Lansky Turnbox for maintenance
I have Lansky Turnbox, Sharpmaker X2, Lansky 3 X2 stone plus I added ceramic, serrated, strop, and I forget the other stone. I also have Diamond plates, 400/800/1000/3000/6000 whet stones, I have straight razor stones, Diamond rod, strops with all kinds of compounds and diamond spray. Hmm, I have Arkansas stones, some oil stones and a few other things. If you are removing damage I like diamonds. I also use the Lansky or my whetstones. Chips and such is what I'm talking. If you are just honing a blade then a Lansky Turnbox is fine. Same goes for Sypderco Sharpmaker. Lansky is less expensive. Your budget will dictate which one to go for. I think most who will just keep up with an edge can get away with either Lansky or Spyderco plus add a leather strop and you should be good to go. If you ever have to fix damage or re establish a bevel you'll need your whet stones.Also depends on your blade steel as to which will work best.I really enjoy sharpening so all are my favorite tools to work with. My blades are all hair popping sharp so all I honesty do is strop to keep them that way. Maybe run them on a ceramic rod and call it good. I buy a lot of abused knives so I got extra gear to handle that. Sorry if I made matters more confusing.
So you kinda hit the nail on the head. I am buying used Leatherman’s and some blades. I am noticing some damage that I will need to whet stone out I think. This on both straight edged and serrated.So if you were going to go out tomorrow and buy the right things to correct some blade damage and then put a nice edge on them, what would you suggest? My blades I treat pretty well, but I am finding these others I am getting are sometimes somewhat abused.
Happy to help. Water stones over oil is my preference. A good soak before use and you'll be set. Many come with a flattening stone which is nice. Don't break the budget on them. If I recall correctly I spent less than $25 for mine. Of course there are very expensive ones but really not needed. I'd spend the extra cash on diamond if you get into tougher or powder steels. DMT is a good brand but again you can get some really nice budget ones. Thats another convo tho if you decide to go that route.
Yea, I ended up getting a set of 400/1000/3000/8000 stones on sale along with the Turnbox for like $60. I will start there and see how I do.