Should I put it on the pavement?
- Thread starter KO88
- Start date
Help Support Kitchen Knife Forums:
Skylar303
Senior Member
I agree, I hate wasting stone by 'over flattening' so if you don't need it flat right away try using the ends then flatten. Funny when I sharpen chisels my stone becomes convex...
Otherwise, like the first guy mentioned. SiC stone, powder/plate. Or if going budget concrete will work in a pinch. Then clean up with another stone.
Otherwise, like the first guy mentioned. SiC stone, powder/plate. Or if going budget concrete will work in a pinch. Then clean up with another stone.
natto
Senior Member
I bought three cheap over sized sic stones and started lapping them. Looks good so far.
It's some work and needs loose grit, but should work in the long run
It's some work and needs loose grit, but should work in the long run
Loose grit works faster, and for coarser stones leaves a much more aggressive finish. Lapping a hard silicon carbide stone against a coarser one will burnish both of them, giving you a much finer, slower cutting stone.
Not an issue with finer grits, but I flattened my King Deluxe 300 on wet/dry paper and it wouldn't cut worth a hoot until I used loose 60 grit silicon carbide grit and some sandstone I was flattening to refresh it.
Not an issue with finer grits, but I flattened my King Deluxe 300 on wet/dry paper and it wouldn't cut worth a hoot until I used loose 60 grit silicon carbide grit and some sandstone I was flattening to refresh it.
Out of curiosity, doesn't the glass wear much faster than the stone?
A piece of glass/slate will wear, but much slower compared to most stones.
They are also very very cheap.
