Thread: Recommended hones for stainless steel

Yes, I did break in the DMTs quite thoroughly. I used a handle of an old Craftsman screwdriver on them, sharpened a bunch of kitchen knives, and had used them to set the bevel and refine edges on probably 20 or so razors before taking the Hess to them

I absolutely could not break in a DMT1200 and DMT8000 that I had.
Using steel on it was a joke; I even lapped some old Spyderco hones
for hours with no success. They would scratch the heck out of any-
thing that touched them: hones, chisels, etc. I didn't even get close
to taking them to a razor.

Could be a fluke, or it may be related to what you are experiencing.

I'm currently using Shaptons, coticules, Eschers, and a Nakayama;
all of these seem to work great on stainless, but the natural stones
can vary in their performance from one stone to another. I would
go with whatever you preferred, a couple Shapton GS stones or a
coticule (the latter being cheaper).

Good luck!

- Scott