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Diamond bench stones
- Thread starter akadave2
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I've heard very good things about the finer grit atomas. Apparently they don't have the issue inconsistent grit that non broken in DMTs can have.
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the 10" DMT duosharps are 4" wide.
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As a starter, the 8" DMT Duo-Sharp in Coarse/Fine (blue/red) is very versatile. A lot can be done in just those two grits; the larger surface area makes a huge difference for re-bevelling or other heavy grinding on most blades. And either grit by itself can leave a great working edge for most uses, followed just by stropping. There's an accessory base/holder for the Duo-Sharp bench hones that works very well; it's adustable for either of the 8" or 10" Duo-Sharps.
David
David
I'm likely to get disagreement on this, but what the heck.
When shopping for diamond stones, I followed the advice of a former member here, Vasili. Before Atoma was well known, DMT was the only game in town. He liked the Diasharp line because it's continuous surface without the plastic interruptions. That being said, the Duosharp line seems like a very good value because of the two sided, two grit plates. I've been told they cut plenty fast... some even say faster than the diasharps. Either way, they seem to be a good product; I'd only be worried about digging in the point of very pointy blades.
Here's the controversial part: Vasili always said you didn't need all the grits in DMT and that skipping one in between yielded a perfectly fine finish. His progression was XXC, C, EF. I bought those plates in 8x3 diasharp and have been using them for a while with seemingly quite good results. The EF plate isn't nearly as fine as you might think, but it seems to work fine and does NOT seem to leave behind the scratch pattern from the C or the XXC.
Do you need the XXC? Honestly, it's my favorite of the 3 plates. It cuts like a demon. It's amazing. If you need to reprofile blades or quickly sharpen very dull or damaged blades, it is THE ticket.
Brian.
When shopping for diamond stones, I followed the advice of a former member here, Vasili. Before Atoma was well known, DMT was the only game in town. He liked the Diasharp line because it's continuous surface without the plastic interruptions. That being said, the Duosharp line seems like a very good value because of the two sided, two grit plates. I've been told they cut plenty fast... some even say faster than the diasharps. Either way, they seem to be a good product; I'd only be worried about digging in the point of very pointy blades.
Here's the controversial part: Vasili always said you didn't need all the grits in DMT and that skipping one in between yielded a perfectly fine finish. His progression was XXC, C, EF. I bought those plates in 8x3 diasharp and have been using them for a while with seemingly quite good results. The EF plate isn't nearly as fine as you might think, but it seems to work fine and does NOT seem to leave behind the scratch pattern from the C or the XXC.
Do you need the XXC? Honestly, it's my favorite of the 3 plates. It cuts like a demon. It's amazing. If you need to reprofile blades or quickly sharpen very dull or damaged blades, it is THE ticket.
Brian.
I seen that but have to wonder if those would be too small for any knives bigger than a SAK or a folder with a blade bigger than 3 to 3 1/2 inches!
The 6x2's will sharpen a Military. I have about 6 of them. They are great.