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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This is for stone flattening..., December 30, 2024Posted By: Pat S
This is a FLATTENING STONE.
You are meant to make a few pencil marks on your stone, then buff the marks out using this stone, then bevel your stone edges. The bubbles help texture wise in creating a beautiful slurry on your stone to start sharpening with.
For that purpose it is great. If you try to repair a knife with this, it will gouge and scratch your blade.
Of you want a Imanishi at this grit for your progression, get the PINK BRICK Which Mark also sells.
Great piece of kit nonetheless and a true game changer for home sharpening.
This is a FLATTENING STONE.
You are meant to make a few pencil marks on your stone, then buff the marks out using this stone, then bevel your stone edges. The bubbles help texture wise in creating a beautiful slurry on your stone to start sharpening with.
For that purpose it is great. If you try to repair a knife with this, it will gouge and scratch your blade.
Of you want a Imanishi at this grit for your progression, get the PINK BRICK Which Mark also sells.
Great piece of kit nonetheless and a true game changer for home sharpening.
Good lapping stonePosted By: Jeronimo Macias - verified customer
5 people found this review helpful
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.
5 people found this review helpful
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
4 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.
4 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
3 people found this review helpful
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.
3 people found this review helpful
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.
