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Got some of that 0.7 micron boron carbide ceramic powder the other day. Sent some to QuietOneD, Steeldriver, and BillL as they were curious to how it'd work and they chipped in. Finally put it on two strops tonight.
First off:
A little goes a long way. I wouldn't be surprized if there's more abrasive in a half-teaspoon of that stuff (which is entirely abrasive and you must mix with the goop of your choice) than in a 5 gram syringe of diamond paste. With three pinches, I've totally saturated two strops and made a mess on the work table.
Secondly:
It readily mixes with mineral oil to form a sludgy paste that will evenly coat anything. Might even put it on the cat's tail to keep from having to go down to the basement if she wakes me up for turkey tonight.
Third:
I don't know. On the small strop, it put a brilliant edge on a Spyderco brand Dodo folding pocket knife that was already fairly sharp. On the wide strop, it turned the coarse-edged but massively sharp Victorinox Tinker into a smooth-edged but massively sharp knife. Nice, but that can be done with most every abrasive.
Will strop more knives with S30V as they dull and report back. So far, not enough data to be impressed, but the promise is there.
First off:
A little goes a long way. I wouldn't be surprized if there's more abrasive in a half-teaspoon of that stuff (which is entirely abrasive and you must mix with the goop of your choice) than in a 5 gram syringe of diamond paste. With three pinches, I've totally saturated two strops and made a mess on the work table.
Secondly:
It readily mixes with mineral oil to form a sludgy paste that will evenly coat anything. Might even put it on the cat's tail to keep from having to go down to the basement if she wakes me up for turkey tonight.
Third:
I don't know. On the small strop, it put a brilliant edge on a Spyderco brand Dodo folding pocket knife that was already fairly sharp. On the wide strop, it turned the coarse-edged but massively sharp Victorinox Tinker into a smooth-edged but massively sharp knife. Nice, but that can be done with most every abrasive.
Will strop more knives with S30V as they dull and report back. So far, not enough data to be impressed, but the promise is there.