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02-25-2011, 09:10 PM #1Senior Member
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New Japanese Waterstones -- Lee Valley
I just got a new Lee ValleyTools catalog. They're carrying several "new" Japanese waterstones:
. . Bester / Imanishishi ceramic stones
. . Sigma "Power Select II" ceramic stones
Grits range from 700 to 10K.
Information is in the catalog:
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Charles
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02-25-2011, 10:23 PM #2illegitimum non carborundum
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I looked through the listings. I find it odd that the hones and some sandpaper are rated in "x" units, as in "1000x" and 3000x."
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02-25-2011, 11:30 PM #3what Dad calls me
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Possibly an algebraic term: x = grit. You've got me!
Originally Posted by Utopian
I looked through the listings. I find it odd that the hones and some sandpaper are rated in "x" units, as in "1000x" and 3000x."
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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02-26-2011, 04:16 PM #4Striving for a perfect shave.
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For the price, I can't see that they offer an advantage over Nortons.
I strop my razor with my eyes closed.
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02-27-2011, 03:33 AM #5Senior Member
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I guess the advantage over the Nortons is supposed to be speed. And I'd love to try them, especially the Sigma "Power Select II" 10K version. But I'm not sure I'm curious enough to spend $94 plus taxes to satisfy my curiosity when I have so many other nice stones.
(Of course, I've said similar things before... HAD is a wonderfully terrible thing...)
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