Thread: 12,000grit chines, Do i dare?

Got one a few days ago, and it seem to be gr8 value for for less :-)

Ok yes it is a good buy... If you dont get a bad one I dont like mine (too harch finish)
but then i can be a little picky

Thanks all,

its so little money so I will give it a try. In worst case ill just buy another one.

Saludos

seems like a good deal but what would the import duties be coming form poland?

might be cheaper in the long run to buy from north america

Originally Posted by wyldr

seems like a good deal but what would the import duties be coming form poland?

might be cheaper in the long run to buy from north america

Im swedish and i live in spain So that no problem for me.

The problem i have that its very expensive for me to buy from classifieds if it a american seller.

Originally Posted by Absur

Im swedish and i live in spain So that no problem for me.

The problem i have that its very expensive for me to buy from classifieds if it a american seller.

nice, I have a foot of snow and you have the sun...

Try the stones out but try to get a pic of the exact stones your getting. I think some people have had problems with the stones having a line running through it that was more coarse which would damage the blade.

Originally Posted by wyldr

nice, I have a foot of snow and you have the sun...

Try the stones out but try to get a pic of the exact stones your getting. I think some people have had problems with the stones having a line running through it that was more coarse which would damage the blade.

Many of the Chinese hones have those lines in them and they are considered to be a basic characteristic of the hones. I have two such hones with the lines and they have no impact on the honing. I believe that is the experience of most who have used these hones.
All natural hones will vary in quality and characteristics, but I don't think the lines on the hone serve as an indicator of the serviceability of the Chinese hone.

Originally Posted by janivar123

Ok yes it is a good buy... If you dont get a bad one I dont like mine (too harch finish)
but then i can be a little picky

Janivar, I've been somewhat consumed w/ learning a new asagi, but just before it arrived, I too had very sharp but harsh edges from the c12k.

My stone had the black tiger-stiped veins on one side but not the other. I use the striped side for normal honing. I do use slurry to speed things up a bit. On the other side, I drew a diamond shaped cross-hatch pattern with one of the short fat crayons of Crox sold through SRD. By having the crox on the stone, you do edge-leading strokes and avoid the frail edge syndroe of the crox strops. It did smooth things out quite a bit.