Thread: Question about chinese synthetic hones

I got Taidea 8 K this morning and i have to say that im plaisantly surprised .
For the prise it is amazing hone ,fast doesnt autoslurry itself , so its not a very soft stone . It clugs so need palm rubbing every 20 strokes for maximal speed , but its realy good ,in my opinion .
I bought recently KAI 3 K but its a harder hone and not so thirsty like the 8 K Taidea . They are both White alumina hones and i like them a lot .
First impresions are for a good and consistent , quality hone . They work very well on a rusian Volga 6/8 hard steel razor .
I ordered and im waiting for a King 6K stone , but im thinking of 5 K Taidea to get a white alumdum progretion .

I bought two of the uusharp stones out of curiosity, because they look like japanese stones. They release particles so fast they're useless, to the point that they make a gigantic sloppy mess.

I'd avoid them.

I didn't buy them because I needed them, but instead just out of curiosity because the abrasives that all of the synthetics use are pretty similar. It would seem that there's no reason a third world country can't make a good synthetic hone and do it inexpensively. The reality is, they're junk at this point - they haven't figured out how to make a good copy of japanese synthetics. I literally had to throw mine in the garbage, they were too junky to be worth the cost of shipping them to someone. Just terrible.

I had one that was green (I think it said it was 3000 or 2000 grit or something) and one that was white and I can't remember the color of the other side (it was two sided). Avoid them for now.

They are not good for chisels Dave , for sure , but for razors they work for me . I expected a bad hone , but im surprised . I bought mine especialy for razor sharpening , not for chisels that you need a hard stone.
Instead of trouing them in the garbage , you couldnt send them to me , i will be very happy to use them . I only sharpen razors and kitchen knifes .
I like a softer stones so i buy them but they arent bad at all for a prize of laping film i get hones

Originally Posted by RusenBG

They are not good for chisels Dave , for sure , but for razors they work for me . I expected a bad hone , but im surprised . I bought mine especialy for razor sharpening , not for chisels that you need a hard stone.
Instead of trouing them in the garbage , you couldnt send them to me , i will be very happy to use them . I only sharpen razors and kitchen knifes .
I like a softer stones so i buy them but they arent bad at all for a prize of laping film i get hones

They are long gone, waste management took them away about a year ago!!

I'd still not recommend them for anyone who is looking for a bevel setter in a world where something like a shapton 1000 costs about $35 from tools from japan (thanks to the nice exchange rate).

Only slightly more than the uusharp stones cost me. I didn't try them for razors, though, so I could be a little off.

i have a 3000/8000 chinese synthetic and it does the job. i also have a couple of barbers hones and i nice strop so they seem to all work together and i get good shaves out of the edges that i make.

Originally Posted by DaveW

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I didn't buy them because I needed them, but instead just out of curiosity because the abrasives that all of the synthetics use are pretty similar. It would seem that there's no reason a third world country can't make a good synthetic hone and do it inexpensively. The reality is, they're junk at this point - they haven't figured out how to make a good copy of japanese synthetics. I literally had to throw mine in the garbage, they were too junky to be worth the cost of shipping them to someone. Just terrible.

I had one that was green (I think it said it was 3000 or 2000 grit or something) and one that was white and I can't remember the color of the other side (it was two sided). Avoid them for now.

Technically, China is a Second World Country (First World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

Still, thanks for your evaluation of these hones. I'll hold off until they improve their bonding tech.