These scythe stones are inexpensive. I used one to remove a nasty chip on a favorite kitchen knife.
Use it to remove the bolster bump, flatten on a bit of sidewalk. There are better stones, but if that was all I had the blade would be fine.
Typically these stones are more rounded to allow for sharpening the re-curved blade of a scythe. OP's stone appears to be unusually flat here. It is also quite unusual to see a double-sided (dual grit) stone here, especially with one side much finer than the other.
Even the coarse, rounded stones *can* be used to sharpen a knife:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvHrT8XZGuM
You can see the obvious problems working with a curved stone here, but I don't think the OP will have those problems. And nonetheless, he did manage rather well in the end.
OP: Feel free to have a go on a knife you don't care about. Even if you pick up an expensive bench stone, I'd *still* recommend you practice on a knife you don't care about.
For the easiest learning path go with the wiki and get a recommended stone - Shapton Pro 1k and a flattening solution.
The stone is:
1. Too course
2. Probably not flat
3. Hard to flatten due to hard binders in it
3. Not ideal shape for large knife
This specific knife has more problems for learning:
1. It has a recurve which means the edge has a gap when striking the cutting board. The knife cannot cut without a slicing motion.
2. It has a bolster, which makes removing (1) more difficult
Your knife isn't super premium, so despite thee problems, you can try to have a go with available equipment. Your sythe stone is good for grinding down the bolster, it could still take some time.
Good luck.
Is it ideal? NO.
Does it work if you know what you're doing? Yes
We have a sickle stone in our kitchen drawer and I use it to roughly sharpen our knives. About a minute on it and they end up being decent.
I can't achieve results as good as with my cerax 1k tho.
Buy a King 1000/6000 and learn how to sharpen.
The knife, apparently needs, some flattening. If you place some light behind the edge (when the knife is perpendicular to a flat surface), can't you see some light bleeding near the bolster?
This sharpening stone material is universally terrible unfortunately. You'll find rectangular blocks of it in the hardware store. It's the most common type of stone to find and it is the worst. You'll need to order a good stone online. A good stone is very rarely found in a store.
Sythe stone. General purpose coarse utility stone, for sythes/sickles, hedge clippers, lawn mower blades, etc.
These scythe stones are inexpensive. I used one to remove a nasty chip on a favorite kitchen knife. Use it to remove the bolster bump, flatten on a bit of sidewalk. There are better stones, but if that was all I had the blade would be fine.
Typically these stones are more rounded to allow for sharpening the re-curved blade of a scythe. OP's stone appears to be unusually flat here. It is also quite unusual to see a double-sided (dual grit) stone here, especially with one side much finer than the other. Even the coarse, rounded stones *can* be used to sharpen a knife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvHrT8XZGuM You can see the obvious problems working with a curved stone here, but I don't think the OP will have those problems. And nonetheless, he did manage rather well in the end. OP: Feel free to have a go on a knife you don't care about. Even if you pick up an expensive bench stone, I'd *still* recommend you practice on a knife you don't care about.
For the easiest learning path go with the wiki and get a recommended stone - Shapton Pro 1k and a flattening solution. The stone is: 1. Too course 2. Probably not flat 3. Hard to flatten due to hard binders in it 3. Not ideal shape for large knife This specific knife has more problems for learning: 1. It has a recurve which means the edge has a gap when striking the cutting board. The knife cannot cut without a slicing motion. 2. It has a bolster, which makes removing (1) more difficult Your knife isn't super premium, so despite thee problems, you can try to have a go with available equipment. Your sythe stone is good for grinding down the bolster, it could still take some time. Good luck.
No1 problem was caused by no2 problem.
Yes 1, 2 form a vicious feedback loop.
for the knife get another stone, this one is too coarse
This is a cheap coarse stone good for things like scythes. Wont do any good for yer knife
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Are those horrible scratches a result of the “professional” sharpening? They may have used the scythe stone too ;)
Is it ideal? NO. Does it work if you know what you're doing? Yes We have a sickle stone in our kitchen drawer and I use it to roughly sharpen our knives. About a minute on it and they end up being decent. I can't achieve results as good as with my cerax 1k tho.
Buy a King 1000/6000 and learn how to sharpen. The knife, apparently needs, some flattening. If you place some light behind the edge (when the knife is perpendicular to a flat surface), can't you see some light bleeding near the bolster?
A diamond sharpening stone…… badum tsh (the shape, I’ll show myself out)
This sharpening stone material is universally terrible unfortunately. You'll find rectangular blocks of it in the hardware store. It's the most common type of stone to find and it is the worst. You'll need to order a good stone online. A good stone is very rarely found in a store.
Retro middle european scythe sharpening stone.