Then there is that super-dooper plate from Watanabe, but it costs arm and leg. I am not sure anyone around here has one.
Of course, nutmeg, if some was to have it - it would be you I am glad to hear that it works well.
yes the good thing with it is that it makes very fast a believable flat surface. I find it very important to set a bevel or shaping a blade for exemple.
I heard a junior version of the AI#Diamond could come out this year..
I will keep an eye open for that. Can't quite justify getting the full size version no matter how much I want to.
Get an Atoma 140, it's fast and convenient. If you think it leaves too rough a surface on your finer stones then use a dressing stone (sometimes, but wrongly, called a nagura) or a slightly lower grit stone to ease the surface. The crazy expensive Watanabe plate probably makes sense for jnats..., but not for synthetics. Just my opinion, though...
I've had my DMT Dia-sharp 120 for a decade, and I got it used. How will i know when it's time to replace it?
How does it compare to the Atoma and how does the Watanabe compare to DMT stupidly expensive "Flat Lapping Plate"?
yes the good thing with it is that it makes very fast a believable flat surface. I find it very important to set a bevel or shaping a blade for exemple.
I heard a junior version of the AI#Diamond could come out this year..
A single sided plate at $300 + shipping, is still hard to justify despite your praise.AI#Diamond Jr. was released yesterday
http://www.kitchen-knife.jp/special/diamondstone.htm
A single sided plate at $300 + shipping, is still hard to justify despite your praise.
Atoma works better, I think the diamonds are embedded in a certain way that improves performance. I wore down my dmt until it felt very smooth, if you don't use your plate to thin knives and use a circular motion when flattening stones it should last for quite a while.
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