Joe Talmadge: Spyderco Diamond Sleeves

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In Joe's Sharpening FAQ he mentions, "One Spyderco Tri-angle sharpmaker model also has diamond sleeves that fit over the sticks and function as a coarser hone." I'd like to buy the diamond sleeves and haven't been able to find them. Does anyone know where they are sold?

Thanks,
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[MNH]

Diamond sleeves are not currently available. The last I knew Spyderco was trying to get them back into production, but were having some technical difficulties. They are coming, we just don't know when.

If you have a flat thin diamond stone and a sharpmaker, try leaning the diamond stone against the ceramic stone and working it that way. It isn't ideal, but it works.


Mike

 

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Thank you Mike.

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[Joe Talmadge]

I tend to lay my 6"x2" DMT diamond hone against the spyderco stone. And I don't fool around anymore, I often start with the x-coarse, which will take off a lot of metal incredibly fast.

 

[Mundele]

Hmmm... I was thinking of getting a DMT stone for that very purpose. I'm glad to hear that that method works. Rebeveling a knife with the sharpmaker can be an exhausting exercise.... Where are those diamond sleeves again?

--Matt