Hi All,
I have a set of three diamond hones in course, fine and extra fine which work very well on knives.
I also have a 1k/3k combination, an 8k and C12k water hones and I have treated the back of an old leather belt with jewellers rouge, which I got from a jewellry supply place so I am assuming it it good quality.
When funds permit I intend to get a DMT325 8" x 3" for lapping.
Should I use the jewellers rouge for final polishing and how much pressure should I apply when using it?
I should also say that the jewellers rouge is glued to a piece of rigid plastic and has been flattened with a bottle.
ATM I use the 1k for bevel stting and the 1k/8k for pyramid work then the 12k which I only got yesterday.
Should I be using the 3k/8k for the pyramid?
Any comments/advice is welcome.
I polished my full hollow today before I used it, and it seems to be just a good as the new blade I got from johnmrson which was shave ready.
The full hollow takes some getting used to as it does not like too much pressure when honing/stopping or shaving.
Cheers,
Geoff