Knife sharpening stones, and what to buy first, so you don't waste money as a beginner freehand knife sharpener. Watch this before you buy your first sharpening stone!
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S SATC 400/1000 grit stone⬇️
https://amzn.to/4bq6st0
best CHEAP diamond stone⬆️

Made in USA coarse diamond stone DMT extra coarse⬇️
https://amzn.to/3OEdMHY

Link to strop video⬇️
   • What Does a Strop Actually do? Everyt...  

Diamond compound I recommend ⬇️
https://amzn.to/497Dcpj
Look for 6-12 micron

1000 grit stones in video⬇️
Shapton Kuromaku 1000 https://amzn.to/3Uuy2zo
Shapton Glass stone 1000 https://amzn.to/3OErZ7B
DMT Fine https://amzn.to/3ODdaCa

2000 grit shapton kuromaku⬇️
https://amzn.to/3HTGaSj

Naniwa resin bonded 1000 grit diamond⬇️
https://amzn.to/3T3Gogp

5000 Shapton kuromaku⬇️
https://amzn.to/488aLGt

General shapton page if you one of the links don't work or is out of stock⬇️
https://amzn.to/3uE8u8h

Knives in video⬇️
Current every day carry⬇️
https://amzn.to/4bxipx0

s110v knife⬇️ (love this knife as well)
https://amzn.to/3SRdhN5

A good budget knife (I carried this for almost 10 years)
https://amzn.to/3ulAbmr
Ive tested a bunch of these, and they usually come in at around 60 hrc (ive never tested one below that)

VIDEO LINKS⬇️
STROP VIDEO    • What Does a Strop Actually do? Everyt...  
S SATC diamond stone review    • S SATC Diamond Sharpening Stone Revie...  
Shapton kuromaku 1000 review    • The Best VALUE Sharpening Stone 2023?...  
Shapton kuromaku 1000-5000 review    • These Sharpening Stones Are On Anothe...  
How to sharpen a knife in about 5 minutes    • How To Sharpen A Knife In About 5 Min...  

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As an affiliate, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases, at no additional cost to you. I bought everything in this video with my own money, and am free to link to anything I want.
Recommendations, comments, and criticisms, are based on personal experience with products. At this time, (time of video upload, subject to change) I am NOT sponsored by any company.
Thanks


Chapters:
00:00 INTRO / DISCLAIMER
00:36 FIRST thing you need to buy MOST IMPORTANT!
02:57 SECOND thing you need to buy ALSO MOST IMPORTANT!
04:34 THIRD thing you need to buy - This is luxury at this point
06:59 FOURTH thing you need to buy - ULTRA LUXURY
11:13 Recap of EXACTLY what you need as a beginner