diamond compound!

blanex1 · May 12, 2016

hi,i'm looking for the best diamond compound/paste on the market! i have been using DMT dia-paste that seems to do o-kay!but maybe i could do better! as i really like stropping on leather with this stuff,if you could give some ideas on some other brands to try out! that would help,thank you.

bflying · May 12, 2016

Try the CBN Emulsions from KMESharp. The DMT that I have tried stays kind of sticky and is just weird. The CBN dries out with a nice even abrasive layer. So far my favorite. The bottles look tiny, but they go a long way. On one of my typical paddle strops, I use about 10-12 drops to prep new leather. Then just a drop or two every so often...usually many dozens of knives in between. EdgePro or KME mounted leather are much smaller, and use even less.

MT Damascus · May 12, 2016

bflying said:
Try the CBN Emulsions from KMESharp. The DMT that I have tried stays kind of sticky and is just weird. The CBN dries out with a nice even abrasive layer.

I have the same experience, the DMT stays tacky and doesn't feel right. I use CBN(Bark River I think) and have great results.

Jason B. · May 12, 2016

DMT compounds work better on balsa or harder woods... not very good on leather IMO.

Ken's CBN sprays are very good in my experience.

bgentry · May 12, 2016

Ken Schwartz sells a line of diamond compound bars. Kind of like green or black compound, but with diamond. Here's a video of his showing one of them in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-nuwwPtpg

Ken also sells all manner of diamond and CBN sprays and emulsions. The emulsions seem like the best thing for strops if that's your targeted use.

Brian.

Cyber_Demigod · May 12, 2016

Here is a great site that sells Diamond Suspended emulsions and strops to go with them!

http://kmesharp.com/cbnemulsions.html

Ok I Fixed it, that is the proper page on that website. Great diamond drops, goes a long way really........ You need a strop for each seperate micron level or you will have mixed grits and it just won't work as intended. They sell packages I think of a strop for each emulsion.

Before you got to levels that fine, you could also get even more strops and use some of these

http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Lappi..._UL250_SR170,250_&refRID=051JCCBDS64BXZCZ5FR4

To get a really good sytstem, with less gaps in between grits so you get a much better polish really.

blanex1 · May 12, 2016

thanks so much guys,lots of grate ideas hear..

dalefuller · May 13, 2016

Jason B. said:
DMT compounds work better on balsa or harder woods... not very good on leather IMO.

Ken's CBN sprays are very good in my experience.

I agree. Both of these have been my experience as well. I used DMT .5 micron diamond paste on a HandAmerica balsa strop with good results. The leather strops get CBN spray used on them and it's giving good results so far. I use the CBN on a two sided strop from Sharpening Supplies.com. I put it on the rougher side and use the smooth side bare for finishing up. Does very well on steels from 1095 to CPM 3V.