Results 1 to 10 of 16
Thread: Help me pick a hone
Threaded View
-
05-26-2010, 02:19 PM #15
+1 in my experience. I have used the DMT8000 in a progression with tough S-30V and ATS-34 steels but always went on to a higher grit finisher and with those particular steels diamond paste. Other than that I've not found a need for that plate. Also IME a coticule with slurry can be used as a bevel setter but it is slow going unless you have an exceptional stone. I prefer to use a 1k naniwa and go on from there with whatever I decide to use. An edge finished on a coticule with water only is a very smooth and comfortable one in my experience if it is properly set and sharpened through the progression. Like any other stone, setting the bevel properly and adequate sharpening are the prerequisite for finishing. Just IMHO.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.