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How Fine Should My Stone Be When Sharpening A Knife?
Home » Kitchen » Sharpening A Knife » How Fine Should My Stone Be When Sharpening A Knife?The finer the stone, the more polished your edge will become. The more polished the edge, the better your edge will work for doing push-cut applications like shaving, whittling, peeling an apple or even skinning a deer. Your cut will also be more clean and precise with the polished edge.
The rougher the stone, the more the scratches in the edge function as micro-serrations. A rougher, more micro-serrated edge will work better for slicing-type applications like cutting through coarse rope and wood. The serrations present more edge surface area.
For utility work, such as cutting coarse materials, a medium stone with 300 to 400 grit is recommended. The medium stone will have pretty big micro-serrations.
A fine 600 grit stone is a very useful finishing stone, leaving enough micro-serrations for general utility work but still being very sharp.
An extra fine 1200 grit stone should start polishing the edge. This is also a good choice for a general utility finish, especially on a partially serrated blade, where the serrations can be used when the slightly polished main part of the blade becomes less effective.
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