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I am almost starting to doubt that.

Sharpman

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Just to make sure I am not misunderstood. I am not saying sharpening
razors requires a less flat honing surface. I am guessing that since the
whole stone can be used whilst flattening razors, the...

Another strange post. It seems like I would be telling people to
stop using diamond plates to flatten and start using the three stones
method instead. I'm tyring to compare the two methods and am...

Did you read this, quoting myself:



I have used a diamond plate. Not DMT or Atoma.

The tone of your post is strange.

Sharpman

Russ, very good point.

That is why I said you need at least 3 stones. Using two stones
causes one being convex and one being concave. This way, they
fit in each other.

The only way 3 stones...

That is interesting. I wonder could it be that the diamond particles
when they break of the plate, are so small that we do not really
notice them embedding in our waterstones.

Sharpman

Well the thing is that the low grit stone does not remain flat, as you
know. So how do you keep it flat.

Which brings up my question. Does using 3 stones of the same grit(to flatten each other)...

LOL:)

No, I meant only three 1000 grit stones. Use these to get
all three flat.

Once they are flat, you can use one of them to sharpen your razor on
and you can use the other two to flatten...

Gssixgun,

I don't think it would matter at all. Flattening is flattening. The only
difference would be that for plane blades one(I think) would be
flattening more often than one would need to...

Yes, three stones of the same grit and type. You can use these to
precisely flatten each stone.

Rub:
1 A on B, A on C, B on C
2 B on A, B on C, A on C
3 C on B, C on A, A on B

Every time...

Hi Jim,

I use sandpaper too, but I could see the grit particles embed in my
waterstones. Also I don't like using sandpaper. Too much of a mess
/hassle.

The shapton pros are the hardest...

With three stones one can make three(actually 6) really
flat surfaces. So you could use three 1000 grit stones
to flatten each other. Then one of these three stones
can be used to sharpen and the...