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1 inch diameter ceramic rod?

Here's one listed at knifecenter (they're a BF member dealer); 16" overall w/wood handle, and 1" diameter white ceramic (pretty much all 'white' ceramics will generally be a 'fine' grit or finer):

http://www.knifecenter.com/item/AC4...pening-Superstick-Wood-Handle-16-inch-Overall
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David
 
I've got one of those. Found it at a gun show years ago. I now use it in the kitchen for "steeling". It seems to keep the kitchen blades cutting for much longer than not using it. If I had to guess I'd say it's something like the spyderco medium (grey), or *maybe* slightly finer. Hard to say without more formal testing. It's pretty heavy; probably 3x the weight of a normal butcher's steel.

Brian.
 
I have one of those too. I'd agree that it's got more of a "medium" feel, despite the white color. It could just be that the surface isn't as smooth as, say, the smaller Lansky white rods, though. In any case, it's not super aggressive or anything, it just feels a bit coarser than the white Lansky ones. That's the only 1" diameter ceramic I've ever seen.

Btw, it also works great for sharpening recurves with some wet/dry sandpaper taped around it. :thumbup:
 
If you are just looking for more real estate, Smiths has a 9" oval rod that works really good.
 
G. Scott H. said:
I have one of those too. I'd agree that it's got more of a "medium" feel, despite the white color. It could just be that the surface isn't as smooth as, say, the smaller Lansky white rods, though. In any case, it's not super aggressive or anything, it just feels a bit coarser than the white Lansky ones. That's the only 1" diameter ceramic I've ever seen.

Btw, it also works great for sharpening recurves with some wet/dry sandpaper taped around it. :thumbup:
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That's what I've noticed in the larger rod-type ceramics; especially the white ones. They're not necessarily more aggressive than any other white/fine ceramic, but they're often 'bumpier' than similarly-rated ceramics of better quality (such as Spyderco). That's more an issue of surface finish and quality control, as opposed to the real working (effective) grit rating. They're cheaply made, and therefore can't really be expected to be of top-notch quality. Cheap ceramics are hit-or-miss; sometimes you can get lucky in finding a good one.

I'm of the same mind also, in using the larger rod as a hard backing for wet/dry sandpaper. That's what appeals to me the most about these larger ones.


David
 
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