Seriously?
Yes, its true. Maybe sharpness starts at 1k instead of 5k? I don't really know, just putting it out there. Not even sure if I believe it. But the 1200 DMT really puts an edge on steel. But so does the 600...
Seriously?
these days i use mostly naniwa 1000, however most of the time i don't consider the bevel work completed until i've been over the naniwa 5000, or some other intermediate level hone.
my observations with my d8e are that the bevel is rather polished, the furhest thing of 'horrid', actually. that may have something to do with how i've been using it though. I've actually had a pretty decent shave off that d8e hone some time ago, so I know that's not an irrelevant observation. But that was due to the razor.
d8e = 1200
d8ee = 8000
whatever units dmt uses
those are actually du, which of course abbreviates dmt units. as far as the size of the basket goes i'll take the large one since it could be filled with more goodies.Those would be mesh and micron , not grit .
The 8k "mesh" rating does not compare to a Japanese waterstone , Norton or Arkansas .
Mesh being the size of the strainer basket DMT uses to let the synthetic diamonds fall and be graded .
those are actually du, which of course abbreviates dmt units. as far as the size of the basket goes i'll take the large one since it could be filled with more goodies.
also, you forgot to give us the recipe for grits.
Very interesting. Incidentally Americans couldn't have used the term before then because at that time it could only be used by the British, French, Dutch, Spanish, and other colonizers, along with the natives.The word grits comes from the Old English. "grytt", for "bran", but the Old English "greot" also meant something ground. Some cookbooks refer to grits as hominy because of regional preference for the name. Americans have been using the term "grits" since at least the end of the 18th century.
I was honing up a razor this morning.
Here is the egde directly off of the DMT 1200.
I lowered the angle of the blade, so that I wasn't hiding any scratch patterns.
Cityjim, can you post a pic of an edge directly of an Arkansas soft (600 ANSI grit), please?
To make a comparison. If not, it's ok, but I bet we'd all like to see the difference. Thanks.
That sounds like a good idea. You know the old saying, "Pics or it doesn't exist!".
Reason number 1002 and why NOT to buy DMT products .
Looks like you ran it down the curb a bit . lol
cityjim
It looks like Seraphim's finished edge above . I don't have a capable camera like Seraphim or I would already have done this . I only have a 60x - 100x pocket microscope .
You can buy a 6" x 2" 600 grit ANSI soft Arkansas stone at KMEsharp.com for $15.95 . See for yourself then report back here . Thanks for helping us out .
cityjim