Someone asked about more portable ceramic stones,I think.Google ceramic stones on Amazon. They have many sizes,including 1" x 4" pocket stones. There are at least 5 pages of ceramic stones,and sheaths for the small ones,IIRC.
Yup thats it. enjoy.
Phil
I would really like to know, but only if it's not any trouble. the main reason I ask is that it is much easier for me to buy the dual stone than to buy the Spyderco (shipping wise) but I wonder how they compare in capability and "userness". right now I'm using the hard ark (more like a finer cutting soft ark..) and the black ark, it gives a great edge, but only so so on A2. my main issue at the moment is having to use a water stone as a 1K and then move to the arks. I'm planing on a fine Eze-lap as a 1k, so once I get than nothing is urgent, but it would be nice to know if it's worth the trouble getting the spyderco vs the dual stones. I love my chosera's but this is just a different ball game, and one I prefer to the water system.
Your most prudent move with the A2 would be to just get an old junk plane or something, lap the bottom and put 1 micron diamonds on it (or throw them on maple or something).
100 carats of 1 micron diamonds or 1/2 micron diamonds would probably be about $25 plus shipping. It would last almost indefinitely on a piece of mild steel or cast iron, and at the fineness, is no threat to contaminate anything.
not really intrested in that. . . I like stones. I have the DMT diamond paste set, would that work? I have a junk plane body.
Thanks David. Crystolon has the added benefit of being cheep to buy too.
Sharpening is Facetating.Good enough is good enoughButBetter is Better.
Yes. You just use it with liberal amounts of oil, though, and you must buy it new or you will end up with one that is hard that sheds no particles (and with silicon carbide fracturing into tiny bits, that means you soon have a hard surface of broken down particles).
I'll see what he says.
I have three on the backs of coticules. I never spent the time with coticules that I should have, mostly because they excel at a gentle edge, but not necessarily fast for their level of keenness.
I can't remember if you shave or not, but they are my go to when I have a razor that wants to chip on everything else, and they are one of the tougher stones to really get keenness out of with a razor - they are completely unlike anything else.
With all the chatter over the years of reading posts about various stones, I've often wondered why the ceramics were not mentioned more often. I guess I lucked up many years ago when I bought a set of 2" Spydercos plus the set of small ceramic shapes at a carving show. Now I keep them with my diamond set to tackle pretty much any sharpening need I have, all with just a spritz of soapy water. Nice to see some confirmation from others that I don't need to crave any other high priced stones. My old set of water stones will last forever because I never use them with all their muddy mess.