Thread: Sharpening Supplies Water Stones

Just noticed that Sharpening Supplies has started carrying their own line of synth water stones. Anyone get a chance to try some of these out? I'm most curious about these...

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/S...nes-P1542.aspx

They sound good but I just hate soaking a stone so my preference is towards splash and go

I don't mind soaking, except when I'm on the road. The vitrified bond is interesting, as is the ability to leave all the stones in water all the time. The latter makes me want to think they are similar to Norton stones, but I don't think the Nortons are vitrified--are they?

Just a friendly bump to see if anyone has given these a shot...

forgot about this! if no one has tried them I'll go ahead and order an 8000 and give it a whirl. kind of wish they had knocked $10 off the price and gone without those boxes.. but oh well

I agree, the wooden boxes are pretty silly for a stone that will probably need a while to dry out first. Personally, I would want start out with something at the grunt stage. Maybe the 1000 to see how it delivers the goods. Then up or down from there.

Originally Posted by Brontosaurus

I don't mind soaking, except when I'm on the road. The vitrified bond is interesting, as is the ability to leave all the stones in water all the time. The latter makes me want to think they are similar to Norton stones, but I don't think the Nortons are vitrified--are they?

Nahh. Nortons are an old fashioned waterstone & quite soft. These sound something like Bester stones which are soakers but don't wear fast.

When I hear “vitrified bond” I think of Norton India stones but these are water stones. Interesting. I am not big on synthetics but this has me curious however at those prices I will wait for someone else to try them.

Originally Posted by Steel

When I hear “vitrified bond” I think of Norton India stones but these are water stones. Interesting. I am not big on synthetics but this has me curious however at those prices I will wait for someone else to try them.

Yes, someone posted a video here recently where a guy claimed that one could use oil on King water-stones, among other supposed no-nos. Then he went on to say how a vitrified hone best benefits from oil rather than water. That got me wondering about these once again.