Thread: What is a PHIG?

Originally Posted by Dcaddo1

Since purchasing my Chinese 13k I rarely use my Chinese 12k anymore.

Lucky you ! ..........

Originally Posted by tintin

it's referring to a chinese hone from the Guanxi provence. if you find a good one it is good, unfortunately they are inconsistent in their grit from stone to stone so it is a shot in the dark unless you can find one that someone has tested. the good thing is that they are cheap. i'm on my third one and haven't found a good one yet.

If that is the case are they really that cheap?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The Shadow knows ......... Attachment 237581

(if you ain't at least 60 years old the above probably makes no sense)

I am not quite 60 but I know the shadow. Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of all men? The shadow knows. mmmuuuhhhaaaa.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

If that is the case are they really that cheap?

You guessed it! I've really only bought two as the first one had a crack which i returned to the seller and got a replacement which was never returned from the SRP member who volunteered to lap it. the third one was from Wood craft which is course and i havent had time to burnish it and try and see if it will work. actually thinking about getting another from ebay. Just can't make myself spend more money than that for a finisher when i'm getting by with my 8k. (silly i know).

Originally Posted by tintin

You guessed it! I've really only bought two as the first one had a crack which i returned to the seller and got a replacement which was never returned from the SRP member who volunteered to lap it. the third one was from Wood craft which is course and i havent had time to burnish it and try and see if it will work. actually thinking about getting another from ebay. Just can't make myself spend more money than that for a finisher when i'm getting by with my 8k. (silly i know).

What's the penalty for stealing a PHIG from another member? Death by stoning?

Originally Posted by Dcaddo1

What's the penalty for stealing a PHIG from another member? Death by stoning?

Having to do one stone honing with a phig for eternity !

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Having to do one stone honing with a phig for eternity !

Haha there ya go!

Originally Posted by tintin

You guessed it! I've really only bought two as the first one had a crack which i returned to the seller and got a replacement which was never returned from the SRP member who volunteered to lap it. the third one was from Wood craft which is course and i havent had time to burnish it and try and see if it will work. actually thinking about getting another from ebay. Just can't make myself spend more money than that for a finisher when i'm getting by with my 8k. (silly i know).

Well in all fairness, if you haven't had the chance to prep the surface and give one that's ready to finish a fair shake you can't hold that against the PHIG. You might have a pretty good finisher in your hand. I will say I don't envy anyone that faces the task of lapping these SOBS though. I did it once, and I really need to prep the backside of mine, but I do NOT want to do that again.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Having to do one stone honing with a phig for eternity !

And nothing to build a slurry with, not even another piece of PHIG! Water only.

No water....DRY!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Mother Nature Created the Stone = Natural

The Chinese dug it up and quarried it in the Guangxi Province hence the "Proper" name of the stone "Guangxi Waterstone or Whetstone"

Natural = Unknown Girt

Some marketing genius along the way stamped 12000 on the box and the rest is history


Some fun Huh

I came in on the slow bus, but I think I'm about to get off of it now ! The word "Guangxi" helped. I type in guangxi hone into Ebay and found this picture of something that looks like mud slate to me. Natural whetstone for sharpening, honing.12000 grit size, Slightly imperfect.