What Comes With the Super Vitrified Diamond Waterstones?

[@MrSATism]

I'm taking pictures of your video and putting it through to my google translate, so take this translation with a slight grain of salt. Other than that, thanks for showing what comes inside the box. I don't think that I'll ever be able to purchase one, but it sure makes me want to! Translation: Box top right: luxury cooking kitchen knife for wet stone Box bottom left: FSK Box middle: High Younger Brother? Taku younger brother? Takumi? 卓弟 is the kanji for it Paper front side: About younger brother (I assume it's Takumi) For sharpening things from ancient times cooking magnets have been used. Natural as a wet stone Japanese swords and kitchen eyes use expensive natural magnets. Resources have been dep ed in high-quality for most natural what stones. However, it has become difficult to obtain a replacement in the air of when artificial what stones are increase. "Is a Japanese developed latest find ceramics. Abrasive rain, we have professionals and diamond technique for kitchen knives for using the finest magnetic is. Faster than conventional artificial what stones natural stone at a high speed, several times and really sharp in it. Finishing brother. You can really know the kitchen knife you can really use this high freaking younger I am honored to do that. FSK Co., Ltd Paper Back side: How to use: - When using, please pour enough water on the upper surface of the stone - If the whetstone becomes dull during use, use a special whetstone for reshaping with water. If you rub it lightly while kicking, the sharpness will be restored - if the surface used by the apprentice is uneven, water it with a special whetstone for reshaping as soon as possible. Please use it by rubbing it slightly strongly and flattening it Precautions for use The (stone) is made of ceramics. (Do not) drop it or give it a shock with a hard object Please be careful not to, Avoid using with oil as it may cause clogging Please order the reshaping whetstone from the place of purchase N162956 Small white box: remodeling whetstone

[@EngineersPerspective701]

Appreciate it! Not super easy to interpret though 😂

[@MemeScreen]

Nice thanks to you I found the company that makes the stones. Looks to be mostly known for their grinding wheels. I don’t see 400 grit in their catalog so maybe it’s specialty ordered.

[@turing2376]

You forgot to mention the down side about what comes with these stones...regret about all the money you put into so many other sharpening items that are now somewhat obsolete 😩

[@bowow0807]

Nah while they're the cream of the cream of the crop when it comes to regular sharpening, normal waterstones are still the better choice for traditional single bevel knives haha

[@EngineersPerspective701]

The diamond plates were obsolete so long ago and now I haven't used my venevs, neo, or shapton pro in so long with these babies.

[@John-xk7uo]

Could you sharpen with the little stone? If it’s strong enough to flatten the big stone wouldn’t it cut steel also

[@EngineersPerspective701]

Probably but not sure why you would want to.

[@anthonycapo1998]

You think these stones will last longer than venevs?

[@EngineersPerspective701]

A LOT longer

[@anthonycapo1998]

@@EngineersPerspective701 Wow I thought they would be pretty close.

[@EngineersPerspective701]

@@anthonycapo1998 depends on use of course but I end up having to clean my Venevs with a nagura every 4-6 sharpenings. Based on the original thickness and how long it took me to get to the current thickness I estimate 5 yrs of life on the Venevs with my usage. Compare that to the super vitrified 400. Had it for a year with at least a hundred sharpenings on it. Isn’t loaded up and still flat. Probably could use a refresh though but it still cuts faster than my Venev 240F. I’m guessing the super vit will last at least a decade if not 2.

[@bowow0807]

TripleB has sent a set to a professional sharpening company for testing, Portland Knife House, which probably go through dozens of knives a day(10,000 knives a year according to TripleB's video) and from the last update they've had the same stone for over a year and it's still going strong. Keep in mind the context that for those guys, a regular synthetic water stone that's an inch thick lasts them around 3 months before it gets too thin for practical use and is also slower and needs regular flattening, and diamond plates don't even last a day before becoming either too slow or worn down to properly keep up to demands. In that setting I'd wager their stones would probably last them at least 5 years where they'd probably go through 20 normal waterstones in the same timeframe And while longevity is important, especially with how pricey these stones are, the biggest appeals to them is that they are diamond abrasive so it can sharpen any steel, minimal loading, excellent feedback, a pretty good finish, splash and go, not to mention being super fast cutting. Compared to Venevs which have decent speed, okay feedback, very nice finish, but load up fairly quick. So all things considered it's SS tier as a sharpening stone and imo a must have for professionals that go through so many stones and work with different knife steels. For most regular folks Venevs are a more practical option since you're looking at 350-ish(phoenix) or 750-ish(dragon) for a full set from coarse to extra-fine compared to 1500 for the full set of SVDS. Of course unless you're a huge sharpening and knife nerd that the other factors are a big priority for you

[@bowow0807]

@@EngineersPerspective701 I actually asked the Portland Knife House about the super vitrified stones they got from TripleB, they said that they're still using the SAME ones that he gave to them for testing! So your estimation that they're gonna last a decade or two, maybe even three, for personal sharpening is quite likely

[@Resolute900]

Where can I get one of these stones from?

[@EngineersPerspective701]

Go to triplebhandmade.com he has to make a special order and import them from Japan so he only does one or two batches per year. They sell out in minutes so you really have to follow him on insta to get the heads up.

[@Resolute900]

@@EngineersPerspective701 yes. Says unavailable at present.

[@gmuk101]

Where can I buy one?

[@CNYKnifeNerd]

Sign up for notifications on Triplebhandmade. I have a 5k that's only been used maybe a dozen times, if you're interested.

[@EngineersPerspective701]

The only place you can get them is www.triplebhandmade.com He orders them in batches so if you really want one it’s best to watch his KZbin channel “Big Brown Bear” or better yet his Instagram “TripleBHandmade”

[@MemeScreen]

Is he still getting them? Hard to tell from his social media.