Thread: Norton Ascent

New ultra fine ceramic from Norton. Could make a good finisher. Seems similar to something like the Spyderco UF. What are people's experiences with ceramic stones? I don't ever see much about them.

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/N...P1781C138.aspx

I dunno. Link offers no numbers. For knives I think.

It says a finish comparable to an 8K so I guess you could use it in place of an 8K in your progression. First I’ve heard of them.

Kinda pricey for a 6K (jis) -at least in the 8x3 size - stone, though the extra hardness would be very helpful for doing chisels and plane blades. I may look into one of these for those kinds of things.

I am grateful for the reminder about Sharpening Supplies. I've been trying for weeks to remember where I got my favorite paddle strop, and no other vendor has the one I want. The computer with the all the good sharpening links died suddenly and I lost all the browser-based goodies I'd relied on for so long. Anyway, I'm ordering a bunch of strops and thinking about this new Norton.

Originally Posted by thp001

New ultra fine ceramic from Norton. Could make a good finisher. Seems similar to something like the Spyderco UF. What are people's experiences with ceramic stones? I don't ever see much about them.

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/N...P1781C138.aspx

I have a Spiderco Fine I picked up for 25$. One side I polished-flattened more with a ExtraFine diamond plate and It is nice to shave off of. It actually performs remarkablly similar to my Dans Black, about the same speed and face feel. I still think the arkansas is a bit nicer shave howver it is slim margin. The SpydercCo feels better to shave with than my Shapton kuromaku 12k or Norton 8K atleast. I like to think of it as a modern two sized barber hone.

I dont know if i would be paying the prices for these Norton accents however. I havent seen many razor user reviews of them and Id probably rather just pick up a dans black arkansas for cheaper.