Description
Set of three natural A Pedra Das Meigas BL-120 sharpening stones, 24x7x3 cm, supplied in a blister. For water sharpening.
Sharpening on these natural stones gives outstanding results, with perfectly graded grits. The kit is made up of the coarse-grinding (700), refining (1200) and polishing (4000, estimated) grits. Each stone is marked with the role it plays within the set. The stone sizes are ideal for sharpening knives, pocket knives and carpentry tools, in both carbon and stainless steels.
Always sharpen with water — never with oil.
These are natural stones and must be used wet, with water, never oil: oil would clog them and, over time, render them unusable.
How to use
Place the non-slip base on your workbench and the stone on top of it, then run the knife or cutting tool across the stone. The thickness of the stone keeps your handle and fingers clear as they glide over it.
Tip
To extend the life of the stones, use the edges for the coarsest work and then refine the edge more precisely on the flat faces.
Maintenance
Simply let the sharpening stones dry after use and store them in their original packaging.
Resurfacing the faces
Place a sheet of coarse-grit sandpaper (for example 40/60) on a flat surface and slide the stone over it, wet, with water.
A Pedra Das Meigas BL-120 sharpening-stone kit — specifications
Replacement stones for the BL-120 kit
Broke one of the stones in your kit? No problem — you can buy a single replacement stone:
Other A Pedra Das Meigas sharpening-stone sets
The perfect companion for your BL-120 set of 3 stones is the BL-121 coarse-grinding set of 2 stones.
Accessories for sharpening knives with stones
To sharpen more comfortably with your natural stones, we recommend the Wüsthof non-slip rubber base: its shape and size keep the work surface cleaner by collecting the water inside the base.
For flattening the stones, needed every so often, we stock the following flattening stones:
If you are new to sharpening with stones, you may want a guide for the first few times until you get the feel for holding the angle freehand:
Carlos (verified owner) –
Tras mucho buscar encontré estas piedras, recomendadas por varios afiladores profesionales. Me parecen excelentes, de muy buen tamaño y calidad. Y a un precio sin competencia.
Llegaron muy rápido tras su pedido.
Tras llevar un tiempo usándolas me parecen una compra excelente y muy recomendable
Julián (verified owner) –
Sin haber probado aún otras piedras, me están dando resultados muy buenos. Estoy aprendiendo a afilar a mano alzada y he conseguido, con paciencia y esfuerzo, obtener filos que afeitan.
Eso sí, la piedra de “vaciar” creo que es de grano muy alto. Para cuchillos muy “maltratados” (de familiares que me han prestado para afilar) he tenido que usar una placa que tengo de grano mucho más bajo (400) porque a partir de la de 700 no conseguía resultados.
Alan de Cuchillalia (verified owner) –
Hola Julián:
La piedra de 700 tiene un grano adecuado para cuchillos que necesiten un mantenimiento desde hace tiempo, pero si el cuchillo está demasiado mal, hace falta unas piedras con granos mayores (cifras más bajas) como las del kit BL-121, que es la adecuada para eso.
Espero haberte ayudado.
Un saludo y gracias por compartir.