A Pedra Das Meigas BL-121 Coarse & Medium Grinding Stones 24x7x2.8 cm

Description

Set of two natural A Pedra Das Meigas BL-121 coarse-grinding stones, 24x7x2.8 cm, for water sharpening, presented in a smart red box with a non-slip base.

The coarse-grinding stone is used first: a few passes remove a lot of metal thanks to its strong bite. The medium-grinding stone then refines that work and perfects the hollow-grind, leaving it ready for maintenance with the BL-120 kit stones (700/1200/4000 grits). This BL-121 kit is the perfect complement to the BL-120 kit.

BL-121 kit contents

The kit comes in a smart cardboard box for easy storage and contains the two stones (coarse and medium grinding) plus a non-slip mat that acts as a base during sharpening, helping to hold the stone in place.

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-121 stone kit — specifications

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: