Thread: DMT 8x3 or 6x2

Originally Posted by Sticky

No need to cut one up. DMT makes a wallet sized version already. DMT's are so good they can read your mind (maybe)!

Yep, I have the wallet-sized one. I'm just waiting for me to forget about it and get weird looks in a security line somewhere...

Josh

Call me nuts, but what are you going to use a hone that size on? I never just have to hone something so bad that I would whip it out of my wallet

I actually carry a 4 inch Machinist DMT fine in my back left pocket all the time (for over 20 years; it's also in my avatar). Comes in real handy whenever a knife needs touched-up.

It's easy to sharpen a knife on even a 3 inch hone.

Yeah, I use it on my Spyderco Native EDC to keep it in fighting trim. I even used it on a 9-inch chef's knife the other day just for the heck of it. Mainly I want to keep practicing my freehand knife sharpening skills.

Josh

One great thing about the 8x3 is that it fits perfectly in the hone stand that comes with the Norton. It's like they are a full set.

The reason I like big stones is they eliminate one more variable from the precision honing process. Big stones sit on the bench and don't move around. My favorite blue beligan is 10"x4" and that's a great bench stone. I like the smaller stones like the 6" ones or the 4" ones for when I'm moving the stone against a blade I'm holding stationary. I keep all the sizes around as I like to keep stuff sharp.

A few weeks ago I picked up some 6x2 DMTs that are double sided, continuous diamond. One has coarse and extra coarse, another has fine and extra fine. There's also a fine/xtra coarse and a fine/coarse but I haven't played with them yet. These stones are very handy as I don't have to hunt down stones; just flip them over.