Following up DMT stones

[Muirtach]

Last week I pulled the trigger on the 6 inch anniversary DMT set from Woodcraft to get into honing at a reasonable cost. I was curious as to advice for a reasonable cost finishing stone. I do have a balsa block with what I believe is Chrome Oxide (Dico Premium Buffing Composite, Chrome from my local ACE) and think it will work, but other things I have read about the DMTs leads me to think that another option might be better.

Thanks in advance guys

 

[TstebinsB]

Joel strongly advocates that setup. He uses it with great success. If you want something intermediary and cheap, then a Chinese 12K is your best bet. A yellow Coticule is also recommended but it's much more expensive. You can also strop on newspaper right before stropping on leather.

Ultimately, once a razor has been made sharp, the final stages are polishing. That removes scratches and makes the edge smoother. I suppose the human condition to want more plays a role in the amount of whetstones some people, I included, have. However, there isn't a need for more.

 

[leighton]

Which DMT are you finishing with? Sorry, i don't know enough about the anniversary set.

If the EE, then Crox or any finishing stone will theoritically work. I don't have any first hand experience though.

 

[jkh]

Cool!

Another question for the honing experts: Can one jump directly from setting a bevel on the 1200 to finishing on the 8000? Or should there be an intermediate step between the 1200 and 8000?

 

[TstebinsB]

Cool!

Another question for the honing experts: Can one jump directly from setting a bevel on the 1200 to finishing on the 8000? Or should there be an intermediate step between the 1200 and 8000?

Although the 8000 is a big jump, the DMTs work fast enough that it's fine. I wouldn't recommend that jump with other stones though. Just get something to polish afterward: chromium oxide, Chinese 12K, or yellow Coticule, for example.

 

[leighton]

Cool!

Another question for the honing experts: Can one jump directly from setting a bevel on the 1200 to finishing on the 8000? Or should there be an intermediate step between the 1200 and 8000?

You *can* do that with any stone. But the problem with jumping too high is the unnecessary amount of time skipping a step takes. I've heard the DMT is agressive enough to do this, but from what I've read about experiences, its not recommended if you have a 4k stone. But it works.

 

[jkh]

You *can* do that with any stone. But the problem with jumping too high is the unnecessary amount of time skipping a step takes. I've heard the DMT is agressive enough to do this, but from what I've read about experiences, its not recommended if you have a 4k stone. But it works.

Yes, I should have posed my question in a clearer manner, but I believe that you and Telly correctly interpreted what I meant and answered my question ... thanks!

Do the interrupted DMTs work the same as the continuous DMTs?

 

[Muirtach]

The set is 600, 1200 and 8k. At 50 bucks on clearance right now seemed like a heck of a deal. Glad to know I should be set for now.

 

[TstebinsB]

Yes, I should have posed my question in a clearer manner, but I believe that you and Telly correctly interpreted what I meant and answered my question ... thanks!

Do the interrupted DMTs work the same as the continuous DMTs?

I used them in tandem without a problem. I started with the interrupted #1200 to set the bevel and went to the continuous #8000. My next stone/pasted strop after that did the final polishing and took care of any scratches left over from the previous two stones.

 

[JonnyAngel]

I have a DTM 8K that I use to follow my King 1.2K. It works just fine! However, the Chinese 12k cuts much to slowly to follow up the diamond plate. I just replaced mine with a Shapton 16 and I must say the results are great!