Waterstones

[Two Socks]

After some years messing around with slabs of wood and wet&dry I am looking into getting me some waterstones to get the job done a little faster. Knowing very little about stones, however, I quickly found myself lost when it comes to what grids I am after. I found a set with 2 stones 240/800 and 2000/5000. That seems like an awfully big gap between them compared to how I`d do it with wet&dry. Are grits measured differently on stones and paper? And what do I 'need' for getting well used blades up to a polished edge?

Thanks.

ps. Not sure if this is the place for this thread.

 

[Baggy]

Hiya

I use a 1000/6000 and it is brilliant

http://www.axminster.co.uk/ice-bear-japanese-combination-waterstones-prod22468/

 

[Dave]

I use a 1200/6000 japanese king waterstone.
And occasionally an 800 king waterstone when I get little chips on my edge.
[These are the three which Ray Mears recommends in his book Bushcraft.]
And a piece of veg tan leather glued to a plank of pine as a strop.

 

[Baggy]

Oh and I really like these stropping compounds

http://www.nicwestermann.co.uk/sharpening/cat_9.html

 

[v8mule]

i use a ice bear 800 for to sort out any chips before a 1600 then a 6000
Axminster tools sell a full kit including a Nagura stone and none-skid holder or water ponds

ian

 

[Corso]

I get good results with the set Shep sells

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99834

 

[Two Socks]

thanks for the replies guys.
So 6000 for finishing seems to be the norm? I found an affordable set on my side of the pond that goes up to 5000. I suppose that is 'good enough'?
http://www.knivesandtools.nl/nl/pt/-eden-quality-slijppakket-driedelig.htm

 

[fishfish]

i buy all my books there.