Thread: Setting a bevel

Is a DMT 600 too aggressive to set the initial bevel? (didn't want to buy a 1200 unless I really need to...). My other stones are BBW and Yellow Coticle.

Thanks,
Chief

it will be pretty rough on your razor unless its really broken in 1st, id just get the 1200 and break it in before using it, will be a lot easier to use

jwoods is right .
you will use 600 only blade has a big chip that is it. Rest of the time 1200 will do the job.

I wouldn't let it stop you.

Then again it depends on what you are sharpening- average shaver vs. custom heirloom.

I would have to tape it regardless.

There are other 1000 grit stones that work quite well no need to get hooked on diamonds

Technically, you can step up from a 600 grit DMT to a Coticule with slurry. My DMT 1200 has seen little use the past year. But I do most of my bevel correction work on a Coticule with slurry, and only drop down if I need to hone out a larger chip or recut part of a bevel when doing huge repair jobs. In that case I usually start at 325 and step up to 600 before completing bevel stage on a Coticule with slurry.
But for everyday honing jobs I rely on a Coticule for bevel correction.
If you want to do that kind of work on a DMT, the 1200 is the obvious choice. It's a bit faster than using slurry on a Coticule (in most cases).
I consider the DMT 600 a hone for bevel repair, rather than bevel correction. With "repair" I mean dealing with visuable chips. With "correction", I'm talking more about removing chips beyond what's perceivable with the naked eye and reestablishing flat bevel panes.

Bart.

I think it does depend on the condition of your DMT. I have a 325 grit DMT8C that has lapped too many barber hones and so it has been relegated to bevel setting of chipped blades. Despite its grit rating, I don't think it cuts much better than a Norton 1000.

DMT 600 isn't too aggressive to set a razor edge, if it's broken-in. I'd still prefer to do it on a 1200. In perspective: if my 1200 was stored 2 rooms away, I'd just use the 600 in my pocket...

Last week I set a new bevel on my Genco Easy Aces using a DMT 8EE, then a DMT Fine followed be two Norton pyramids, Yellow Belgian, 16000K Shapton and finally a Nakayama. I got a very comfortable shave.
However in the future I won't be using these aggresive hones for anything except resurfacing stone hones. Do we have any sort of consenus on which hone is best for setting a bevel?? JERRY

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[Let me correct myself above on the DMT 8EE. That should read DMT 8C for setting the bevel. Sorry about that.... Jerry
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[Let me correct myself above on the DMT 8EE. That should read DMT 8C for setting the bevel. Sorry about that.... Jerry

Yep, the DMT 600 is aggressive. If you don't mind that the only issue you would have is removing the scratches form the 600 on your next hone. A ploished edge will shave smoother than one with scratches in it and scratches from a 600 will be deeper than those on a 1200 so it will take a bit longer to get them out. If you don't mind the scratches then charge forward!