Opinions about King 1000 Grit Whetstone with Plastic Base

[gonzo4str8rzrs]

The king 1000 grit whetstone with plastic base, It's inexpensive, would this be a good bevel setting stone? Not too sure on how many razors I will hone in my life yet, and don't want to spend a fortune just to get started. I then was thinking a 6000 grit whetstone by them also. For finishing, I think I will using a lapping film setup. Looking forward to your responses.
Thanks

 

[Proinsias]

It does the job. I've been using a King 1k/6k as my sharpening workhorse for years and not felt the need to upgrade, having said that the 6k side doesn't get used much these days, I tend to go from 1k to natural stones.

 

[gonzo4str8rzrs]

It does the job. I've been using a King 1k/6k as my sharpening workhorse for years and not felt the need to upgrade, having said that the 6k side doesn't get used much these days, I tend to go from 1k to natural stones.

What natural stones would you recommend? I am thinking the lapping film to finish and polish with.

 

[Proinsias]

I usually go to a coticule, never tried lapping film.

 

[Chaloney]

Lapping film is very easy to learn on. If I was starting from scratch and wanted to limit the budget, I'd go with either all film--12,15,or 30 for bevel setting, then 9,3,1 or 5,3,1. Some have had negative experiences with the 5 micron film. I haven't had any problems with it but I also haven't left it out yet. The other option is to get a 1200 grit diamond plate or the king 1k for bevel setting. I don't have either but I've heard good things about both. The only negative I've heard about the king is that it needs lapping more often than its competitors (other 1k synthetic stones). My own personal aversion to synthetic stones is the time they need to spend soaking before they can be used--I want to be able to get set up and go, so I will eventually be getting a 1k-ish diamond plate of some kind.

 

[Proinsias]

Yeah, the King does benefit from a good soaking and frequent lapping.

My own personal aversion to synthetic stones is the time they need to spend soaking before they can be used--I want to be able to get set up and go, so I will eventually be getting a 1k-ish diamond plate of some kind.

I've not used any but from what I gather there are a few options for splash and go synthetic stones. Superstones, Shapton pro's & glass.....Chosera's seem to be a ymmv.

 

[Acmemfg]

I had a King 1k. Decent entry level stone and certainly got the job done. Only had to lap it a couple times but then I wasn't honing 10 razors a week on it either. It was replaced with a Naniwa Superstone 1k. For me, better for many reasons; the key one would be not having to soak it. Often I will pick up a razor to work on it in kind of a spur of the moment vibe. That doesn't work well with the King which requires a good 20 minute soak (or I'm told you can keep it submerged 24/7 but I don't want to do that). The SS is a splash and go.

The King seems to cut quicker than the SS; it is surely a lot softer rock. I'm into day 2 of setting a bevel on a GD 66. It's coming along but gets tedious. Just for the sake of experimentation, I backed off the Naniwa after a few hundred swipes and switched to a slurried BBW. Nice surprise. Bevel is quite close to set and is a LOT smoother than anything accomplished with either of the aforementioned 1k stones. I am NOT suggesting using a BBW to set a bevel from the get-go, but it's looking like it may be a good idea here.

 

[Disburden]

It is fine for setting a bevel.

 

[gonzo4str8rzrs]

Thanks everyone. To get started, I may start with lapping film going from 12 5 3 1 micron approach