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Genuine question - how are 800 grit whetstones that cost ££££ and 800 grit whetstones that cost £ different?
More durable? Does that matter if they last you 2 years instead of 10?
More consistent grit size, ergo faster to sharpen? How much faster?
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No idea. But they do need looking after and re-flattening from time to time - depending on how much you use them.
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Genuine question - how are 800 grit whetstones that cost ££££ and 800 grit whetstones that cost £ different?
The cheap ones are priced to provide a living for Chinese workers and the expensive ones are priced to maintain an artisan class in Japan.
JurekB
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On the subject of whetstones, my stones are really cheap. Given that technique seems to be the main indicator for success with whetstone sharpening and i'm still very much learning the ropes, could I expect better results if I bought some better whetstones in the future?
I'm quite happy to get some practice in with these stones but I was wondering whether I would get better results with better stones when i've improved my technique.