What are your thoughts on the Chef’s Choice Edgecraft Diamond Sharpening Stone?

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csisland

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I've shopping around for a combination stone that doesn't require using any lubricant. Looking for recommendations but also thoughts on this Edgecraft Diamond stone. Thanks
 
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If referring to the 6" x 2" stone on wooden base (pictured above), it seems a bit pricey for what they're offering. Looks like a single-grit stone (not a combo; just one-sided) affixed to a wooden base w/cover, for ~$45 or so (looking at Amazon's pricing for reference). For the money, a double-sided DMT Dia-Sharp hone in the same size (6" x 2") could be had for just a few dollars more; DMT also offers these in a range of grits (2 grits per hone), in XC/C, F/EF. DMT's doesn't come with the wooden base/box, but you'll get a lot more sharpening bang for the buck. Looks like the Chef's Choice only comes in one grit (mfr site lists it as '400'; if so, that's somewhere between DMT's 'Coarse' 325 and 'Fine' 600).

The Chef's Choice is probably decent/good quality, so I wouldn't be concerned about that; but you could likely get more for your money.


David
 
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What do you recommend for a first combination DMT Dia-Sharp hone? I'm sharpening my usual pocket knives with 1095, 420HC, and Mora.
 
csisland said:
What do you recommend for a first combination DMT Dia-Sharp hone? I'm sharpening my usual pocket knives with 1095, 420HC, and Mora.
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For those steels, you really don't need diamond at all (unless you just WANT it). Lately, I've been getting good results on 420HC and 1095/CV steels using a simple Norton Economy stone (silicon carbide) I picked up at Home Depot for about ~$7. I use it dry for quick touch-ups, and with some dish soap & water for heavier grinding jobs; very easy clean-up, used this way. This stone is usually regarded as an 'oil stone', but it works very well when used dry or with water/soap&water. Oil really isn't necessary.

If you still want to use a diamond hone on these steels, I'd usually not go any higher than a 'Fine' grit from DMT, especially in the larger bench hones. Coarser grits would usually be overkill; the 'Fine' (600 mesh; 25µ) will still grind those steels with ease, even for re-bevelling jobs. The Coarse and Fine grits are very useful in general, and the Coarse would be handy for very large/thick blades, or any other blades in more wear-resistant steels, like S30V, etc. For your blades in the steels mentioned, I'd favor the F/EF combo over the XC/C, if looking at the double-sided Dia-Sharp hones.


David
 
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i see two different stones on HD. First one is Norton 3 x 7/8 x 3/8 In. Pocket Stone and the other is the Norton 6 in. Tool and Knife Sharpener. Which one do you have? Thanks
 
The one I think he is referring to is the Norton 6 inch one. I have one too and it is a pretty good stone for the money.
 
sir_mike said:
The one I think he is referring to is the Norton 6 inch one. I have one too and it is a pretty good stone for the money.
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That's the one. :thumbup:

Oddly enough, looking at HD's website description of the 6" stone, they've got the wrong picture for it (of Norton's similar 8" stone, product 87934). The Norton product number for the 6" is 87933, and is correctly referenced there.


David
 
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