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DMT®'s Dia-Paste Diamond Compound
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John,
go to www.taunton.com/fww there is a video there by a tester who tried out a bunch of sharpening stones and rigs for woodworking tools, and she found that diamond paste used after Norton waterstones (usign an angle jig, of course) produced the best edge. I don't think she used DMT paste, but I think the vid would be interesting to you. If your local library has Fine Woodworking magazine, check back a few months (maybe 5?) and you can read the long and detailed article.
go to www.taunton.com/fww there is a video there by a tester who tried out a bunch of sharpening stones and rigs for woodworking tools, and she found that diamond paste used after Norton waterstones (usign an angle jig, of course) produced the best edge. I don't think she used DMT paste, but I think the vid would be interesting to you. If your local library has Fine Woodworking magazine, check back a few months (maybe 5?) and you can read the long and detailed article.
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knifecenter.com has it... but it seems pricey for what it is... wouldn't some fine sandpaper, some flitz and a few extra minutes do just as well?
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Crayola,
I could not get you link to work, but I think I have seen what you are talking about before.
MelancholyMutt,
I'm not sure if Dia-paste would work just as well as some fine sandpaper, some flitz and a few extra minutes.
I have never used Dia-paste. This is why I asked
I am going to load a stropp with some flitz today and give that a try. Will I still know if it works as good as Dia-paste when I am done? No.
The dmt hones and razor edge items I use now work great for putting a edge on a knife. Even though I have what I need to put a very good edge on my knives now I still like to try new things. I'm not sure why.
It's like having one knife that works fine for cutting anything and everything that you would ever cut, but then you see or read on BF about a "better" knife and you have to try it. Why, will it cut better, hold a edge better?
I could not get you link to work, but I think I have seen what you are talking about before.
MelancholyMutt,
I'm not sure if Dia-paste would work just as well as some fine sandpaper, some flitz and a few extra minutes.
I have never used Dia-paste. This is why I asked
I am going to load a stropp with some flitz today and give that a try. Will I still know if it works as good as Dia-paste when I am done? No.
The dmt hones and razor edge items I use now work great for putting a edge on a knife. Even though I have what I need to put a very good edge on my knives now I still like to try new things. I'm not sure why.
It's like having one knife that works fine for cutting anything and everything that you would ever cut, but then you see or read on BF about a "better" knife and you have to try it. Why, will it cut better, hold a edge better?
MelancholyMutt
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I would not suggest that you load a strop with flitz... it's just going to dry up and rub off...
I was under the impression that the dia-paste is used like flitz.
As for the sandpaper, I use 1500 grit for final edge polishing and then some Maas or Flitz.
I was under the impression that the dia-paste is used like flitz.
As for the sandpaper, I use 1500 grit for final edge polishing and then some Maas or Flitz.
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I am a woodworker, and have tried diamond paste to put a final polish on chisels and plane blades. I use the solvent/thinner made for the stuff, and spread it out a bit on pieces of flat, hard maple. You just hone with it, just like on a strop, using a trailing stroke.
It really works to give you a very fine, polished edge. However, for most purposes, I still just finish up my sharpening of woodworking tools on a 6000 or 8000 grit waterstone, or strop/buff with fine green chromium oxide polishing compound. To me, it's not worth the extra effort to use the diamond paste. And for knife sharpening, while it might give you the finest, most polished edge you've ever achieved, it wouldn't cut as well, for most purposes, as a coarser, toothier edge.
I got my paste and thinner from Graves Company, at (800) 327-9103. You can also buy it from lapidary supply houses, as well as industrial supply houses like MSC, I believe.
There is an article about the stuff in Wooden Boat Magazine, January/February 2001, by the same woman boatbuilder who made the video mentioned above. The article is a good one, though I haven't seen the video.
It really works to give you a very fine, polished edge. However, for most purposes, I still just finish up my sharpening of woodworking tools on a 6000 or 8000 grit waterstone, or strop/buff with fine green chromium oxide polishing compound. To me, it's not worth the extra effort to use the diamond paste. And for knife sharpening, while it might give you the finest, most polished edge you've ever achieved, it wouldn't cut as well, for most purposes, as a coarser, toothier edge.
I got my paste and thinner from Graves Company, at (800) 327-9103. You can also buy it from lapidary supply houses, as well as industrial supply houses like MSC, I believe.
There is an article about the stuff in Wooden Boat Magazine, January/February 2001, by the same woman boatbuilder who made the video mentioned above. The article is a good one, though I haven't seen the video.