Hi all,
Picture--
Top stone-Dans 10x3x1--not lapped
Middle _-Preyda 8x3x1--2k on SIC powder and metal plate
Bottom--Preyda 10x3x1/2--not lapped--cuts a bit from factory, might lap.
Separate pic--my 8x3x1/2 "blue/ black translucent"
I have been exploring hones and recently my long wait (3 months) has ended. I asked Dan's to find me their blackest ark and cut it 10x3x1, it arrived yesterday. Now I decide if I like the edges its currently giving me before breaking my arm to lap the stone.
The smaller stone is 8x3x1". I bought this from preyada three years ago. Preyda only cuts stones that are 1/2 inch thick now so I decided to try Dans. The Dans stone is very dark grey and the Preydas are jet black. The Dans stone doesn't have a ring as high pitched as the Preyda stones, but it is very close--not sure what this means perhaps I am nuts and spending to many quiet hours touching my rocks!
I found Preyda to be a joy to work with and have many stones from them. The 8" black is my favorite stone, the feed back is very responsive to pressure and consistent.
I used the new Dans only twice and I am excited to see what it can do-early take is that it is a VERY NICE stone and worth the long wait. They were very nice to accommodate my search and the lead time was met early.
Blue translucent-- I saw this spoken of on a YouTube video and asked preyda if they had any since it wasn't listed on their site. They did and I am very glad for it. The stone is very hard and really just polished. I am still undecided if it goes before or after my dark black 8" preyda...….
Anyone else look for a high ring also?
Regards,
Whit
Picture--
Top stone-Dans 10x3x1--not lapped
Middle _-Preyda 8x3x1--2k on SIC powder and metal plate
Bottom--Preyda 10x3x1/2--not lapped--cuts a bit from factory, might lap.
Separate pic--my 8x3x1/2 "blue/ black translucent"
I have been exploring hones and recently my long wait (3 months) has ended. I asked Dan's to find me their blackest ark and cut it 10x3x1, it arrived yesterday. Now I decide if I like the edges its currently giving me before breaking my arm to lap the stone.
The smaller stone is 8x3x1". I bought this from preyada three years ago. Preyda only cuts stones that are 1/2 inch thick now so I decided to try Dans. The Dans stone is very dark grey and the Preydas are jet black. The Dans stone doesn't have a ring as high pitched as the Preyda stones, but it is very close--not sure what this means perhaps I am nuts and spending to many quiet hours touching my rocks!
I found Preyda to be a joy to work with and have many stones from them. The 8" black is my favorite stone, the feed back is very responsive to pressure and consistent.
I used the new Dans only twice and I am excited to see what it can do-early take is that it is a VERY NICE stone and worth the long wait. They were very nice to accommodate my search and the lead time was met early.
Blue translucent-- I saw this spoken of on a YouTube video and asked preyda if they had any since it wasn't listed on their site. They did and I am very glad for it. The stone is very hard and really just polished. I am still undecided if it goes before or after my dark black 8" preyda...….
Anyone else look for a high ring also?
Regards,
Whit
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