Spyderco Flat Stones

Razor

Razor

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I have the medium and extre fine flat stones. Are they good? Do I need to get the fine also? Are they stones that are better to use than these? I like them you do not have to put oil on them. Do you need to put water on them when you use them?
 
The Spyderco stones are ceramic, so they do not require a lubricant when using them, thus no need for water. I like the Spyderco ceramics that I use. You can get incredibly sharp edges with them. However, the medium stone ( brown ) is the lowest grit they make currently ( to my knowledge ) and it does not cut very quickly if you were to do a reprofile of your edge. I have just coupled mine with a cheaper silicon carbide stone from Congress Tools. The fine wouldn't be a bad addition, but I think you could make the jump in day to day sharpening from medium to ultra fine. It would just take a bit more time to refine the edge. I could be wrong there though.
 
Hey there

Spydie's ceramis are top notch in my eyes, they never dish out and show verylittle to no signs of wear after extended use,they produce a vey consistant scratch pattern and are totally mess free,
The drawbacks are the limited grits and the slow cutting ability when compared to jap waterstones and diamonds sharpeners,they also tend to clog rather fast and requires cleaning ( i use a pencil eraser for quick cleaning and periodically i use scotch brite and scouring paste as advised by Spyderco.) I find them one of the best bang for the buck as far as you dont need heavy grinding, in that case diamonds reign supreme.

You dont have to use water with them but if you do you will reduce the cutting ability a little more to the point where the stone will burnish steel with very little metal removed.
 
I have had great results with all of the Spyderco benchstones.

As it was already pointed out above, they are only for final edge polishing and finishing or touch-ups.

You want diamonds or silicon carbide for serious metal removal and beveling edges.
 
I just sharpened 2 great fixed blades today with my set of Spyderco 302 Benchstones. To the one brother that asked if he needed the fine stone to go along with his medium and ultra-fine>> the answer is YES. I use all 3 of mine on every blade I sharpen. There is so much you can do with a set of Spyderco 302 Benchstones.

I know they aren't the only good stone on the market but I will say that you just can't go wrong with a Spyderco Benchstone. All of Spyderco's great sharpening equipment is top notch. I even still have the old Galley V Sharpening kit that Spyderco sold in the mid to late 90s and I still use it on occasion. The 204 Sharpmaker is also a work of art and I wouldn't go anywhere without one of them. It's the one kit you can take on hunting and fishing trips and it really does keep all your equipment razor sharp.

I can't wait to see what else Spyderco has in their pipeline of great sharpening gear.
 
Razor, Spyderco puts out quality stones. If you had purchased the med. stone then the fine, I would have said, no you don't need the ultra fine. Because the company CEO posted on here, when ask about the ultra fine.
That is was the fine stone only sanded/ finished finer. Hence, I purchase the fine 2X8" stone and lapped one side finer. So, now I have one side fine and the other side ultra fine. Now, all I need is the medium. Since, you have the stones at the two ends, I have to say its a long jump between them. Better get the fine as well. I only got mine for my straight razor as I don't take my knives that fine. DM
 
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Some guys do feel they need a knife's edge that fine for their cutting. If you feel your one and will use it. Then go for it. DM
 
Spyderco ceramic bench stones are top notch. The 8" ultrafine (306UF) in particular is worth its weight in gold.
 
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