Whetstone Advice

[jeffbird]

mzmrz,

what country are you in?

 

[mzmrz]

I'm in Bulgaria. Basically the only places i am willing to pay for delivery(no additional taxes) from are the ones from EU and UK.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the grit ratings were like 400 for the fine and that just doesn't seem right. I mean, My coarsest stone(prior to just getting the DMT 325 3 weeks ago) is my shapton kuromaku 1000, which I'd consider alright. If the grits are universal I just wouldn't expect to get a better edge on the fine india stone.

I also am going to get my hands on some pretty hard Japanese steel, so I can't wait for that.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I'm in Bulgaria. Basically the only places i am willing to pay for delivery(no additional taxes) from are the ones from EU and UK.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the grit ratings were like 400 for the fine and that just doesn't seem right. I mean, My coarsest stone(prior to just getting the DMT 325 3 weeks ago) is my shapton kuromaku 1000, which I'd consider alright. If the grits are universal I just wouldn't expect to get a better edge on the fine india stone.

I also am going to get my hands on some pretty hard Japanese steel, so I can't wait for that.

The Fine India's grit rating can't really be directly compared with a plated diamond hone's rating. For a given grit rating, diamond is much more aggressive than the aluminum oxide of the India, due to differences in grit protrusion above the surface of the hone and also differences in hardness and shape of the abrasive grains themselves. By actual results observed, the Fine India leaves a finer edge finish than would be left by something like a Fine DMT (rated 600), for example. And as the India breaks in with use, its finish will trend somewhat finer still. Going by the numbers alone, in comparing grit ratings between different types of hones and abrasives, is often very misleading.