Thread: Norton 4X8, Conticle Blue and Yellow

I am attempting to figure out how the Conticle and Norton compare. Would you all agree that the blue is between the Norton 4 and 8 and the Yellow is after the 8 and before a 15K Shampton?

Norton 4K
Conticle Blue
Norton 8K
Conticle Yellow
Shampton 15K

jmsbcknr

I would agree.

From my experience you have it exacly right. The Shapton is the pro series.
Monte

Yep you got it right. I find the blue like a 6K and the yellow kind of like a 10K-12K

Likewise I've not found that grit standards are equivalent from stone to stone. In addition to the size of the granules though you also have to take into account that a ceramic stone hones via abrasion against the stone particles. The waterstones like the belgians and japanese stones form a lapping slurry which is what cuts the steel and polishes it. Further, the japanese stones have a harder phyllite substrate which necessitates the use of a nagura while the belgian phyllite is much softer. Feel free to experiment with a nagura if you like for a "starter slurry" but I, and many others, find you just need to take about four or five wet swipes with a str8 razor. I let my slurry dry on stone and just re-wet next time.

Howard
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I have a Shapton 12,000. is this something other than the Pro series?

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