From 0b1e040eeb1569721a8c592c98cfbeeca3f96845 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carson Davis Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 09:57:47 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add initial details about whetstone types --- _posts/2024-08-11-whetstones.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/_posts/2024-08-11-whetstones.md b/_posts/2024-08-11-whetstones.md index 077b903..465a2e7 100644 --- a/_posts/2024-08-11-whetstones.md +++ b/_posts/2024-08-11-whetstones.md @@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ Want to know what you are buying? I think an everyday sharpening kit should have I try to include all of these in every recommendation, with differences in price reflecting a lose of convenience, speed, or quality. At the lowest levels, you have to do without a strop and flattening stone. + + +Diamond +- glued +- embedded +- resin matrix +- vitrified? +Water +- resin bonded (shapton glass, naniwa professional) +- clay based (king, naniwa superstone) +- magnesia (naniwa chosera, shapton pro kuromaku) +Oil +- aluminum oxide (norton india) +- silicon carbide (norton crystolon) + + + ### Buy it All $406 is an atrocious amount of money. But it represents the highest quality option in every category and has every stone you could possibly need. #### Flattening Stone