Thread: synthetic stone wiki

I was thinking at it would be great if there was a wiki that contained information on the most common synthetic stones. That way we could have a place to go when we needed info on a particular stone. It could contain info like what kind of materials it is made up of, how long it needs to soak for, can if be perma soaked, how hard is it, stuff like that. An entry might look like this:

Bester 1200
Binder: Ceramic Matrix
Soak: Yes, takes several hours
Can be perma-soaked: Yes
Hardness(1-5): 4.5

Bester 500
Binder: Ceramic Matrix
Soak: Yes, takes several hours
Can be perma-soaked: Yes
Hardness(1-5): 4.5

Kitayama 8k
Binder: Natural Clays
Soak: yes but not required, can splash and go
Can be perma-soaked: No
Hardness(1-5): 3

Synthetic Aoto
Soak: yes, at least 15 mintues
Can be perma-soaked: Yes
Hardness(1-5): 1

Then of course there would be debate about things like hardness but I'm sure we could come to a conclusion and it would give people an idea of what the stone was like. If someone was thinking about buying a 5k naniwa ss they could look it up and see how hard it is, how long does it need to soak for, that kind of thing. Some people don't want a stone that needs to soak for a long time, other people want stones that can be perma-soaked ect. Let me know what you guys think. If everyone did a couple entries we could probably cover most of the common stones like naniwa ss, chosera, norton, bester, ect.

there is the hones(hone?) comparison table..

i dont know if you would want to put that information in the table, or if it would be better in a page for each manufacturer as its a lot inf information to put down.

The one we have doesn't really tell you much

Originally Posted by infamous

The one we have doesn't really tell you much

If you have the interest, it would be fantastic if you could add to the existing table. The wiki needs constant input to grow and remain accurate, and it sounds like you have some things to contribute. On behalf of the whole site, please do.

Holli's correct...You can log it to the WIKI and add/edit the information there...

The OP has decided that he no longer wants to post on SRP so I am locking these threads for lack of participation on his part...