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We first thought of bubble gum when we looked at this stone but then pop rocks came to mind. This is a good low grit stone for those who don't want to spend the extra coin to purchase an Atoma 140. It's excellent as a flattening stone and it's also good for quick metal removal. It's porous and it drinks water so a good 10 minute soak as well as having some water to splash on top is a good idea. At this price it's an excellent deal. Measures 207x65x33mm. Weight is 670gr or about 1.5 pounds.
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Good lapping stonePosted By: Jeronimo Macias - verified customer
This is a very hard stone and removes material very well after a good long soak. I have used it to both knives and other stones. As a stone flattener it works very well. On knives I don't like the feedback at all but it does remove metal very well. I guess I have to get used to the stone.
This is a very hard stone and removes material very well after a good long soak. I have used it to both knives and other stones. As a stone flattener it works very well. On knives I don't like the feedback at all but it does remove metal very well. I guess I have to get used to the stone.
Update: Pop Rocks to the rescue for "bad knives"Posted By: Lionel Joyce
1 people found this review helpful
Update a year later. Was having trouble getting any edge at all on a friend's antique carving knife in what must have been a quite soft stainless. Plus the edge had a double curvature: concave near the handle, convex towards the tip. An inexpensive, 220 grit stone that I use for beater knives was having no effect whatsoever, and on my decent Cerax320 the curvature was affecting the flatness of the stone. So I turned to the Pop Rocks, and within a few minutes of sharpening on the 1" face of the stone - to deal with the knife edge curvature - I had a paper-slicer.
1 people found this review helpful
Update a year later. Was having trouble getting any edge at all on a friend's antique carving knife in what must have been a quite soft stainless. Plus the edge had a double curvature: concave near the handle, convex towards the tip. An inexpensive, 220 grit stone that I use for beater knives was having no effect whatsoever, and on my decent Cerax320 the curvature was affecting the flatness of the stone. So I turned to the Pop Rocks, and within a few minutes of sharpening on the 1" face of the stone - to deal with the knife edge curvature - I had a paper-slicer.
Fun stone DecentPosted By: Keith Ryan Amirault - verified customer
It is a pretty great stone, especially for the price. It is not a soft stone, but for 220 stones, I like the hardest stones possible, like Shapton Pro or Glass, or Naniwa 220 Sharpening Series. This stone is a little softer than those and resulted in scratching on my primary bevel which I don't like. Generally, I prefer diamond plates for sharpening this low, but I wanted to try this unique stone. It performed well, and I personally didn't mind the bubbles, but you can definitely feel them while sharpening.
It is a pretty great stone, especially for the price. It is not a soft stone, but for 220 stones, I like the hardest stones possible, like Shapton Pro or Glass, or Naniwa 220 Sharpening Series. This stone is a little softer than those and resulted in scratching on my primary bevel which I don't like. Generally, I prefer diamond plates for sharpening this low, but I wanted to try this unique stone. It performed well, and I personally didn't mind the bubbles, but you can definitely feel them while sharpening.
