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Pros: Durability, Ease of Use, Effectiveness, Overall Quality
Cons: None
Spydie ceramic stone-simple but effective
This is a great system for quick on the go and “in between or uncommon grit sizes. As this stone is up the ladder as far as fineness there are some out there even finer. Things I like about this stone is the simplicity with which it works. No water required though I do use a cutting oil on board to keep shavings from stopping the stone up. To clean I put some liquid on and I have a bristle brush I scrub with to get back to clean. Never use a wire brush but a plastic pan scrubber should work well. Mentioned before, the grit or micron size can be different than some diamond sharpening systems which could be the jumping off stone point and going on to strop. These finer grits may also be the last needed to produce a great working edge for a particular steel. The last two super steels I worked on this stone with were Rex121 and m4 which both were very hard and proving the fact these benefitted from being sharp from Pryor stone used. If dulling, either of these steels would take a long time to abrade enough material off before getting a desired result. Nice touch shipping the stone with its personal leather pouch. Very handy esp. if stone was dropped and used to break the fall. In summation I like a knife sharpening liquid to keep saving particles from clogging and a good scrub cleaning after use. This way u are already to work when next knife comes around. Patience is required esp. when working the true super steels. The m4 blade seemed more content after final passes. Toothy edge just needing final strop passes to be ready to work. Rex121 didn’t receive the toothiness so next went to finer diamond grit before final strop. Definitely benefited from Spydie UF CeramicStone. Eliminated a step and helped progression time to be cut down. All in all a definete plus in the grand sharpening scheme and will be a valued tool in the future’. Will be very valuable in establish the routines on these super steels. Happy sharpening and hope this was helpful for folks in a similar sharpening situation. Regards, Heart_o_Tex
