Thread: Diamond Sharpening Stones

Have any of you used these types of "stones" to sharpen a razor?

http://tinyurl.com/uewea

thanks.
Drew

IMO red may be ok for rough edge work, but that's about it.

I have a lansky set with 600 mesh the fine hone. I experimented with it when I was working on the ill fated Rogers razor and I found it to be still too coarse for straight work.

I have a DMT "fine" stone that is rated at about 600 grit - but is supposed to perform similarly to a 1000 grit waterstone.

Its way too coarse for all but the roughest work and cuts very quickly - I use mine on kitchen knives and to lap ceramic barber's hones - a task at which it excels.

I have the fine/course grit combo by DMT (600-325 grit). I use mine to lap my norton 4/8 k combo. It's better severed for kitchen ware however than razors. I'm told the 1200 grit is good for reprofiling a razors bevel if you don't want to struggle with sand paper on a flat surface. I believe it to be some place in the 9 micron range. Mine leaves a very fine smooth flat honing surface on my Norton after use. Their web page is www.DMTsharp.com if you would like more info. PS. I've never used the 1200 grit DMT but perhaps another member has and is willing to share his thoughts about it.

I have those hones. They are very poor quality. When I placed them under warm running water to clean then they acutally became unglued! They are entirely unsuitable for straight razors, far to coarse.


Hope this helps,