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Taidea corundum water stones
Have any Of you guys/gals had any experience with the Taidea water stones? I bought the 3000 grit and 8000 grit. They didn't have a 6000 grit so I ordered a steelx in 6000. I have always preferred free hand sharpening and have had some great results with my old stones. I also have the spyderco sharpmaker and for what it is comes out with some amazing results but I wanted larger bench stones so that's why I went with these water stones.
After I finished with the 8k stone I couldn't even shave with the knife! The stones seem courser then they say they are. They have good bite and cut the steel well but for the life of me I can't figure out why I can't get a nice edge from them. My ceramics are out of this world compared to these water stones. I don't have the steelx 6k yet so I can't say how well that works. Have any of you guys come across an issue like this? |
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Nobody has any thoughts on this problem?
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I'm sure you've suspected that the grits don't carry across the different types of stones, or at least you just found out.
a 1000 grit ceramic doesn't have the same size particle as a 1000 grit oil stone, that doesn't have the same size grit of a 1000 grit water stone. to confound the problem further, the grits don't correlate between country's. its a problem that's been around for a long time. I wish the industry would get together a set a world wide standard. my guess is you have a feel for your old stones and haven't found a good match yet. Erik |
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I've honestly tried everything with these stones. The 3000 grit stone wears so fast that I can't see it lasting for more then ten sharpenings. The 8000 grit is a lot harder but still won't produce a nice keen edge. I said screw it and ordered the spyderco ceramic bench stones. The sharpmaker does a great job so I shouldn't have any problems with the bench stones.
I haven't tried any really expensive water stones so maybe it's just because they are so cheap. |
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