You can run them under water or put them in water to do the flattening if you wish, but dry them off really well when you're finished. Once your edge has all the damage removed and the actual apex is no longer visibly reflecting light -- then you know that you have gotten the apex thin enough to apply a micro-bevel at apex. Most important is that CBN is harder and has greater abrasion, thermal and chemical resistance than either synthetic diamonds (though less so than natural diamonds), silicon carbide, or aluminum oxide. With something like a simple Naniwa Multistone 1000 : one can literally grind all day with a creamy slurry created by just a few passes of a flattening plate like an Atoma and NEVER actually reach a strong burr or sharp apex.

So far I have been recommended the Venev stones but it seems like these stones will be next to impossible to get for the time being. CBN’s qualities include its high levels of high hardness, strength, abrasion resistance, and thermal and chemical resistance. You can use the 400-mesh side for flattening the back of chisel and plane blades and for general edge shaping and maintenance. The one side of this plate is coated with 80 grit CBN and will flatten your sharpening stones in no time. Btw, don't be afraid of the burr, if someone is, then he knows little to nothing about FH sharpening.

I use the KME Self Aligning Broadhead Sharpener, and the benchstone offers a large and very flat surface that handles wide cutting surfaces (much better than using sand paper with backing).

If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.Most ceramic waterstones (1200 grit or below) have no trouble with many common 'supersteels' as the vast steel matrix around the carbides is soft comparatively and thus, easily cut by these ceramics. CBN Sharpening Stones consists of a 2 mm thick CBN-bearing plate mounted on a high-quality aluminum blank. This is where the fixed abrasives are a god-send as you can trivially bring knives to very high sharpness with even coarse plates such as the Spyderco CBN assuming you use 1- lubricant, 2 - light pressure, - edge forward strokes at slightly higher angle to grind a micro bevel, 3 - alternating strokes from one side to other/ crossing scratch patterns.

I would reserve the plated abrasives exclusively for apexing as I believe stones which generate a slurry are ideal for actually shaping/thinning/restoring the edge bevel to the appropriate shape and thickness prior to setting the apex. Thanks Wade I’m thinking of getting the resin bonded CBN in lower grit and then switch over to my Venev stones and finish on my OCB 1200 100%. I would also get the unmounted version of the CBN stones I have not tried them but the idea of using 3M 2 sided tape to mount them to the blank is a much better idea and an easier way to use the for etching the stones. Super Schleifmedien, mit agressivem “Biss”… mit ÖL und Wasser verwendbar, Abstufungen 100, 200, 400, 800, 1200 passen prima zusammen.

I have never been able to get a straight answer on whether CBN or diamond is best for hard tool steels. That is interesting but perhaps you could share more information and someone aside from Cliff may have some insight? Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).

This is more noticeable with lower grits as the abrasive particles are larger, as you move to finer grits you're less likely to see the difference unless you are really looking for it. I'm no pro, but in my experience it works well for free-hand sharpening as long as I remember to use a light touch. Einziger Nachteil: die Grundlage besteht aus magnetischem Stahl und ist daher für den Magnettisch der Ermak 10 nur eingeschränkt anwendbar, da diese durch den Messerstahl hindurch angezogen werden. The case is compatible with 6" stones mounted or unmounted on aluminum blanks, total thickness up to 12 mm, width from 0. Thank you again gritomatic for providing your services to us, and thank you readers for reading my review.

Ideal for putting an edge on knives, this stone is also the perfect choice for sharpening wood chisels, plane irons, and similar tools and comes complete with a high-quality suede protective case. Spyderco Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) is a high-tech super abrasive that is second in hardness only to diamond.