Diamond Machining Technology (DMT) WM8CX DuoSharp Double-Sided Diamond Sharpening Stone Bench, Coarse/Extra-Coarse, 8 Inch

I like a sharp knife but I am far from an an expert in tool sharpening. I had a couple of fairly expensive knives that I could no longer sharpen with the stones, steel rods, and ceramic sticks that I had traditionally used. I decided to invest in a diamond stone. This DMT bench stone works great and the fine/course combo has been good to restore my dull knives or tone those that were in better shape. I liked it so much that I also bought a small pocket model and and a rod by the same company for serrated blades. I am using it in the available plastic base and I think that is the way to go. I have sharpened every knife we own, my axes, all my tree and shrub trimming equipment, and I used the diamond bench stone to flatten my old sharpening stones that were grooved from use. I am glad that I bought a larger size for all the things I have sharpened. It is easy to clean with soap and water. A solid tool investment.

I purchased a set of DMT Diamond Bench Stones, the Coarse / Extra Coarse and the Fine / Extra Fine, along with a base to hold the stones. This set allows me to put a very sharp edge on any of my knifes, axes, or chisels. I have found that the stones are easy to work with and appear to hold up very well. Sharpening in done using only a little water on the stones. I would recommend these DMT products to anyone seeking quality sharpening stones.

I was able to flatten 3 Cr-V chisels that had been nicked. I used a rolling guide and was able to grind them down very quickly, clean and square. I had no problem removing material. Wide enough for plane blades.

Very over priced and underwhelming. Grit is not very aggressive and you can hardly feel it on the surface. Took me 30 minutes to get an edge on the knife. One is better off purchasing a diamond plate where the whole surface is covered with the diamond grit. Not one like this with holes for the slurry to fall into there is no 100% coverage of the diamond grit Why did you pick this product vs others?: It was suggested should not have went this rout

One of the complaints about these that I see on internet forums (fora?) is that they sometimes aren't flat. This is a pretty big issue, since you can't very well flatten them after the fact. I checked mine against a piece of plate glass as soon as I got it, and my sample is perfectly flat. I have used the Coarse side to (re-)profile several kitchen and pocket knives and it cuts very fast. The extra coarse side is way to coarse for what I need; it cuts giant chunks out of the edge if you get anywhere near it. Still, that side isn't completely useless, since I can use it to flatten my water stones. Coarse water stones tend to be varying degrees of bad, so I'll never go back after using this one.

Have you ever spent a half hour trying to sharpen a knife with a hard blade steel like s30v only to take off barely any material? If so, you know it can be a real pain in the a**. Metallurgists have been doing some crazy stuff with powdered metal alloys in the last 10 years since I started sharpening my own knives. While the old sharpening tech still works, it is painfully slow for these new super hard steels. Something more aggressive is needed. DMT plates provide extremely fast and precise removal of material. Since they are so expensive I was worried about quality because of some reviews, but mine look great. There is a slight break in, but not too long. I was able to reprofile the edge of my benchmade 535 (s30v) in about 10-15 minutes using the extra coarse side. I did not find it to be too coarse like some reviews, and the plates are very flat. I think some reviewers mistake the extremely aggressive removal rate for a more coarse grit. I examined it under magnification and the diamonds appear to be consistently sized and about 220 mesh as DMT says. It is extremely fast even with s30v, to the point that every stroke counts. Instead of mindlessly giving it a few passes and then looking, I found myself concentrating on specific areas of the blade and looking at it after every pass. It allows you to cut so much with each stroke that it is almost like a power tool. DMT says that the extra coarse is a “safe alternative to powered grinding”. This is absolutely true with the added benefit of much less likelihood of heating the blade. It would be very easy to destroy knives as well with this system if it is misused, but that is true with any powerful and useful tool.

This is an excellent product easy to use will get your knives rebeveled pretty fast, it does remove steel fast. Excellent size for folding knives and smaller kitchen knives. You can work your unworkable edges and fix chips fast.

A great beginning to the sharpening process. The coarse edge will quickly reprofile and edge angle to your liking, or repair nicks in the blade. You'll want the extra coarse if it's really bad though. The fine will start getting you towards a razer edge, though you could use it there if you didn't want or need much sharper. You can move on to either the extra and extra extra fine diamond stones or some ceramic stones for finishing up and getting a razer edge. Remember to not use a lot of pressure with these. If you press too hard, you an actually remove some of the diamonds. They are held in place by a metallic layer and you can break that away if you press too hard. A light touch is all that's needed.

Perfetta sia per sgrossare che per lappare altre pietre per affilate coltelli. Ottimo prodotto qualità prezzo.

Ravie d'avoir pu trouver cette plaque à diamants que je cherchais depuis longtemps. J'ai appri à m'en servir sur une identique à mon école de toilettage et le fait de trouver exactement la même est top !

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It’s DMT say no more

Muy buen producto muy buena la marca