What grit is the Spyderco double stuff white ceramic?

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I already have one, and pretty much use it on every decent sharp tool I own.

But I do not know the grit rating of the white ceramic side. (or the grey side..)

Does anyone know??

Cheers guys
 
You probably know better than I do that the Spyderco products use ceramics, and as such it is sort of difficult to give them a "grit" rating. And I wasn't even familiar with "double stuff". Had to look it up. My guess is that it is the same as the other Spyderco ceramic stones. And from the grain unified chart.....

The medium is 15 micron and the fine is 6 micron. In Ansi that is about 550 and 1200, respectively. In Japanese that is about 1000 and 2500, respectively. Maybe that helps a bit?
 
samuraistuart said:
You probably know better than I do that the Spyderco products use ceramics, and as such it is sort of difficult to give them a "grit" rating. And I wasn't even familiar with "double stuff". Had to look it up. My guess is that it is the same as the other Spyderco ceramic stones. And from the grain unified chart.....

The medium is 15 micron and the fine is 6 micron. In Ansi that is about 550 and 1200, respectively. In Japanese that is about 1000 and 2500, respectively. Maybe that helps a bit?
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Ah! That does help alot actually. Thank you.

Is Ansi the sort of grit rating most commercial stones etc are rated with? because I'm looking for a budget '1000' grit stone to set bevels on vintage straight razors, then move on to natural Welsh slate hones of about 8,000 with slurry dilutions and strops for final honing.

Just wanted to know if I already had something close enough for the basics! :)
 
Those numbers, 1000 and 8000, are more than likely the Japanese rating....not Ansi for sure. Do a google search for the "grand unified grit chart". It's even a sticky on this forum somewhere at the top.
 
The 1000 King delux is your most basic waterstone and does the job but also wears quickly which can be frustrating when honing a razor. It's why many chose the Naniwa Pro/chosera 1k or a Shapton, I like them too because they are hard and stay flat but I use my Nubatama XHard Speckled Ume 1k the most. I like the Nubatama because it has the speed of the Chosera 400 but with a much finer scratch pattern. This allows fast bevel setting without gouging the steel with coarse abrasives.

Another very good stone would be the Arashiyama 1k, like the King but a touch harder and slower wearing. It's only a few dollars more than the King but worth every penny if you plan on honing razors.
 
Thanks! I appreciate the advice as like I said, I'm fairly new to such fine tuning of razors.

Might be worth me starting a whole new thread asking about 1k mark stones for bevel setting..
 
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