I thought those fancy Japanese whetstones were just hype

My boss got a Shapton 1000 grit stone for the shop and I rolled my eyes, but after sharpening my boning knife on it, the edge lasted through a whole 8-hour shift breaking down hogs. Has anyone else switched to a specific stone and been totally surprised?

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4 Comments

patricia2623mo ago

Switched to a King stone, same shock.

blair_ward393mo ago

Maybe the shock is just part of riding that specific deck.

nguyen.blake2mo agoMost Upvoted

Wait, could it be your riding style instead?

blair_nguyen3mo ago

My buddy Mark had that exact thing happen with his old board. He swapped out the whole setup for a Kingpin truck and a fresh deck, thinking it would fix the wobble. First push down the street, he hit a tiny crack and it felt just as jarring. Turns out his bushings were way too hard for his weight. He went down a duro and it was like riding on clouds after that.