Work stations, How are you set ?
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Work stations, How are you set ?
Curious to see how others have set their stations. I've made a home made sink bridge from some double sided shallow unistrut from work and have added a led desk lamp. I'm not totally finished with the way the strut locks the stone in place, steel braces directly against the stones and that doesn't seem to be ideal.
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I have gone through a lot of setups but unless I am doing some serious work on a knife I just throw a rubber sponge holder on my cutting board and clean up the edge. If I am going to do a full on progression or a thinning I will use basically half a sheet pan on top of some shelf liner with a suehiro stone holder in the middle. I simply use a water bottle to apply water to splash and go stones. If I am using soaking stones I use a totally different setup and go with a cambro pan with a suehiro stone bridge and holder over it. Just like what Jon B. uses in his videos.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
Why not just set a stone holder on the strut? That's what I do with the homemade sink bridge I use.Seattle_Ben wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 11:17 am ...I'm not totally finished with the way the strut locks the stone in place, steel braces directly against the stones and that doesn't seem to be ideal.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
Sink bridge is made of 2x4 I had around - notched on one end built up on the other so it’s level, coated it with home made board beeswax oil mix so it does not really absorb water. I put small foam pads between wood and counter, sink edge (both are soapstone which can be a bit soft. When I sharpen I just place a stone holder on top - does not go anywhere. Mystery to me why you would buy a comer so bridge or pond, but obviously others find value there.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
Are you talking about a sharpening station at work, or a home sharpening station.
When in pro kitchens I would just drop a bar towel on the prep table, turn over a 4 inch 1/3 pan and put another bar towel on top. Easy.
At home I just have a Cambro with a lid, I keep my soakers inside and just the shapton stone holder on top.
When in pro kitchens I would just drop a bar towel on the prep table, turn over a 4 inch 1/3 pan and put another bar towel on top. Easy.
At home I just have a Cambro with a lid, I keep my soakers inside and just the shapton stone holder on top.
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When at the sink I use a suehiro bridge with a stone holder. When I'm in my garage, my table is too low so I set my stone holder on top of a 4x4 piece of wood that I have sanded and oiled.
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Check out most of my youtube videos demonstrating sharoening techniques and you can see my setup, made using pkastic cutting biard material. I needed a setup for very large and small stones where I can use as much or as little water as necessary.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
Hey Ken
Besides for the obvious, what are the differences between all of those Aotos?
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"Hey Ken
Besides for the obvious, what are the differences between all of those Aotos?"
Well, actually Aotos are a group of stones, so there are several specific aoto stones. Even within a given type, there is variation in terms of hardness, fineness. Some are borderline aotos, depending on who you ask. It can get confusing.
The most common and the ones I suggest most often are Aono Aotos. The ones I ignore are synthetic aoto stones. Some of the more common stones include Monzen (Monzento) Saiechi and Wachi Aoto. Some of the reports I've seen will refer to a particular stone's characteristics inaccurately, but this is understandable as it may be the only one they have
I often recommend these stones as a means of getting past the [suppossed] 2k limit of synthetics on many knives as they tend to give an edge that is both toothy and a great cutter. Some have unique properties. So for instance Monzen - a pretty muddy stone is highly prized by Japanese butchers as it has the interesting property of absorbing the fat out of a heavily used butcher's knife, yielding a particularly nice edge. I have a friend who actually uses the mud from the stone to make soap!. Yields a strongly hydroscopic soap for after a long day of butchering
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Besides for the obvious, what are the differences between all of those Aotos?"
Well, actually Aotos are a group of stones, so there are several specific aoto stones. Even within a given type, there is variation in terms of hardness, fineness. Some are borderline aotos, depending on who you ask. It can get confusing.
The most common and the ones I suggest most often are Aono Aotos. The ones I ignore are synthetic aoto stones. Some of the more common stones include Monzen (Monzento) Saiechi and Wachi Aoto. Some of the reports I've seen will refer to a particular stone's characteristics inaccurately, but this is understandable as it may be the only one they have
I often recommend these stones as a means of getting past the [suppossed] 2k limit of synthetics on many knives as they tend to give an edge that is both toothy and a great cutter. Some have unique properties. So for instance Monzen - a pretty muddy stone is highly prized by Japanese butchers as it has the interesting property of absorbing the fat out of a heavily used butcher's knife, yielding a particularly nice edge. I have a friend who actually uses the mud from the stone to make soap!. Yields a strongly hydroscopic soap for after a long day of butchering
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Here's a wachi aoto just for reference (hard to come by):
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
I just made this one today. I might replace the wood with a piece of aluminum flat stock.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
Kenken123 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:55 am "Hey Ken
Besides for the obvious, what are the differences between all of those Aotos?"
Well, actually Aotos are a group of stones, so there are several specific aoto stones. Even within a given type, there is variation in terms of hardness, fineness. Some are borderline aotos, depending on who you ask. It can get confusing.
The most common and the ones I suggest most often are Aono Aotos. The ones I ignore are synthetic aoto stones. Some of the more common stones include Monzen (Monzento) Saiechi and Wachi Aoto. Some of the reports I've seen will refer to a particular stone's characteristics inaccurately, but this is understandable as it may be the only one they have
I often recommend these stones as a means of getting past the [suppossed] 2k limit of synthetics on many knives as they tend to give an edge that is both toothy and a great cutter. Some have unique properties. So for instance Monzen - a pretty muddy stone is highly prized by Japanese butchers as it has the interesting property of absorbing the fat out of a heavily used butcher's knife, yielding a particularly nice edge. I have a friend who actually uses the mud from the stone to make soap!. Yields a strongly hydroscopic soap for after a long day of butchering
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Sorry, I was referring specifically to the four you have in the photo on this post, not generally over all Aoto stones.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
So is it normal then for some to come with no stickers, others to come with some stickers and the placement of the stickers to be different? What is the reason for this?
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No idea for the reason behind it but loads of aoto come without stickers or stamps. Some of the better ones I have played with came this way. No idea where they came from or what type of aoto they are either. It happens. Same with some unknown Awase-to too.
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Re: Work stations, How are you set ?
Shelf liner (the semi grabby stuff)
Under a sheet tray
Stone holder in the sheet tray
Them a spray bottle and a couple corks and rags
Under a sheet tray
Stone holder in the sheet tray
Them a spray bottle and a couple corks and rags