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Review on Medium Storage πŸ—„οΈ Solution for Spyderco Bench Sharpener by Jeff Aulia

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good for wood carving, can be worked with a hot rod.

Good stone. It's not flat enough for the back of the chisel, at least not the entire back. Although it works very well for carving tools. Woodcarving tools apply a lot of pressure to a small area when sharpening, so oilstone, Arkansas, diamond, or ceramic are best choices. Waterstones are too soft for carving tools and score easily. Pottery is faster than Arkansas and a found object than diamond. I hot grown mine by taking a 400 grit atom in one direction. So it became a two-sided stone. The original page is medium and the page I took with Atoma cuts thinner. Probably as good as the wonderful Spyderco. I use my white Spyderco sharpening stone as a guide, which is rated as good. My average workbench lapped just as well with atomic cutting. If you decide to lap, remember that it will take a long time, and rinse the diamond stone under running water all the time. Otherwise the ceramic stone chips/loops/tails will corrode the nickel the diamonds are set in and suddenly your fancy diamond cutter will turn into a piece of steel. One star off for flatness. It's 100% flat enough for sharpening knives, chisels, and carving tools, but not good for initial alignment of chisel backs. I'll take him over the water rocks every day.

Pros
  • The best in its niche
Cons
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