I came looking for a refresher on how to use my truing stone. First result is the guy who sold me mine! Perfect!

@KnifewearKnives

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha awesome!

Naoto! Love your videos! Thanks for all the info and tips! You are the best!

@KnifewearKnives

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you Naoto for the great tips. How does one know when one needs to replace a diamond plate and how does one remove the old one and install a new one?

@KnifewearKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! You'll feel a definite lack of friction, and the pad will look worn down. You can slip a pocket knife between the pad and plate to loosen it, then use a butter knife or screwdriver to peel it off.

@GrantHendrick

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnifewearKnives Thank you for the explanation!

I have got King 800 and King 1200 and use them both often. Usually when I want to true them up I rub them on eachother. I have got also cheap and hard whetstone to do the same thing and to soften stone edges, so truing stone is not essential.

Hi, is the knifewear truing stone supposed to be concave? Mine is clearly concave when I look down the length of it. Thanks.

@KnifewearKnives

3 ай бұрын

Hey! At that price point some subtle imperfections are normal, but nothing major. If it's significant, shoot us an email at hello @knifewear.com with some photos!

What grid do you use with the Diamond plate?

@KnifewearKnives

Жыл бұрын

Generally the aroma #140!

Where can I get the thick metal plate to put the diamond plate on??

@KnifewearKnives

4 ай бұрын

We sell them together here! knifewear.com/products/atoma-diamond-plate-140-grit-210x75x2mm

so i used my truing stone on a 3000 grit whetstone, after i finished flattening it it became much rougher, any idea why is it happening?

@KnifewearKnives

Жыл бұрын

Good question! The trying stone is fairly rough, so it can scratch up finer stones. It doesn't change the grit, just makes the surface rougher. If you'd like to smooth it out, you can use a synthetic natural stones like this one knifewear.com/products/knifewear-nagura-stone-600-grit-65x47x32mm-1?variant=22038255206448

I've used my truing stone so much on my 220 & 1000 grit stones that it has devoloped a convex shape that matches the concave of my sharpening stone, and doesn't work any longer. Is my only option to buy a diamond plate?

@KnifewearKnives

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, you do a lot of sharpening! This is one flaw of trying stones. I would suggest a diamond plate, or at the very least a new trying stone. The diamond plates are very much worth the investment though!

@ngiorgos

6 ай бұрын

You could grind the two concave stones together. That will make them both flat(-er). This is basically the idea behind the three plates method machinists use to make incredibly flat surfaces.

my 400 grit stone is on quite a bit of a slope when it was given to me by someone and they told me to flatten it down with a truing stone and i've spent proabably close to 2 hours working on it yet still hasn't flattened out anyone have any advice on how to flatten it out evenly

@bbsodjshsjsjsneueje

3 ай бұрын

Try buying some loose silicon carbide, get some 40grit and sprinkle on a concrete paving slab with water and grind away, it's very effective

@bbsodjshsjsjsneueje

3 ай бұрын

I see it's been 9 months, did you find a solution already?

If I'm not sharpening in a regular basis, just my home knives on my king stones kit (300,1000,4000,8000) do I need atoma flattening plate? And how much time it will be used until I need to change its diamond sheet? Thank you so much

@KnifewearKnives

11 ай бұрын

The Atoma will do an amazing job and keep them perfectly flat, but a regular trying stone is perfectly fine for at home work. The sheet will last years, probably decades!

If I need a diamond plate to true my stone, wouldn't it be better to sharpen directly on the plate?

@KnifewearKnives

7 ай бұрын

It depends! Many whetstones give us qualities that diamond stones.dont have, especially when it comes to polishing blades.

@floraly88

7 ай бұрын

@@KnifewearKnives What would those qualities be? Are you talking about diamond not being available in higher and finer grits?

@jjshane72

4 ай бұрын

​@@floraly88that would be contrast in polishing wide bevel clad knives. Diamond plates/stones will give you a very bright polish with zero contrast. Also most ppl don't like the feedback of sharpening on a diamond plate

Does my diamond plate need to be pre soaked?!

@KnifewearKnives

2 жыл бұрын

Not at all, just splash and go!

The question that bugs me is hiw to flatten the flattening stone...

@KnifewearKnives

3 ай бұрын

Good question! They tend to be quite hard and keep their flatness pretty well, but a flat concrete paver could be used to flatten it. The high end steel stones with diamond grit are super flat and stay flat!