Stone Progression

[egolan]

Hi folks -

Relatively new to sharpening by hand, though I have done a couple rounds.
I use three stones.
- 800 Grit Chosera
- 3K Grit Chosera
- 8K Suehiro

Curious if this is a sufficient progression for basic sharpening.

Second question: I practiced at first on some cheaper knives and noticed marks on the blade. Presume this means my angle was too low?

Thanks!

[Ourorboros]

Yes, though you should do most of your learning on the mid grit stone - the Chosera 800. You will eventually need to add a coarser stone for bevel thinning.
And scratching your blades does mean you have some extra motion somewhere. Happens to a lot of people. It doesn't mean you chose too low of an angle for your edge.

[egolan]

Extra motion?

[lsboogy]

I get a bit of cloud on blades at times - nothing wrong with it. If you don't like it use a hard stone - a muddy stone tends to do this to some of my knives

[yg420]

Extra motion?

Could mean you have a slight wobble

[Ut_ron]

Extra motion?

I put a couple of scratches on a blade as I was switching sides a accidentally hit the stone. Doesn’t take much to scratch the blade.

[old onion]

I found you have to hold your tongue just right to keep from scratching your blade.