Spyderco Ceramic Whetstone Medium Grit

A approximate grit for the spyderco high alumina ultra fine ceramic is 2 000 fine is 1 800 and medium is.

Spyderco ceramic whetstone medium grit. Med fine uf are the designations they use. As with all of spyderco s ceramic stones use our benchstones dry without lubricants or oils. Medium is 600 this directly from spyderco. The extra ultrafine ceramic is around 70 the ceramics seem attractive because they re actually designed to be used dry and their aluminum oxide ceramic construction should make them cut harder steels better than a natural stone i m going out on a limb.

Spyderco medium grit and fine grit 2 sided ceramic double stuff sharpening stone. Available in medium pictured fine or ultrafine grits each 2 x 8 x 1 5 stone comes packaged in a rigid polymer storage case complete with non skid rubber feet for tabletop use. Comparing grits between different type materials seems to be a bit difficult. I used a kitchen knife with a flat blade to cover the entire surface of the stone and sharpened it for long enough to get the eef stone to get through the break in process.

Made of the same ceramic material of the famous triangular rods this is a medium ceramic bench stone. The ceramic sharpening surface is very hard and durable. While many manufacturers use the terms medium to mean a rather coarse level of grit the spyderco medium is more comparable to other stones described as fine or even a little finer. Spyderco s state of the art sharpening system and accessories can help give you the edge you need.

My medium benchstone lapped with the atoma cuts as fine. Ceramic file slip stone. Get it as soon as sat sep 19. Ceramic sharpening stone 8 07 x 2 87 x 1 14 4 9 out of 5 stars 132.

I hot rodded mine by taking a 400 grit atoma to the one side. There is not actual grit rating for these style of stones because a grit refers to the size of the abrasive particles in a sandpaper. Especially with ceramic which spyderco doesn t even apply a grit or micron rating. Its broad flat surface is ideal for sharpening woodworking tools and all types of knives and can be easily cleaned with household cleanser a scouring pad and water.

So a while back i used dmt shapton glass and spyderco stones and compared the scratch patternes. I went through the grit progression and after using the ef stone i used the eef stone and put a deeper scratch pattern back on the bevel. The medium and fine ceramic stones can be had for 37 a piece cheaper as a pair than a halls soft ark and surgical black. I m basing this on the white spyderco slip stone i own which is rated at fine.

So this became a double sided stone. Suehiro cerax soaking whetstone. Probably as fine as the fine spyderco. Medium 1000 cerax 1010.

Made from ultra hard alumina ceramic material spyderco s medium grit benchstone is used like a traditional sharpening stone but does not require oil or water.