DMT 3 sides steel

[samuraistuart]

Greetings, gentlemen. My first post in the "MT&E" subforum. I would like to purchase a high quality knife steel, and during my research came across an article on ZKnives about a DMT 3 sided diamond and ceramic steel. IIRC.....it was made by DMT, had three sides, a red fine, a green ultra fine, and a ceramic super duper ultra fine. I have searched online high and low for that thing....and I cannot find it. Is it a discontinued item that has just vanished?

If that is the case....I'll probably go with a DMT ceramic steel (all ceramic no diamond). I think they offer one that is over 2000 grit. While I do have a nice set of 8" DMT stones and a ceramic stone....it would be nice to have a better steel, for quick tune ups, rather than dragging out the stones and strops. The old Chicago Cutlery steel I have does it's job....but would like to upgrade. (I really don't need the two diamond surfaces on the 3 sided DMT steel, only the ceramic, but it would be nice to have them there if needed. Apparently the corners on the 3 sided steel are different radii, for different sized serration patterns!)

Your comments are much appreciated!!!!

 

[buckman110]

I have an ultra fine jewel stick. That thing will put a nice edge on one quick!

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I have one of the DMT three-sided diamond & ceramic sharpening rods. It's as you described, though I believe it's a Coarse (blue/45µ) and Fine (red/25µ) diamond, along with the ceramic and the differing radii on each 'corner' of the rod. It's maybe the ONE product from DMT that disappointed me. The diamond surfaces are relatively small, as the rod itself is bigger and would accomodate more of it. And the ceramic was inconsistent in finish, meaning it had some annoying bumps on it. I've almost never used it. It's too bad, because the combination overall, and especially the inclusion of the different-sized radii for serrations was a great idea in concept; just poor execution, as I see it. Maybe that's why vendors may not be carrying it anymore, I don't know.

At the moment, mine is buried away somewhere; went to look at it again, but couldn't immediately find it. I may have to sniff it out and dig it up again, and see if it's as 'bad' as I remember it. Sometimes these impressions change for the better over time, with a little more 'experience' in the hands. I have a lot of old 'worthless' sharpening gear that has somehow, magically managed to start working well, after some time.


David