Thread: Full Hollow Stainless Steel Bevel with DMT 8EE?

First off I would bet with enough determination you can get any stone to work BUT....

I have to agree with Ben and Jimmy here, the DMT's in general are a bit harsher cutting stones, which normally is a bad thing with SS razors...

IME when honing SS razors I want to get off the harsh cutters as fast as possible and get to the higher grits quickly... SS is more abrasion resistant so it needs to be slowly pushed to ultimate sharpness rather than trying to rip at it..

Now all that being said if all I had was a DMT8EE and nothing else in front of me, I would work it to death to get the razor shaving by using lather, dish-soap, or any other thing I could think of to "soften" the DMT's cutting action on the final stages....

Any of the Synthetic Sets would be a good choice but I would also push the Naniwa option the highest as that is my Goto set for the SS/Inox blades I hone up...The Naniwa's seem to get a very SMOOTH edge out of them...

The DMT is the most aggressive instrument out there in my opinion. The 8 actually needs to be broken in a little for me because of this. With a new Dovo Stainless or Carbon for that matter, I normally start off lightly on a 4K or 5K and then work to the 8K, 12K and a little pasting. You could definitely try pasting or just shaving off the 8K. sometimes a stainless blade will take a few extra strokes on the 8K and 12K, but not always needed. I do find that the Stainless blades present more feedback on most stones when to me means resistance, so avoid the temptation to use any extra pressure.

Have fun,

Lynn

Great advice from the Big Chief himself! Thanks Lyn! Looking at your on-line shop as we speak.

Thanks for all the help from everyone. I have now decided on, and ordered, a set of Naniwas: 1K, 5K, 8K, 12K. Plus a DMT8C to lap them with. I've also ordered CRO2 spray, and will do the final finishing with that. Now I just need to hone my skills! LOL