Want New Stones

[club49]

I purchased a King Super Finishing water stone and in less then a years time it started flaking. I sharpened at the most 6 knifes with it. I purchased a DVD from the same person. It was a couple of hours long on how to sharpen knifes. I followed it to the letter. I asked for a refund and he refused. He told me he would refurbish it if I would send it in. I didn't want to put another dime into the stone. I should have checked with you folks first. I will try to post a photo of the stone.

Jim

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[zuludog]

Well, here's an interesting update

I bought coarse, fine, and extra fine DMT diamond stones, but somehow I can't take to them. There's nothing wrong with them, and they do a good job, but perhaps it's because I've used oilstones for about 40 years, that I can't work up much enthusiasm for them

So what I've done is this - I've kept the best of my existing oilstones, which is medium, and bought a good fine stone from a secondhand tool stall in my local market. I've cleaned them up by soaking in paraffin/kerosene as shown in YouTube videos; and also bought some proper honing oil. After the fine stone I go to the strop, and that seems to work well

But I bought a a cheap coarse diamond stone from Screwfix for about £3, and I use that for rough work like re - honing the bevel or making knives from hacksaw blades and similar odds & ends. It works well for that sort of thing, and at that price you can afford to treat it roughly

The DMT stones are for sale, if anyone's interested

[Colt W Knight]

I have DMT 8" stones in extra coarse through extra fine. I really bought them to level guitar frets, which they do a superior job of. For knife sharpening, I dont like them that much because they are to thin to just sit on the table and use, and too heavy to hold in my hand. They work great for things like swivel knives, chisels, and planes. To sharpen pocket knives, I much prefer my  Norto. Double sided oil stone and a leather strop. I sharpened knives for years without a strop, but after i learned some good technique, I can sharpen my pocket knives to a razor edge about as quick as I can unpack my set of DMTs using the Norton and a strop.