’t start to get real results until I found you about four or five years ago… I don’t remember exactly, but after I put away my King stone and got some DMT and Atoma plates I found out what I was capable of doing. It made all the difference in the world. I got a Venev but I think I need to flatten it. It’s also a lot slower than the plates but I think I’m starting to figure it out. Anyway, great video Jared! Looking forward to seeing more!
@@NeevesKnives I’m looking forward to it!! I forgot to mention I started hearing about the CBN stones a while back, probably from you, but I didn’t really see anything that I wanted that I could afford. It’s like that with so many things. Right now I’m trying to save up for a new hip. I have insurance but it’s a Medicare Advantage through Humana and it leaves a lot to be desired. I have had a lot of back surgeries and a few on my neck and all my extra money has been going towards my medical expenses, but things will get better so I’m not complaining.
Is cutting single layer of paper towel the best way to test the sharpness of a knife? How about cutting 60 layers of cotton cloth? Have you sharpening guys tried it?
5:47 - Oof this is a whole can of worms to open up isnt it? :D Anyway I assume this is the scienceofsharp article on carbides in K390 right? I do think this could be a bit misleading, because the pictures shown of having exposed carbides are not necessarily stated to be a bad thing and are from the factory edge and a natural arkansas stone only. So one of them is what Spyderco wants you to have from factory, the other is from a stone that (at least I find) struggles with alot of steels already. And yeah ig im super biased from having bad experience with those stones and their Finnish counterparts haha. Todd does go into more spesifics on how different steels wear down differently in his carbides in maxamet article, where exposed carbides is desirable for a "toothy" edge on steels that tend to glass out, but what I find very interesting there is in the comments where he says taking out more matrix material on purpose is just one of several ways to create an edge with the properties you actually want along with geometry, grit, finish etc. For me that seems to fit well with maxamet and cruwear which tends to glass out alot for me at least. He also answers a question there where he states that the main culprit of carbide crushing is poor sharpening technique and not necessarily the abrasive medium, but he does mention ceramics as particularly easy to mess up on. Which again is a bit funny to me since ceramic is my preferred stone for cruwear in particular I cant remember what article it is, I tried looking, but there is one where he tests out different stones and its effects on harder steels, and pretty much concludes that theres no evidence you cant sharpen steels with high vanadium carbide concentration on regular water stones and such, that it just requires a little less pressure and more time (which obviously means more chances to mess up). This does make sense to me at least, not only because my own experience tells me one of the best edges ive gotten on K390 was from a regular naniwa waterstone, but also from a logic standpoint. The vanadium carbides in a supersteel is the same 9.5 mohs hardness as the vanadium carbides in steels like D2, so that should mean a D2 knife is just as impossible to sharpen on aluminium oxide too, but it obviously isnt. I dont understand all of this tbh as it gets very complicated very fast, and I dont mean this as a sh!t tossing thing either, but from a one sharpening nerd to another I just find the topic very interesting, and the more I learn about it the more I realize there is no right or wrong as long as one understand what one is doing and why... And of course actually do it on purpose 😂 This was just meant as offering a different take/understanding of it That being said, I do think you are one of the best at this in the knife community on this platform and I would absolutely check out your stones if you have some sort of colab going
Here is what you are missing. Yes, the carbides can ge on the edge with any stone. But are more rounded and not sharp unless using diamond or cbn. think of it this way. Ever seen concrete with the river pebbles in it. They are harder than the concrete but are rounded when exposed. Same with steel with high carbide content. These pebbles are yes there, and abrasion resistant. They will cut longer. But if not themselves sharpened to an apex rather than rounded and smooth, they will never cut near as keenly as carbides that have be brought to a fine edge themselves. the only thing a King or ceramic stone can do is lightly polish the rounded carbides. that's is all they can do. Which of course will quickly feel what you perceive as glassy. KnifeMaker/Retired after over 47+ Years in the Craft
It's actually amazing sharpening stone. Hope the price drop little bit. For 56 buck damn. I can afford it if I bought 1 stone for that month. And buy other 1 next month until I have complete set. 😂😂
I do respekt your choice in Stones if you kan call them that ,my choice is and always will be natrual sharpeningstones ,I have handsharpend knives most off my life and I enjoy the fell and sound off the metal against the Stone also some natrual Stones are very pleasing to the eye somethimes i might not be as effektive as your fanzy system but my knives wiil cut i mostly sharpen japanese kitchenknifes and bushcraftknifes
It’s a promotion. It’s a school. It’s a Schomotion..Proool. I like mirror polish scratch pattern. Mirror Saw. Itty bitty teensee weensee serrated shine. Happy accident…and I liked it. I watch for the teach as well. Th ank
@@VooDooPoltava Still, I don't see a point in dropping that much money unless there is a return on that investment, as in, you're a professional knife sharpener. A $30 ceramic rod and a piece of leather glued to a 1x4 and I can shave with just about any knife I own withing a few minutes, except a Spyderco Dragonfly that has ZDP-189, that shit's hard
@@BioHorrorKnives can even sharped with a brick to honest )) But there are a lot of people who have knives with modern super hard steel and to make it very sharp for a long time you need high quality tools. And these stones will last for ever. You buy them once for 10-20 years. With CBN stones you can sharp any steel up to 71HRC
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@@MrCeo1978buddy Have you not notice that everything with metal of any kind now has a warning? It is a caliwierd thing that has spread like a plague!
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Thanks from a life long sharpening student. Appreciate your letting us in on your quest. Hopefully will cut down on a few expensive mistakes we might have made. Your journey to the "grail" of sharpening stones is very helpful. Am now currently saving up money to get that set of bonded stones you recommended.
You won't be disappointed. They really are that good!
KnifeMaker
I didn't believe stropping itself was that important. Then I actually did it and now my blades are stupid sharp. My sharpening journey has been awesome and informative. Thanks for the advice Jerad
Just the opposite for me. My edges got way better when I quit stropping and leaned to remove the burr on the stone. Not saying
it's better, just a method.
There's definitely a balance, burr removal is extremely important, so is stropping. If your burr comes off perfectly you barely need to strop after if at all, however in many cases it's absolutely required. And it's great for maintenance
@@JohnDoe-zb7dz i would say strop on a fixed angle sharpner like this with a leather strop and some diamond compound a couple of times per side is a game changer and then bare leather. but to each their own, eventually it's the law of diminishing returns.
On the guided sharpening system why do you clamp the blade way far to the rear by the handle I always thought that the blade had to be clamped in the middle can you please explain why you do this maybe I've been doing the wrong the whole time thank you
_Excellent Video! Much appreciated!_
Thanks!
Thanks John
man thank you ive learned to sharpen from watching you and i just started doing knife videos a few months ago
That's awesome
Great information as usual. I appreciate the level of dedication to your craft. I am the same way with my knives. Would you know if the kit of pro diamond sharpeners fit the Work Sharp Precision Sharpener? I'd be grateful for any info. Thanks.
The only way is if you get an aftermarket stone holder which you can find in my hapstone link then you can get different stones
Thanks for dropping all that knowledge, I'm looking for a great stone set and listening to your quest will make sure I take the best decision, these stone look great. cheers
Genuinely happy to see you going places m8, keep up the good work.
Thanks a ton!
Your videos have taken my sharpening to the next level I am going to pickup this stones 2 questions when looking at the stones they say 160/25 what do those numbers mean and can I use a flating stone when I first get them I don't have a plate and dust thanks paul
This is a long one, sorry. I've wondered that for a long time and I've never seen a definitive answer. I've read a forum post from the guy who makes the Columbia Gorge Stoneworks resin stones that the bulk diamonds he buys are marked with a range of sizes for the diamonds. I would bet money at this point that 160/125 means 125 microns to 160 microns. 0/1 seems kind of confusing but it would just mean that the max size is 1 micron and the minimum is < 1 (think 0.8 or 0.9). Sometimes the numbers are in a different order (e.g. 125/160). I don't think it matters if they are just specifying max/min. Hope this helps, and if I'm wrong I hope someone corrects me so I can actually know what it really means.
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Loved it
This is awesome. Very helpful and hard to find information. Thanks!
Too sharp
No such thing, brethren.
Glad i didn’t have to be *that* guy.
Thank you. I thought this was gonna be about a map that shows you how to get to sharp.
Thank you mr/ms TH-cam grammar police. Without you, everyone would go on knowing what was meant, but thanks to you, we obviously understand. Good luck on scouring the comment sections to police the grammar. I hope you have a successful career in grammar policing the world!
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I just bought today with Alex at US Market, excited to receive them 🎉🎁
So great to see more sharpening stuff from you, I miss it. Gonna have to start saving up for a set of those stones!
Thanks very much Jerad, I was just looking at TSPROF’s new bonded stones for my K03, as an upgrade to the so-so ones it came with, but these look even better. And thanks for mentioning the soapy water; some other bench stones you recommended a couple years ago on Amazon say to use some stuff called Krud Cutter, and I was thinking to use that here as well.
I’ll give the site time to update; the closest I can find to your 7 piece set here has 6 stones, and the grits mentioned are confusing. It first says grits are from #80 - #10.000, then gives other designations for grit that don’t make as much sense: Grit sizes: F160, F285, F325, F650, F1500, F3000. (?)
Thanks again! 👍
You can choose any set you want. At the web-site you can find sets which company offers. But you can choose Hybrids stone CBN and choose any stone you want and get your personal set. You can choose the same stones like Jerad have in the video
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo Give them a call. Poltava will explain the grit ratings to you. there is a chart at Grit-O-Matic that list the girts used around the world and their equivalents to one another.
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@@VooDooPoltavaThanks, I went back and looked tonight (for Black Friday) and they now have an 8 piece set that ends with 1700, 4000 and 10,000 grit. My earlier comment was me confusing grit with micron, so my bad. Jerad recommends the 3000 and 5000 here, but those aren’t currently available in a set. I think the 1700 / 4000 will work fine, but you could always fill in with those others as you say.
Im fairly new to sharpening. I bought a tsprof ko3 since two of my family members are chefs and they have a lot of knives i get to sharpen. I purchased a tsprof ko3 to assist me in this endevor. As such i have a few questions. I sharpen many different types of steel. If one was limited in the amount of stones one could afford what general grits would recommendation? Do you have a step by step video shapening on a tsprof ko2/3?
I have a few tsprof videos, I have one on the k03 but it's not a step by step, however I have tons of videos talking about the stones you want depending on your budget. All you really need is a coarse between 100 and 140, a 400 -600 stone for medium, then a 1000-1200 grit and a ceramic would be nice for burr removal or you could but one bonded diamond stone. I would recommend getting either the Atoma 1x6 sharpening stones, or the Hapstone Starts in those grit ratios. As far as a bonded stone for a finishing/burr removal stone you can get one of these stones from usa market either the 3k or 5k stone or get venev bonded stones in the f800 or f1200, there's grit ratio is different those would be 3k and 5k I have everything linked down in description between the NeevesKnives store and sharpening supplies link, hapstone link, and USA market link, the hapstone link also has bonded stones, just make sure they are 1x6 inch stones
Man you make me want to get some really good steel and stones to do this. I get frustrated with my budget knives and field sharpener lol. I've been trying different techniques to get more performance but just can't get the results I want. Some day I'll be able to afford the good stuff...
Hey Jerad. Do the narrow stones work in the standard stone holders or do you have the aftermarket narrow holders?
TSProf of course. I run the new Axi-Cube set up like you.
They work in standard holders just like other stones that are 6"
Okay thanks Jerad. Nice to know because they do offer them on their website though I now wonder why if you don't need them.
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I've wondered the same...
This content is sooo relaxing ☺
When do you want to use different grits of Silicone carbide stones? Is there a general rule to follow?
Not really I typically just use one, if it's a super fine stone you might want to use a coarse then a fine. I usually just take my conditioning stone to after if it's needed which it's usually not
Hey Jerad, thanks a lot for your vids, I have 2 lil questions that I keep asking myself, maybe you can please enlighten me ? :
- how do you maintain the flatness of these CBN hybrid stones ?
- what is that water you use for sharpening ? Water + Soap ?
Thanks a lot for your answer :) keep up the good job !! Big up from France !
You can use Silicon Carbide and glass plate for lapping. But Hybrids come flat from factory, so flatting you need to do once a year i guess
Is the blade grind off on your manix 2 in the thumb nail? Just curious why it's so narrow by the plunge and then widens? Thanks!
Where do I get the correct nagura stone I have the resin bonded USA market and will be getting those hybrids there’s so many different versions of the nagura I don’t know what’s the right one to get
Awesome review! Just a remark: KDTU stones are the best not on the planet but the best in Universe)
Thanks for pointing me to this video, may I ask at what angle and grit you achieve hair whittling sharpness with a knife you reviewed which I bought. Two sun ts162 m390 steel.
Ripping through paper towels like that is seriously sharp
This vid is great 👍 Love learning this stuff.
Are there any convex ( oval) stones for recurved blades? (Diamond or CBN it doesn’t matter )Thanks
@stcaro1 they have skinny stones for recurve blades yes, if you want convexed edges you have to get an attachment for the system you are using if they have it or do freehand
@ Thank you, I only do freehand sharpening with a pocket sharpener ( since in the bush that is the most you’ll carry) . I usually use the Victorinox pocket sharpener or a small (teardrop shaped in cross section) black Arkansas stone . I have a Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri in 3V as my main fixed blade and an Microtech Amphibian as my EDC+ a Civivi Vaquita as neck knife. What would you recommend ?
Another very good video!
You need to start a knife sharpening company. You seem incredibly knowledgeable on this!
Where did you buy the round stone honing table? And what kind of sharpening holder is that?
are these the best also for free hand sharpening
Revisiting this video, thanks. I was going to go with the metallic bonded CBN, but these hybrid bonded stones look great. I see their master hybrid set now ends with 1700, 4000 and 10000 grits, a total of 8 stones. No 3000 or 5000 grit, but the 1700 and 4000 should work.
Yes that should be fine, the 10000 i don't think is accurate
@@NeevesKnives. You mean their estimate of the KDTU hybrid 10000 grit stone being 2/1 micron is off a bit?
They have a master metallic bonded CBN set of 8 stones that has grits F100, F225, F285, F650, F1500, F3000, F5000, F15000 and this master hybrid CBN set with grits F100, F225, F285, F550, F1100, F1700, F4000, F10000 for basically the exact same price. I think that’s because despite the bonding material the KDTU’s have a 3mm abrasive depth while the PDT metal bonded in the sets (the Premium Lite) are listed as “1.5mm plus 1.5mm”.
P.S. Just spoke to USA Market customer service. The metallic bonded set is only 1.5mm abrasive with the other 1.5mm being bonding material, while the same price hybrid bond set is 3mm abrasive like the individual Premium metallic bonded stones that don’t come in a set and are $93 each!
So maybe this hybrid set is the best of both worlds! They now have a similar set to yours here that goes up to 3000 grit, and you should be able to add the 5000 or 10000. Thanks again. 👍
Hey Jarred, love your channel! I want to put a beautiful mirror edge on some of my non user knives, so I don't care about cutting performance. Do you recommend I get real diamond stones then? Also, would I strop after stone sharpening? Also, I'm talking about putting a mirror edge on high end knives that have their factory edge. TIA!
So of you want a good mirror edge then you have to progress from coarse to medium , fine then up to ultra fine then polish. You can use diamond plates up to a certain grit then ceramic, or get one resin bonded diamond stone. I personally would use all bonded stones but it's not required if you can get up to about 1500 grit with diamond plates then use a bonded diamond, you need to get over 2k to use the ceramic. Yes you always want to strop after sharpening
I just recently (on your advice) bought 3 new rather expensive diamond sharpening plates and now you tell us they not are as good as these hybrid ones!
I’m sure the diamond plates you got are great.
And innovations continue to come to light! ;
With good diamond stones and a strop you can get just about any knife razor sharp, diamond stones are great
@@user-jy3jm9jh3t Yes, Yes They Are!!! ;
I think he made a video on this subject before, just not with this specific brand of stones.
Appreciate someone talking about burr removal. I remember when people avocated running an edge through wood.
After you get to where you want your edge its ALL about minimization and removal!
The best way to remove a burr is to never create one. -Todd/The Science of Sharp
@@JohnDoe-zb7dz Sadly, in some somewhat gummy steels it is almost impossible. I do agree in general with you however. For a pro sharpener it is often a one time thing one customers knife. Or my own personal knives which get sharpened a lot, a burr is tantamount to throwing away steel. But it does require a higher abrasion resistant steel with preferably a hard higher RHc.
KnifeMaker
Seeing your Venevs at 3 to 4 years old means I'll never need to replace mine 😁
Hey I wonder if the horl 2 premium set which are whetstones work for high carbon steels with up to 64 or even 67 hrc because I think they are ceremic.
I'd love to check these out. Iv been sharpening freehand on stone for almost 35 years. Off & on. These look niiice
Well soon we should have all versions in freehand stones, atm only the metal cbn 3x8s unless you like using smaller stones like some do and I also do sometimes
I'm using stones from the quarry up the road and Auto sandpaper. It works and I can afford it. I really do need some quality stones for these quality knives though..
@FrankToThePoint yeah I would recommend just getting a good set of diamond plates, in fact work sharp has the benchstone that has the angle guides built in 2 diamond plates and ceramic for 50$
The cover picture for this video: to sharp or not to sharp, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous sharpness
Hey man what fixed angle sharpener are you using here?
What is that black straight edged knife? I cant seem to figure it out.
I would love to try these resin bonded stones
Oh sweet! How do these compare to Venev stones? I like me some good USA stones since shipping is faster, however, the CBN stones seem to be _double_ the price of the Venev stones, and given how you said there isn’t much of a difference, I’m a little confused
I'm not sure which ones you are referring to, however i wouldn't completely compare to venev but they have bonded diamond stones like venev. CBN does cut faster and does last longer than diamond, also the metal bonded stones from USA market are most expensive in cbn as they also are the longest lasting compared to venev they would last far longer. I personally don't prefer the Metal bond over Hybrids or resin bonded so that's what I would go with. are you looking for 3x8 freehand or 1x6 fixed angled stones?
Hey man great video! Could you please tell me which knive you are showing at 18:08? I am in love at first sight with this beauty 😍
That's one of my knife designs coming in the beginning of October. The neeveknifeco Misdemeanor
Do you make any kits for the precision adjust pro?
What is your water to soap ratio? Every time i try to make your lapping fluid "recipe", it seems to he waaaaaay to soapy.
I just mix it how I said, until bubbles expand from shake, I put a large squirter that's it
So these are good for just about all steels ?
Tried a few kinds of bonded stones and edge pro diamond matrix are my favorite. They don't cut as fast, but the finish and edge they give is superior imo. Another 3 stones i enjoy are 800 boron carbide "ceramic" (found on Amazon, really love the edge it gives), 3K Ruby ceramic and 8k Suehiro G8 SiC (finest SiC stone available) for anything in s30v/m390 class (4% Vanadium and lower) but not the best for 10v/s90v class steels or high hardness tool steels.
All I can say is thank you very kindly Jerad for the information you provided and there’s nothing like listening to the opinion of someone that has more knowledge than ourselves that’s how we learn, apart from the TH-camrs that just spit out 💩they get paid to say. If you ever fall into that category I’m sending you my socks and that would be worse than death by ants eating you from the inside of your balloon knot and working their way slowly out!! 😂
As always excellent video stay safe and healthy both J&K have a beautiful week 🫵🏻😘👍🏼
since you mentioned splitting hairs... it's TOO sharp. Thank you 😁
I bought a full set of shapton glass stones for my edge pro. How do the glass stones compare to the resin bonded stones ?
Ceramic vs diamond is a big difference personally I know quite a few people who sharpen super steels on shapton pros/glass but when it comes to resin bonded they hold the edge better stay sharper about 60% longer and cut much quicker so less work overall you will need to use sic powder on the resin bonded diamonds when you first get them than a year or 2 down the line depending on how much you sharpen.
Is there a kit or something? Looked on the site and it looks like its just these individually for 80 a piece with like 15 to choose from. Im still a novice and just bought some cheap diamond stones from amazon. Seem to work pretty well though. I can get it to where it cuts paper pretty easily but never reached shaving sharp. Cant seem to get there anyway, just looking for good stones and a sharpening that work with each other and i dont need a loan for.
this is one of those items before i buy, i would like to send you one of my knives to see how sharp you can get it and pay shipping to and from and for your time to be sold. do you offer anything like that?
Keep on keeping on bro 🫡
The best in the game ⚒️
How are the stones in the TS PROF set?
Only good for half a dozen sharpening imo
They are horrible unless you get there bonded stones, the plates I showed wore our were tsprof
It's made for TS Prof 🙂
Jared,
I’m ready to buy from you right now two CBN bonded stones (or Hybrid) for the KME (4 inch only), but I need to know which ones you recommend for REPROFILING as well as the next stone in the progression- for me that’s 300 grit. Cost is not necessarily an issue although I don’t want to pay an ungodly amount. This is all done on the KME.
Do you have your 2 recommended stones available for purchase on your site right now?
For reference, I currently use the diamond Atoma 140 grit for reprofiling then a 300 grit KME diamond stone but I sharpen so many knives that the Atoma wears out too fast.
I’d like to buy them today, so hopefully I hear back from ya soon. Thx!
OK if you already have an atoma 140 then you need to go into my hapstone link in description, click hamburger scroll to 4" stones then hit cbn or diamond and look for the double sided venev near top. You want the set of 3 double sided it will go from like 100- 1200 but the 1200 is really 5k
Where can I buy your K390 knife?
His website, Neeves Knife co
Are these good for for all the CPM steels , or are the Ceramic stones ?
They are good for All steels, I personally prefer them over ceramic however I do think it's good to have a ceramic rod atleast
@@NeevesKnives thank you for the response. Always enjoy your videos,again thank you.
Incredible i want tey these stones!!!
Those are nice. Are they compatible with the Hapstone?
Yes sure they are! You can use those stones with your Hapstone sharpener
IIRC the industry standard for 100% concentration stones is 4 or 4.4 carats per CC of bond agent. 3mm thick stones are around 11CC of volume so 44+ carats per stone.
Have you gotten back to your Hapstone Premium CBN? They are hybrid bond as well. Once I lapped past the silver mold release layer mine have been performing amazingly, they cut much faster after. I got a Hapstone Premium diamond recently due to a shipping mistake and they came seemingly ready to go, no lapping required or silver layer on them. You can easily feel the diamond where the CBN versions were almost glass smooth. Not sure if they changed things up or if the manufacturing process on them is different. I talked with Hapstone a while back and sent them the same album I sent you of the before/after lapping and my results and they said they would send my results to their engineering team so things might be improved in the future.
I am looking forward to seeing how all your testing on the new stones goes.
17:10 the example of sharpness vs cutting performance. 🤔 Ooooh, balancing that fine edge?! 🤓 🤣
This may have already been covered, but anyway:
You mentioned that extra scratch from even the very finest stones. Shiny polish but that 'unexpected' bite that is still present.
If i understand correctly, this is probably due to the metal present in the hybrid bond, not contamination of grits per se.
Of course it could be argued that this is contamination still yet. Always a disagreement somewhere.
Anyway, I think that is an interesting feature that can be very useful.
Hey man you probably get a lot of questions about this but what was the knife you were using at 1:06
When TH-camrs don't read their comments 🙄
It hurts my soul when my room mate presses down unnecessary amounts of their weight on the knife when they borrow my diamond stones, without asking me
The clickbait should read “Too sharp” not “to sharp”
But then would you have clicked?
Maybe his buddy said it's not sharp and he was just replying "It is TO sharp!"
Idk man. To sharp or not to sharp? That's the question
@@MegaBuster777 clever save there
I once was told that i to, was not two sharp¡
where can I buy something like this but in the eu
Check links in description to tsprof, hapstone, usa market etc
I’ve heard about the super vitrified diamond stones from Triple B but they are $400 a piece and usually sold out. There’s one other place that I heard about that are about the same. I’m not sure if Shaun makes them, has them made, or just knows the manufacturer. Anyway, I watched him use them and it was pretty impressive. Maybe it was just because he was doing it and is so much higher skilled than I am. I can’t come close to you or Big Brown Bear and even though I started with a Buck 110 and a cheap oil stone back in the seventies but just did it off and on through the years. I didn’t start to get real results until I found you about four or five years ago… I don’t remember exactly, but after I put away my King stone and got some DMT and Atoma plates I found out what I was capable of doing. It made all the difference in the world. I got a Venev but I think I need to flatten it. It’s also a lot slower than the plates but I think I’m starting to figure it out.
Anyway, great video Jared! Looking forward to seeing more!
Well soon we will have some of our own which will come in different sizes
@@NeevesKnives I’m looking forward to it!! I forgot to mention I started hearing about the CBN stones a while back, probably from you, but I didn’t really see anything that I wanted that I could afford. It’s like that with so many things. Right now I’m trying to save up for a new hip. I have insurance but it’s a Medicare Advantage through Humana and it leaves a lot to be desired. I have had a lot of back surgeries and a few on my neck and all my extra money has been going towards my medical expenses, but things will get better so I’m not complaining.
can i get some for my prof precision adjust ? You could make millions. I need my cut though.
Yup as long as you get the stone holder from my hapstone link
I would think that multiple types of sharpening materials, that perform differently, would not create a contiguous sharpening experience.
Is cutting single layer of paper towel the best way to test the sharpness of a knife? How about cutting 60 layers of cotton cloth? Have you sharpening guys tried it?
lol now where gonna see multiple bandaids for each finger with that sharpness
Yup I'm down one atm
Wait…..first what knife is that? Looks like a robins egg blue folder?????
hope to see soon those vitrified ones
Just ordered mine Last Sunday. Im so exited for they to arrive
5:47 - Oof this is a whole can of worms to open up isnt it? :D Anyway I assume this is the scienceofsharp article on carbides in K390 right? I do think this could be a bit misleading, because the pictures shown of having exposed carbides are not necessarily stated to be a bad thing and are from the factory edge and a natural arkansas stone only. So one of them is what Spyderco wants you to have from factory, the other is from a stone that (at least I find) struggles with alot of steels already. And yeah ig im super biased from having bad experience with those stones and their Finnish counterparts haha.
Todd does go into more spesifics on how different steels wear down differently in his carbides in maxamet article, where exposed carbides is desirable for a "toothy" edge on steels that tend to glass out, but what I find very interesting there is in the comments where he says taking out more matrix material on purpose is just one of several ways to create an edge with the properties you actually want along with geometry, grit, finish etc. For me that seems to fit well with maxamet and cruwear which tends to glass out alot for me at least. He also answers a question there where he states that the main culprit of carbide crushing is poor sharpening technique and not necessarily the abrasive medium, but he does mention ceramics as particularly easy to mess up on. Which again is a bit funny to me since ceramic is my preferred stone for cruwear in particular
I cant remember what article it is, I tried looking, but there is one where he tests out different stones and its effects on harder steels, and pretty much concludes that theres no evidence you cant sharpen steels with high vanadium carbide concentration on regular water stones and such, that it just requires a little less pressure and more time (which obviously means more chances to mess up). This does make sense to me at least, not only because my own experience tells me one of the best edges ive gotten on K390 was from a regular naniwa waterstone, but also from a logic standpoint. The vanadium carbides in a supersteel is the same 9.5 mohs hardness as the vanadium carbides in steels like D2, so that should mean a D2 knife is just as impossible to sharpen on aluminium oxide too, but it obviously isnt.
I dont understand all of this tbh as it gets very complicated very fast, and I dont mean this as a sh!t tossing thing either, but from a one sharpening nerd to another I just find the topic very interesting, and the more I learn about it the more I realize there is no right or wrong as long as one understand what one is doing and why... And of course actually do it on purpose 😂 This was just meant as offering a different take/understanding of it
That being said, I do think you are one of the best at this in the knife community on this platform and I would absolutely check out your stones if you have some sort of colab going
Here is what you are missing. Yes, the carbides can ge on the edge with any stone. But are more rounded and not sharp unless using diamond or cbn. think of it this way. Ever seen concrete with the river pebbles in it. They are harder than the concrete but are rounded when exposed. Same with steel with high carbide content. These pebbles are yes there, and abrasion resistant. They will cut longer. But if not themselves sharpened to an apex rather than rounded and smooth, they will never cut near as keenly as carbides that have be brought to a fine edge themselves. the only thing a King or ceramic stone can do is lightly polish the rounded carbides. that's is all they can do.
Which of course will quickly feel what you perceive as glassy.
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@@michaell397 I feel like this leaves me with more questions than it answers, mind if I ask?
@@kvernesdotten Not at all. I will try and help if possible.
KnifeMaker
WHAT KNIFE IS THIS!?
It's actually amazing sharpening stone. Hope the price drop little bit. For 56 buck damn. I can afford it if I bought 1 stone for that month. And buy other 1 next month until I have complete set. 😂😂
So what does CBN stand for?
"Cubic Boron Nitride," I just had to go and see for myself...
an S through paper towel? wtf.
Also do you have any thoughts on natural stones like arkansas stones?
Bess scale please, gives objective measure.
Too, to and two. Three words that are not interchangeable. Most of us learned this in the first grade.... Some did not.
I do respekt your choice in Stones if you kan call them that ,my choice is and always will be natrual sharpeningstones ,I have handsharpend knives most off my life and I enjoy the fell and sound off the metal against the Stone also some natrual Stones are very pleasing to the eye somethimes i might not be as effektive as your fanzy system but my knives wiil cut i mostly sharpen japanese kitchenknifes and bushcraftknifes
Another Ukraine diamond tools company. I cannot find exact bond formula. Looks like MFF(МФФ) copper-fenol-formaldehide from Poltava.
I should have just gotten these instead of my Edge Pro Apex… $400…
You can sell your stones and choose Hybrids. They are so awesome!
It’s a promotion. It’s a school. It’s a Schomotion..Proool. I like mirror polish scratch pattern. Mirror Saw. Itty bitty teensee weensee serrated shine. Happy accident…and I liked it. I watch for the teach as well. Th ank
Don’t even bother going past 600 grit and lapping on a strop these days 😅it can cut still and lasts much longer
I tend to agree. Especially on softer metals that refuse higher grits.
Yes if the steel is softer you wanna stick to medium grits or specific steels
600 grit is as high as I go. Then strop just a couple times with something higher. Gotta have that bite
@@jusme8060 agree one hundred percent!
You should do a poor man’s hack video using silica carbide sand paper glued to a flat surface to compare results, cost effectiveness and ease of use.
Not a bad idea
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to sharp, or too sharp?
1:11 I wish he would’ve said “we’re splitting hairs to split hairs”
You know, cause hair whittling edges…
Idk I thought it was funny
Cool but.... $1200 for the set? Most ppl who buy this will simply be LARPing as a ninja
Not necessary to pay 1200$. You can choose 4-8 stones. So 320-640$ will be quit enough
@@VooDooPoltava Still, I don't see a point in dropping that much money unless there is a return on that investment, as in, you're a professional knife sharpener. A $30 ceramic rod and a piece of leather glued to a 1x4 and I can shave with just about any knife I own withing a few minutes, except a Spyderco Dragonfly that has ZDP-189, that shit's hard
@@BioHorrorKnives can even sharped with a brick to honest )) But there are a lot of people who have knives with modern super hard steel and to make it very sharp for a long time you need high quality tools. And these stones will last for ever. You buy them once for 10-20 years.
With CBN stones you can sharp any steel up to 71HRC
I just buy 30 dollar knives, and throw them out when they get dull . 😂😂 NOT Thanks for the video 👍
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