Is a $20 Flattening stone any good?

[@OUTDOORS55]

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[@deerseer9602]

hello there can this idea work putting sand paper on something flat then use it to flat my whetstones

[@Tome_Wyrm]

I have one of those SHARPAL double-sided stones. (6 in. x 2.5 in, not 8 in. x 3 in). Thing is absolutely amazing. Thank you for your recommendation!

[@EDCandLace]

Yes this will work beautiful. Use a quality wet dry paper and your in business!

[@DanGoodShotHD]

I made a flattening stone out of a scrap chunk of granite countertop, some strip of sand paper and a little spray adhesive. As a home hobbiest, works great for my needs.

[@hubbertfarnsworth4338]

If you need to do flattening on a budget juste tape some sandpaper on a flat surface and voila. The flat surface can be your electrical/induction top stove, a piece of flat floor tile, a piece glass like a mirror or simply a piece of mdf. Just be sure that this flat surface is well suported so you don't break it and be sure to clean thoroughly afterward.

[@the1jamman]

I use an Atoma 140 grit. Works good enough and than you still have a good sharpening stone. Nice video . Keep them coming . Thanks

[@LtKwasretaken]

The Atoma 140 has never let me down.

[@summerwind4590]

I had mine on hand and started using it for that purpose

[@saulastorga2109]

Another alternative I have found is silicon carbide powder, its the powder people use to tumble rocks and crystals, I have seen people use some on a flat pan of glass and flatten away

[@AndresMartinez-js1hf]

I do this and is way cheaper

[@diavalus]

This is the best method for some stones as they will wreck a diamond stone.

[@OUTDOORS55]

No stone that I'm aware of will wreck a diamond stone. You obviously can't flatten a plated stone. Other than that they will flatten bonded diamond, ceramic of all kinds, aluminum oxide, and natural no problems.

[@SaltyKayakAdventures]

Try to flatten a shapton pro 120 with a diamond plate.... The diamond plate won't last long. SiC grit leaves a way better finish on the stone anyway.

[@RelakS__]

​@@OUTDOORS55 I met. Haidu stones are so hard, that they made some bald spots in my cheapo diamond plate 😅 Actually I had to flatten those stones extensively as they are slightly bent. Haidu does not take care of the stone shape as much as e.g. a japanese factory, but I think that the stones can sharpen well.

[@Will-jd2br]

I use a sheet of glass with tape on the ends so i dont cut myself. I then sprinkle 80 grit silicon carbon with a few ml of water. Pencil mark the stone and grind until all of the markings are gone. In the case the glass goes untrue, but another piece for $5. Edge pro does the same technique with their stones and it works. Any rough texture from the grit is quickly removed during knife sharpening.

[@zacharysherry2910]

A mirror is automatically flat glass

[@Third297]

Great video, as always! I recently got the cheap 20$ flattening plate with the plastic base. Small mistake. Have not used it so far. But, to me, and out of the box, this thing does not seem to have a lot of flex. Admitted, it feels cheap, but putting this thing on a mat or whatever on a table, I do not see this bendig in a signifcant way. Still I agree, a cheap 20$ sharpening stone, or a proper diamond plate at 100$ is the way to go.

[@tryxxor]

i always used a cheap aluminum oxide stone to flatten my other cheap aluminum oxide stone till i got diamond and ceramic stones, worked just enough, but only barely so.

[@nelicatab8926]

you can place this flexible diamond plate below, on a flat surface and hold the stone to be flattened in your hand, on top!!

[@ogarzabello]

I use an old, used, cheap Chinese diamond plate as a flattening stone for the stones I use to sharppen. It works just fine.

[@David-ik9yn]

Can an oil based metal polish such as Autosol be used as a stropping compound instead of a more expensive fine grit diamond paste?

[@kevin_6217]

You can use whatever crap you want. You will just have poor results.

[@cornolinius]

Yes, Autosol can be used. Just don't expect it to work as well as a fine diamond solution. Depending on your needs it can be just fine.

[@bz3716]

It's been shown many times that you absolutely can get amazing results with very little. There is a Murray Carter video where he sharpens a fixed blade on a King combo stone and strops on raw newspaper then shaves his face all in one take. This channel has shown similar results whittling hair only using diamond stones in videos a year or two ago. The catch is usually that the cheaper you go, the more your technique and understanding is going to matter. To your specific question, those types of compounds generally have a wide range of grits in them so fine pressure control helps minimise the impact of the larger grits. Todd, from Science of Sharp, has studied heaps of these with SEM imaging, his results can all be found on his website. I belive his conclusion was that any cheap polish or stropping compound is best used on a fabric strop so that the larger particles fall into the weave. As far as grit material goes, diamond or hard particles will work faster, but even softer particles will refine an edge, it just takes longer. I think most people have seen photos of worn stone steps in monasteries from leather soled monks over hundreds of years (or tourists maybe.) Literally anything will work eventually, it's just a matter of what is practical and how long you can maintain good technique. There are so many factors in sharpening that it's impossible to give a blanket statement to anything. But most times, it's going to come to the geometry of the blade (both at macro and micro scales) which is controlled by your knowledge/technique and the steel/heat treatment which in turn is going to influence each blades ideal geometry and sharpness "ceiling". Stropping compound has very little influence over this and anyone saying that it's going to have any significant effect on your results doesn't really know what they're talking about.

[@twatmunro]

I used Autosol for years. It works fine. As others have said, it doesn't cut as quickly or as consistently as a good diamond compound, but it costs £5 a tube as opposed to £30 a tube for Stroppy Stuff. I did find the Veritas green compound was better (cut faster, got me a real mirror polish) than Autosol, but that's about twice the price of Autosol.

[@Dan12345]

I’ve used autosol for 1095 when I couldn’t get any diamond compound for a while. It worked alright, but it wasn’t great for any PM steels.

[@tonyfweb]

I just got the Sharpal dual sided stone that you recommended a while back and it has been working amazing. I've been enjoying the knife sharpening process so much after learning free hand sharpening that I'm starting to do it for a lot of friends too. Keep up with the great content! It is greatly appreciated!

[@attila5221]

Just a few things i'd like to add: the SSATC stone is sold in a 200/600 grit format for more heavy work you can buy cheap 80 grit full sized plates for around 10$(these are only the plate, so they need a backing plate of some sort.), then glue it to a piece of float glass, or the back of one of your stones and use it like that. Flattening stuff like a shappro 120 is a pain in the ass even with an atoma 140, but the 80 grit cheap plates just eat it for breakfast.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Yeah if you can find it thats an option. I didn't see that available in my area.👍

[@vano__]

Great to know! I was wondering about that topic, so now I am in peace with my thoughts and actually pretty relieved

[@davidbwa]

Informative as usual. Thanks.

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Thanks!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks for your support! Really appreciate it!🙏🙏

[@bigmikeg84]

I've bought 4 of the SATC diamond stones, 2 of them were not flat on one of the sides. I just use those ones for tool sharpening or tip repairs. I hope they keep making them.

[@Sokattash678]

I friggin' lo e your videos. Concise. Informative. And those micro shots are downright epic. Keep it up sir

[@heinzbecker4087]

I asked for a cheap solution to flatten my water stones In the Dictum shop in Munich and they gave me the advise to buy a flat (polished) granite stone (39€) and sanding grid with silicium carbide (7€). Dictum sells it both in their shop of course. I tried it out and I could flatten 4 sides of my water stones with one sanding grid. Cheaper and bigger sanding grids are available. My experience with a cheap diamond stone was as worse as yours. Two metal plates glued to a piece of plastic - one side cupped one side bowed. An alternatve might be to buy just the diamond plate (maybe two of them (20€)) and glue them to the granite stone. I didn't try that, but I think it could be the best solution for the money. Next question is, which adhesive is strong enough to hold the metal plates, but can be removed when the plates are worn out?

[@norm1124]

Happy to see you online ❤

[@Christopher_Giustolisi]

I bought one of the ultra cheap flattening stones. It´s ok if used on a flat surface. Sharpening stones don´t have to be absolutely flat, not even for plane irons. But yes, having a good one is nice and makes things easier. In my case that´s a 12 inch long Zen Wu plate.

[@pettere8429]

As for the rusting-when-using-water-on-plated-stones-issue, Tormek sells some kind of rust inhibiting additive to put in the water when using their diamond wheels. I got a spray bottle with it mixed with water for my stones, seems to work fine.

[@heyarno]

I'm amazed how big diamond flattening stones can be. For years, I did use a credit card sized diamond grinding thing, that I glued to a 3d printed base block.

[@thiago.assumpcao]

My favorite flattening method is 120/400 grit silicon carbide powder over glass. It's dirt cheap and works quite well.

[@Salvatore-h9t]

Best thing to come home to from school, a good Outdoors55 vid!

[@ПавелКовалёв-с5ь]

For flattening you can also use thick glass (more than 6 mm) with abrasive powder. Glass is very flat usually

[@SchnabelMcSchnabel]

I've used water on my diamond stones for years without issue. Same as I do with cast iron, just heat it up after drying to ensure it's really dry. Induction stove works in about 10 seconds, but any method would work.

[@kogasoldier9379]

Would it be prudent to use oil instead of water to clear debris?

[@Dunkelschild]

thats why i use a tempered glass (e.g. old wage/personal scale) and SiC granulate for the few flattenig jobs i need to do once a while

[@luciusirving5926]

I normally use a concrete block and medium grit grog from broken mugs (obviously harder than steel) for flattening whetstones. If it's an oilstone or Arkansas, then I will flatten with motor oil. Everyone knows that oil doesn't dry. While oil may be dirty, it helps get the job done of flattening oilstones.

[@TalRohan]

Useful stuff thanks, that plastic effort looks diabolical.

[@brandonwilson896]

DUDE HERE IS MY 2 CENTS. Upon your recommendation I've bought about 18 of these stones now, and given them to everyone I know because the first 2 I bought were perfect. Fast forward to today, I have 3 of the ssatc stones that are warped not length ways but across the width. To the point you have to angle the knife on the stone to touch the center, I would guess several thousandths which I guess wouldn't be an issue with a smaller blade. Having said that I still buy and recommend them.

[@diggy-d8w]

Are there no machining tools or shops that can do this w/ a few easy passes or is this a labor of love? Thanks for the video

[@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929]

precision machining tools would cost quite a lot of money compared to a $20-100 flattening stone and a few minutes of time. Im sure they do exist though as thats whats probably used to put the finish on things like arkansas or ceramic stones.

[@diggy-d8w]

Ohh I know that & wasn't suggesting doing that.... I was looking at the total amount of time to square/level this stone & thought you could pay to have it done? I know nothing about cost of having the stone run thru a machine shop mill but I was saying perhaps your hours are more valuable than to do this for hours? I see it w/ engines being rebuilt where a guy want to level the heads of an engine & sure he can do it by hand, but is that the best use of his time? I have a couple of basic knife sharpeners that take care of my blades good enough for me. I might not understand the love of working knife blades that some of these guys have but they are very dedicated, for sure. peace

[@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929]

@@diggy-d8w im sure you probably could do that. My guess is that it would be prohibitively expensive unless you happen to have access the one already. It also might take off too much material unless you have a way of finding and measuring the thinnest part of the stone.

[@diggy-d8w]

I'm just hypothetically asking b/c IDKnow about any of this, that's why I asked. I wasn't even looking for info concerning blade sharpening when this hit my feed. So I fell into it & found it interesting enough to ask basic info about it? And I'd never even heard of these diamond honing pieces. See, I am learning in this even though I wasn't searching it. I really do appreciate your time & posting to me. That means something to me so I'll thank you & I might be back. peace

[@Halluzinate]

Hey Alex, I hope you're well in health, wealth & happiness. You mentioned & linked in the description that you were using the cheap $20 S SATC diamond stone in the video (I have one of those as a profiling stone, it works well) but it's a 300/1000 grit you're showing with a different pattern than the 400/1000 grit honey-comb on the S-SATC stone. What stone are you actually showing in the video? (you also have a habit of telling me to say something 10x fast in your videos LOL) Thanks for all the sharpening tips, you've helped me learn so much from stropping to sharpening on a high quality diamond stone. Sending the best wishes & love towards your health from Canada.

[@OUTDOORS55]

I believe the ssatc stone has been changed several times over the last couple years. I have one of the first ones they sold in a different grit, and i have a newer one (the one in my review video). They also sell a coarser version some earlier comments in this video mentioned, but isnt available to me. Essentially what they are doing is branding stones from different manufacturers. Ive seen a bunch of these $20 diamond stones (from different manufacturers) and they are all about the same quality. Maybe the grit is slightly different but they are all in the same range. Like I say in this video, with these cheap stones you really never know exactly what your getting. Thanks my friend 🙏👍

[@Halluzinate]

@@OUTDOORS55 Very interesting! I only recently bought the S SATC to test; I got the honey-comb 400/1000 grit design. I'm sure you're right & they have both variants floating around to be sold with minor, if any, real changes in grit size... In a video, you mention the grit contam basically makes it a 400/400 stone so I mostly use it to re-profile. The Sharpal 325/1200 has been great to me alone, it's comparative to Atoma! DMT stones have been getting a bad rep for quality now, but I still use their 1, 3 & 6 micron Dia-paste. Of course, appreciate the high quality content you put out. Take care of yourself, buddy :)

[@psychozulu]

Will you take a look at Sharpals strops? They fit on top of the box that comes with their stone, they're about 18 dollars a piece, I'm just curious what you think of them compared to your DIY strops. Thanks for all your videos, they have been very helpful to me!

[@lukearts2954]

Would it be an option to just buy 3 cheap stones and then flatten them with each other?

[@attila5221]

yes, not a good option, but an option nontheless

[@yellowdog762jb]

That's what I do. Except that I use 2 cheap stones and one good one, the one that I'm trying to flatten. Wet-dry sandpaper on a piece of glass or a section of granite tile from a flooring store works well also.

[@s_s-g4d]

and you can actually achieve very high precision flatness this way. search for "the whitworth three plates method". I'm not sure of the stones have to be made of the same material, though.

[@lukearts2954]

@@s_s-g4d that is exactly why I suggested it 😊 they don't have to be the exact same, but the softer or less abrasive will wear more so needs to be thicker to have a similar lifespan.

[@dimmacommunication]

I used to flatten stones with a 2$ Aliexpress diamond stone, loved it :) now they are way more expensive.

[@MegaFun000]

Can you do a comparison video on different strop materials?

[@rickwhitson2804]

Definitely got to get me one. My soft ark dishes so bad.

[@spursfansince87]

I may have missed it but What is a flattening stone?

[@tombrown4683]

Good topic !

[@SliceyMcChop]

This is a little off topic but as i was online browsing for stones earlier i noticed sharpal came out with a splash and go 2 stone set, 1000 & 6000 grit at a very budget friendly price of $49.99 Cad . I thought this one in particular was interesting because sharpal has put out some fairly good offerings in the past, as shown on some of your earlier videos. Also I have not been able to find much information on these stones in terms of review and user feedback. Anyway, I’m sure you’re already aware of this set. And If not, there might be something there for a video, possibly another good product. Cheers!

[@mikafoxx2717]

Well now I want to see you sharpen with a coarse as hell stone. Like 80 grit.. how sharp can you get it? With vs without strop..

[@Wolf_K]

Shapton DGLP and Atoma 140, 400 that’s what I use for flattening. The Atomas are also used to sharpen Maxamet etc. I only use the DGLP on 700 (shapton 1000) and above to prolong its life. Shapton recommend 500 and above.

[@johnnny9]

very educational thanks

[@AdamMalcolm96]

So I have one, and while I agree with him, I do also like my 20$ flattening stone. It may not be 100% flat, but it definitely cures a dished or wonky stone. I also sharpen my axes and hatchets on it.

[@StormSpider-iw1uz]

Is the DMT diamond stropping compound good?

[@Abyss.8]

Bro please read this,. There is a ultra sonic kitchen knife out there that uses vibration to cut. You gota check this out

[@phillipcroyle]

One could use a thinner mineral oil instead of water to extend the life of the stone.

[@s_s-g4d]

this will result in a horrible mess that'll be very hard to clean up as the oil absorbs the material removed from the stone being flattened.

[@ryanshi4565]

back of ceramic floor tile work well on most stone as fattening stone. it just ceramic stone need more time to be flatten since it has similar hardness.

[@s_s-g4d]

one problem is that floor tiles are never flat, not even flat when checked with a regular ruler, let alone reference flatness gauges.

[@CW-jg9ph]

When im sharpening my knives, even if they don’t have chips to start out with, i develop new chips even tho im using a flatter angle than a steeper angle. Why do you think this is happening?

[@Knifesharpindia-1361]

Hey Alex, please review Sharpal 167H and compare it with 162n

[@robohippy]

I am wary of "cheap" sharpening or flattening stones, main reason being the quality is extremely hit or miss. Trend used to have a good stone, then they sold that part of their business. I bought one and it was concave on both sides, side to side and end to end. They sent me a replacement and it was pretty much dead flat on one side, but not on the other. I would rather pay more to get more.

[@carlospinheirotorres9499]

that sharpening stone is identical to the Trend one, which incidentally - and to my confusion - you've never even mentioned 😮 let alone review it. I reckon it is a pretty popular stone among woodworkers

[@deerseer9602]

hello there can this idea work putting sand paper on something flat then use it to flat my whetstones

[@QuehannaWildman]

Knife collection video??? Id watch it

[@OUTDOORS55]

Would probably be disappointing 😂

[@Cyber_Kriss]

Hi Alex. I don't know if you covered the topic already... but I wondered : do one have to strop after a very fine grit like the kuromaku 12000 ? or is it useless ?

[@soljarka]

Can I flatten with the 400 SATC?

[@XtianApi]

What if you took that cheap flex flattening stone amd filled the plastic with resin? Maybe with something to reenforce it like a smaller junk steel plate? Idk.

[@EDCandLace]

The 20 dollar 10x3 inch DMD brand plates with the non magnetic attachment and the aluminum tube body of the two plates is rigid and straight. The grit contamination is definitely there but it's not terrible and the 150/180 or 180/400 make for excellent cheap flattening stones and while they don't last super long in the sub 400 grits they are worth the money for a cheap flattening stone or very course reprofiling stones. Like I said the super course grits don't last super long but they last ok the 400 and up seem to last pretty decently and while the grit contamination is there it isn't terrible. It's a 20 dollar two sided 10x3 plate so you shouldnt expect much from it anyhow but the performance is actually much better than I expected for 10 dollars a grit on a large plate with decent electroplating quality and plenty of diamond on the surface with mild grit contamination.

[@BeardlessWhelp]

I just use a sheet of coarse wet/dry paper on my countertop. Super easy, flat enough for all my knives.

[@LackofFaithify]

Hoping someone can answer this for me: in the instruction for the SATC diamond stone, it says to use a perfectly smooth piece of steel to rub across both sides to remove any stray grit. My question is: does the type of steel matter? And are there any sources for steel that is flat like that? I just did not know if they had a ready made product for this purpose (I only found the flattening stones like in this video, nothing smooth), or if I just need to go to McMaster-Carr and buy a block of stainless steel and that will be fine.

[@MorncBrusenjeNozev]

Flat aluminium base can be bought cheap, small epoxy glue also, so for getting 20$ flattening stone and getting and gluing it to flat aluminium plate is less than 10$ and 10minutes of work, they do like to rust tho

[@paolopinkel6344]

Hi, can I flatten diamond bonded stones with such a diamond plate?

[@Wolf_K]

With bonded Diamond stones such as Naniwa Diamond etc. you only need to break the binder/resin holding the abrasive (regardless of what it is). Just be sure to make sure the flattening plate is a lot coarser grit than the Diamond/bonded stone. You may need to experiment with grits but it can be done.

[@nisamvise1724]

Can you review arkansas stones?

[@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929]

He hasen't posted a video in a whole but rough rooster knife sharpening has some good videos on arkansas stones.

[@nisamvise1724]

@@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929 Ahh rough rooster, ive watched a lot of his stuff, hes what got me really into arkansas stones

[@neiljudell1437]

Dumb question. I lap my Venev (KME-size) stones with a glass lapping plate and Silicon Carbide grit. Works really well on those. Just bought a couple of cheap ceramic stones to mess with. Would lapping those on the glass with Silicon Carbide work for flattening? That's pretty cheap and easy if it does....

[@lumntoob999]

Yes plenty of people use sic powder to lap ceramic stones.

[@s_s-g4d]

possible, but very labour-intensive. diamond lapping plates work better for very hard (including ceramic) stones.

[@jcisking3832]

Can we buy your compound yet?

[@tsmspace]

what about sharpening swords with that flattening stone?? Something like a windlass with a poor heat treat might not be better with a finer grit edge anyway ,,, or what about as advertised, hatchets and machetes? I know that swords are weapons, but on the other hand they can be a very fun "experiment" for someone who just is curious about things like swords and wants to cut things with them for a while. (they are pretty useless though, and dangerous)

[@chrisflamion2283]

I'm still waiting for your diamond stropping compound to hit your site, I'm trying to get by with cheap USA made paste

[@LightBrand]

I always wondered, the stone surface could end up flat but sloped right? So it's not hollow at the center but one end is taller than the other so even though it's flat against a ruler but it's not leveled.

[@s_s-g4d]

yes. that is why you, generally, want to keep your stones flat AND parallel.

[@s_s-g4d]

(this might not matter as much for freehand sharpening, but it's super important when using angle maintaining and measuring tools that use table top as the reference plane)

[@timsterrett2417]

How about some really coarse iron oxide sand paper glue it on something flat, i wont be buying a cheap flattening stone now thanks for the info good video!!!

[@s_s-g4d]

you must've meant aluminium oxide. that works, but it wears out way too quickly. not good.

[@zacharysherry2910]

Glue the flattening sheet to a mirror (flat) and then glue it to a piece of wood and then glue it to the bottom of your trash can and order one online

[@luciusirving5926]

Polyurethane sealant would help.

[@who-again8090]

So... size does matter

[@maddscientist1644]

Can't you just use a cheap file for doing this too?

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

Wait... So is it a sharpening stone.. or a flattening stone??? You seem to be interchanging the terms.. you said one, then the other right after. When talking about THE SAME PLATE

[@alexolivarez732]

I'm about to say something extremely controversial. You don't have to flatten your stones.

[@OUTDOORS55]

It depends on the knife. Scandi grinds and straight razors you do.

[@alexolivarez732]

@@OUTDOORS55 wouldn't you have a dedicated Stone for straight razors that you wouldn't be able to wear out with a straight razor? I'm not trying to be a smart-ass I'm genuinely curious I love your channel.

[@romii715]

Are you Burrfection?

[@alexolivarez732]

One more question do you have a video on scandi grinds? I may have missed that one but I'd like to see it.

[@alexolivarez732]

@@romii715 I like your energy, welcome to the comments!

[@EDC_IWB]

Wait a minute. I thought all a flattening stone was were those dark colored lava like "stones" with large gaps. Sorry for being horroble at painting a proper picture of what im talking about.

[@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929]

Those are dedicated flattening stones. You can use those but you can also use anything else thats flat and abbrasive. Like silicon carbide powder on a sheet of glass, a plain old diamond stone (assuming its courser grit than the stone you're tying to flatten) or even some concrete on the sidewalk.

[@EDC_IWB]

@@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929 that's pretty cool I didn't realize that. I mostly use the DMT dia-sharp stones but I have 2 shapton spash stones I've never really used. I think I'm just nervous about trying them after finally getting good with the diamond Stones and I also don't want to screw them up when I do decide to flatten my shaptons. I'm just an over thinker 😆😎

[@Tommy3]

I don’t know how I got here, but I’ll hold onto this knowledge and… do nothing with it 👍

[@bloodgain]

"DMD Tools" Boy, they sure are trying to snag some sales via confusion there!

[@lukearts2954]

Oh, recently your videos are always grabbed by ads for Matsato "Japanese" knife for all purposes... Perhaps worth a review? (And I hope mentioning their name here will positively affect your monetization haha) It looks very gimmicky and too beefy and short for an all-purpose chef's knife, while I would be worried hitting the spine with wood to split a lot. I'm mostly using the Morakniv that you advised a couple of years ago, and aside from a couple of new scars because it'll cut your fingers just by looking at it, I have only had great experiences with it...

[@twatmunro]

That Matsato looks very much like a Huusk knife -- I guess they're hiding their name because of all the terrible reviews. Google it. Worst knife ever made.

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Hi Alex, is your website still working? If so, can you receive emails? I sent you a message and never got a response. Can you help me? I really need to pick brain about a sharpening stone kit that my daughter got me from Japan when she lived there, it’s called the KERYE sharpening kit. Any thoughts? Loving your channel, STRENGTH AND HONOR my friend, be well!!👍🏽💯❤️ from Washington state.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Sorry I don't get the email. What was the question?

[@twatmunro]

She might have lived in Japan, but that kit looks to be based around one of those awful Chinese whetstones that Alex recommends against.

[@Hector-vx5yc]

@@OUTDOORS55 looking through the kit I came across a stone similar to the one in your videos and you really didn’t quite approve, however, you having much more experience than me..! I was hoping on your thoughts about the KERYE sharpening stone kit? Bless your heart brother 💯👍🏽❤️

[@Hector-vx5yc]

@@twatmunro I agree!! However, I really don’t want to brake my daughter’s heart, also, I don’t know nothing about sharpening stones, my dilemma!!🤯 I’m trying to figure this out 🤣😂 I feel like I need to learn how to use the kit before she comes home!!

[@vindik8or]

When I follow the link for a $20USD diamond stone and it's gonna cost me $80AUD. Thanks for existing, Amazon.

[@westcoastwarriorsarchive7929]

pick up some silicon carbide powder also known as rock polishing grit and check if theres a nearby granite countertop manufacturer. Ask them if they have any decent sized scrap pieces or just but a 1 foot x 1 foot granite tile. a sheet of glass also works.

[@Bill-mw7sh]

i have a secret way to level my stones. cost zero dollars but ill never tell.... enjoy. hahahahahh😂 i have never seen anyone else use my method either... BwAhahahah!