Soldato
Does anyone have a recommendation on a whetstone, looking at a combination I guess, is something like a 1000/3000 going to be good enough?
I meant similar as to keeping an the correct angle and using the whole of the blade against the length of the steel.
Yeah I read that knife thread when it first went up. I'm willing to learn a new skill!
Okay. Fair enough. I'm not trying to be purposefully unhelpful - just pointing out my own experiences
Hopefully someone will be along shortly to recommend a decent whetstone for you.
If you go for a water stone you'll also need a course diamond stone to flatten the water stone from time to time. I prefer diamond stones to water stones, no messing about soaking them, they will never dip in the middle and pretty much last forever. DMT or Eze-lap make decent stones. Expensive, but they should last a lifetime.
Nobody has said you can, or that the kits are £50. They've said that it's easier to get a decent edge with a kit rather than learn how to use a whetstone effectively.