The premise:
A. In the context of 3 step sharpening progression;
B. The fact that everyone should have Norton Crystolon and India combo (coarse and fine) sharpening stones for stock removal and edge repair among just loving coarser finish and higher edge retention on the common steels;
C. The obvious benefits of plateau sharpening;
D. Having (or wanting to have) limited/just a few sharpening stones...
do you find useful to have a "Two sharpening stones no grit progression set"
1. Let's say the KING - KING 1000 resin bond aluminum oxide around 13 microns grit water stone / whetstone which releases abrasive rapidly and forms slurry which from what I have learn in the forum - makes forming a burr very hard / almost impossible and preps the edge for micro beveling;
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2.1 Hard natural stone - Soft / Hard Arkansas (for the purposes of the topic - between 10 and 20 microns)
2.2 Hard man made / synthetic stone:
2.2.1 - Spyderco medium - sintered aluminium oxide around 15 microns - very hard, no abrasive is released, no slurry is formed;
2.2.2 Missarka 500 - fused white aluminium oxide - around 13 microns - very hard, no abrasive is released unless you apply very high force, no slurry is formed;
other similar in performance stones which I do not have in my inventory (yet :D )
because you might sacrifice a little bit of initial sharpness for little more edge retention / [www.cliffstamp.com]
or
just skip a few microns and go with Spyderco Fine / Ultra Fine ; DMT EEF or Black / Translucent Arkansas stones and have very high initial sharpness?
Probably a silly uneducated question but it will be interesting to hear commentary from more experienced folks.
Have a nice day.
A. In the context of 3 step sharpening progression;
B. The fact that everyone should have Norton Crystolon and India combo (coarse and fine) sharpening stones for stock removal and edge repair among just loving coarser finish and higher edge retention on the common steels;
C. The obvious benefits of plateau sharpening;
D. Having (or wanting to have) limited/just a few sharpening stones...
do you find useful to have a "Two sharpening stones no grit progression set"
1. Let's say the KING - KING 1000 resin bond aluminum oxide around 13 microns grit water stone / whetstone which releases abrasive rapidly and forms slurry which from what I have learn in the forum - makes forming a burr very hard / almost impossible and preps the edge for micro beveling;
+
2.1 Hard natural stone - Soft / Hard Arkansas (for the purposes of the topic - between 10 and 20 microns)
2.2 Hard man made / synthetic stone:
2.2.1 - Spyderco medium - sintered aluminium oxide around 15 microns - very hard, no abrasive is released, no slurry is formed;
2.2.2 Missarka 500 - fused white aluminium oxide - around 13 microns - very hard, no abrasive is released unless you apply very high force, no slurry is formed;
other similar in performance stones which I do not have in my inventory (yet :D )
because you might sacrifice a little bit of initial sharpness for little more edge retention / [www.cliffstamp.com]
or
just skip a few microns and go with Spyderco Fine / Ultra Fine ; DMT EEF or Black / Translucent Arkansas stones and have very high initial sharpness?
Probably a silly uneducated question but it will be interesting to hear commentary from more experienced folks.
Have a nice day.