Thread: Diamond Plates

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Right there is the problem...

In fact it is the basis of most of the problems for people on this site regardless of if it is Shaving, Stropping, or Honing, what is the huge hurry ???

I'd read this but I have to scoot over to another thread.

There's no huge hurry. I just like the idea of a diamond plate for setting bevels, don't have to lap it. I didn't know it couldn't be done without causing problems. I could easily do it with the king but I wanted a stone that cut fast and I didn't have to lap.

The King is a Japanese hone. Why the inconsistency if this stone is part of the foundation of your rock quiver?

I'm kind of a simpleton but I actually enjoy lapping my hones. pencil, lap, pencil....Starrett straight edge...no light...sweet.

I use an eze-lap diamond hone. And I think it's excellent. I use a 400 grit for repairs and a 1200 grit for bevel setting. One thing though. When I have set a bevel on the 1200 grit I'll dull the edge on glass or the side of a stone before I progress. I usually but not always go to a coticule after that and set a new bevel. After that I'll hone on a selection of naturals or just one. Depends on my mood and what I'm trying to do.

I'm not a fan of low grit synthetic water stones either. I prefer my way of doing it. So try it out and If it works for you then it's perfect.

What a joy to find someone else who uses and supports diamond plates for bevel setting. It's sitting under my Christmas tree waiting for me to open it..

Not saying it can’t be done.

I bought a pair of ivory, Sheffield razors from an old guy who said he bevel sets on a worn HF diamond plate and finished them on a barber hone. The edges were and still are spectacular. After well over a year, I have only touched them up on some CBN, shaved with one yesterday.

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

What a joy to find someone else who uses and supports diamond plates for bevel setting. It's sitting under my Christmas tree waiting for me to open it..

I am rather new to the art of honing but, I have set a bevel on three straight razors with my DMT 6x2 plates. I moved to a King 1000 and then to a Belgian coticule from The Superior Shave. Transition stones - either progress with less slurry on the Copticules or a Naniwa 4k and 8k progression. I finish with a Coticule or a 12k Chinese synthetic - strop on balsa with CRox and move to various stropping procedures.

Originally Posted by nunhgrader

I am rather new to the art of honing but, I have set a bevel on three straight razors with my DMT 6x2 plates. I moved to a King 1000 and then to a Belgian coticule from The Superior Shave. Transition stones - either progress with less slurry on the Copticules or a Naniwa 4k and 8k progression. I finish with a Coticule or a 12k Chinese synthetic - strop on balsa with CRox and move to various stropping procedures.

Good for you Donald! I'm glad you are successfully getting blades honed.