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Kavik
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Jan 4, 2019
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Who here considers 25 micron (~800 grit) "fine"? 🤪
Jan 4, 2019
BricomageCom
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Jan 6, 2019
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Kavikno Prefer the CC3 ou CC4 !! You will have perfect rasor sharpness
Jan 6, 2019
Kavik
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Jan 6, 2019
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BricomageComOh, i have plenty of other stones for the higher grit stuff, i just found it funny they're classifying this one as a "fine" rating I took a look at CC4 on Amazon, those numbers can't possibly be right?? It's claiming 1 micron and 0.1 micron? That's like 14k grit for the 1 micron, which is already more of a polishing stone, not a sharpening stone. But 0.1 micron would be like 200k grit....I can't believe them on that one. On a $20 stone? Either way, if the coarser side is really 14k, and goes up from there, that's not going to be much use as an actual sharpening tool, more of a finishing stone for polishing bevels. But, that's straight razor and professional sushi knife territory, way beyond anything practical for the average user
Jan 6, 2019
BricomageCom
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Jan 7, 2019
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KavikI have a Chinese version of the cc3 and i success to find a razor sharp with all my knife except too hard steels (inox, chrome, d2) It’s quick and easy. It is just a little small. Not for damaged knife, just knife you used for current use and you want to find it back like new.
Jan 7, 2019
Kavik
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Jan 7, 2019
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BricomageComYes, that's what I mean about it being a finishing stone, or a touch up stone. But wouldn't necessarily be ideal as a "field sharpener", where you might need to repair a damaged edge, which is the main purpose of having the smaller portable version. And i mean no disrespect, but talking about a Chinese clone of this type of product isn't necessarily useful. The one you have may work perfectly fine, but we have no way of really knowing how close of a match it is to the original. They may be completely different grits, even though they look the same
Jan 7, 2019
BricomageCom
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Jan 7, 2019
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KavikYes your right but I wasn't agree with the "polishing" term. For this it is not the good product, but leather. Sometimes, I use the leather quicly or glass. I don't have a lot of knives with real damaged edges. I have a chinese one and I am very satisfy except for the size and the price : 5 $ !. I read that the original one doesn't have a good diamant side (but I don't use the diamant side of mine, I use a chinese biggest plate but not so big, grid 1000). I use the most this stone. I have also whetstones 400-1000.
Jan 7, 2019
Kavik
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Jan 7, 2019
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BricomageComOh, "polishing" vs "sharpening" is a very subjective term. Leather does polish but, unless you're adding abrasive compounds, that's more to do with stropping than sharpening. "Polishing" or "finishing" stones, in my opinion, can refine an edge that already has a good apex, but I would never use them alone on anything that has gone dull. You can easily have a mirror finish and still have a knife that doesn't cut well. Likewise, I've seen people shave off a 1k edge on straight razors. To me I would say 14,000 grit is definitely a polisher, for removing scratch patterns from a coarser stone, not for sharpening. Again though, we may be talking apples and oranges here since the one you have isn't actually the Fallkniven stone. It may be completely different grits, which may be why it works the way you say
Jan 7, 2019
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