Thread: Welsh Slate Hone

Well i like mine and find it very similar to the Chinese 12K..
I think the Dragons Tongue is a bit finer than the Chinese but just a bit and might cut a bit faster.... but again just a bit. They both work best with a nice thick slurry and when used that way cut acceptably fast and don't glaze or load up. They both take out the scratches of my Kitayama and leave it with an almost scratch free surface under a 30x loop. My biggest complaint is the size. I wish it was the size of the large Chinese stone with its width and clearance. I think these stones get a bad name because they don't cut like crazy. If you use them after a 1200 or 4000 you will spend a fare bit of time on the stone , but if used after an 8000 and use slurry they work fine and give a very fine edge..

Bang for the buck.. Chinese 12K

Best stone ....... Dragons tongue on pure finish quality but the Chinese might win on points...

Need more time with both..... ask again in a year.

Originally Posted by Newbflat

Well i like mine and find it very similar to the Chinese 12K..
I think the Dragons Tongue is a bit finer than the Chinese but just a bit and might cut a bit faster.... but again just a bit. They both work best with a nice thick slurry and when used that way cut acceptably fast and don't glaze or load up. They both take out the scratches of my Kitayama and leave it with an almost scratch free surface under a 30x loop. My biggest complaint is the size. I wish it was the size of the large Chinese stone with its width and clearance. I think these stones get a bad name because they don't cut like crazy. If you use them after a 1200 or 4000 you will spend a fare bit of time on the stone , but if used after an 8000 and use slurry they work fine and give a very fine edge..

Bang for the buck.. Chinese 12K

Best stone ....... Dragons tongue on pure finish quality but the Chinese might win on points...

Need more time with both..... ask again in a year.

I like what I hear. I don't doubt this. It's been said that judging a stone by tactile feel alone doesn't really tell you all that much. I'm not so sure. Every time I've lapped a new stone very smooth and felt it, even with my eyes closed for good measure, the smoother the stone the finer the edge. My Nakayama Asagi feels as smooth as glass and is certainly the finest grit stone I own. My point is after being lapped properly, the DT is smoooooth. Cool now I really need to move it up in the rotation.

Thanks.

Chris L