Diamond stone set recommendations?

Razor said:
Where is the best place to buy diamond stones?
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Just about every knife retailer on the internet carries them, as does every woodworking retailer (for chisels). And the overwhelmingly huge internet store if you must.
There is a store specifically for Sharpening Supplies that is the only place I know of that has a set of 2 double sided 2'x6" DMT stones in a wood case.
 
tommytman said:
Thanks !
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Let me qualify that by saying I don't own DMT, DMD, Atoma, etc. So I am in no way saying they aren't good products or that the Ultra Sharp are better products.

I'm just saying that when I went looking for diamond bench stones on a budget, these were recommended and have done well for me. My 300 had a little hitch when new. Like one specific diamond that stuck up a smidge higher than the rest of the plate and I'd feel the catch if I hit it just right. But after a few uses it disappeared.

I don't use these a ton so can't really talk to longevity.
 
Eli Chaps said:
I'm just saying that when I went looking for diamond bench stones on a budget, these were recommended and have done well for me. My 300 had a little hitch when new. Like one specific diamond that stuck up a smidge higher than the rest of the plate and I'd feel the catch if I hit it just right. But after a few uses it disappeared.
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Every one of my DMT plates did the same. The higher the grit, the less noticeable it was. However, now that they're broken in, they're great.
 
tommytman said:
Are these any good? Price seems to good to be....
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These are the most durable diamond plates I have used. Barkeepers Friend cleans them like new and even along the edges they hold onto the diamond very well. They need an XC to go with, but for the $ are a solid value.
 
TRfromMT said:
I got set up with Venev 240/400 and 800/1200 1"x6" dual sided stones. I'll be going back for the 80/150 stone soon. The 240 isn't quite aggressive enough for reprofiling, and I don't often want the mirror polish the 1200 achieves, but these 3 dual stones for right around $100 is a heck of a deal.
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Do you use them freehand or on a guided system?
 
pnwArn89 said:
Do you use them freehand or on a guided system?
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Freehand. I actually sold my wicked edge. I started enjoying freehand sharpening and got to the point I just never bothered with the w.e. any more and sold it. I was using the rods from a Sharpmaker kit and decided to upgrade to diamond stones. I just added the 80/150 grit stone and, man does it grind off metal.
 
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