Thread: Norton 220/1000 vs. pure 1000 (vs. DMT)

Originally Posted by Leighton

The DMT leaves some pretty deep scratch marks. I only use it in between the 220 and the naniwa 1k now.

Leighton,

Are you using the Naniwa 1k rather than the Norton 1k? I'm curious how the naniwa works in regards to bevel setting (or resetting a bevel on a blade that has an uneven bevel to begin with).

For me I have retired my DMT's to my kitchen knives and hunting knives because they are really too rough for me. I really like my Shapton 500 for chips on the razors. At $37 it is still a bargain. I also use the Shapton's for my kitchen knives through the 2000 grit and 4000 on the fillet knives.

bj

i usually don't go below 1k. if blade has chips i spend a little more time on 1k . i would rather loose time then loosing life of the blade.
Norton is better choose then Dmt.
Dmt is faster cutter and will do better job when you brake in right . scratches etc is less in dmt but after using while dmt usually looses it is ability to cut faster and you end up not using it anymore.
Norton 1k will last longer and will not loose (if you keep the surface of the hone clean)it is ability to cut.
hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Razorburne

Leighton,

Are you using the Naniwa 1k rather than the Norton 1k? I'm curious how the naniwa works in regards to bevel setting (or resetting a bevel on a blade that has an uneven bevel to begin with).

Keith,

I don't have a Norton 1k because I chose to go for the 1200 after reading reviews on the forums here. Got the Naniwa after it came out and read good things about it. Thus, I can't exactly give you a good comparison between the Norton and the Naniwa.

However, the Naniwa cuts pretty quickly and leaves a very very nice scratch pattern. I really like it; it makes the final polish look a lot better/requires less work. That is compared to the DMT 1200. As for the edge each produces. I'm still up in the air on that one, but I'm getting better at the Naniwa. At first I had to go back to the 1200 in order to get the actual edge established so I could move up to the 4k/8k stage. But I'm figuring it out and am now getting very good and consistent results using the 220 and 1k in conjunction with each other when doing edge restores. ***Note*** I am talking about full edge restores, not bevel resets. The Naniwa 1k works fine by itself if you just need a simple bevel reset.

In conclusion, the DMTs still cut a lot faster and do leave a very good edge, however, the scratch marks are harder to erase. The Naniwa cuts at a slower rate, maybe 50%-25% slower, yet leaves very nice scratch marks. It does cut pretty quickly though and would highly recommend it for simple bevel resets.