A chip (not the potato kind either)

[turtle]

My hands on experience extends ONLY to maintaining an edge with the La Verte coti that I have.

I traded a nice Solingen straight to another user and they have chipped the blade but they do not have a hone. I PMed Paco and he said it could be honed out but can I do this for them with just the coti I have? I have a slurry stone for the coti but since I have only maintained edges I'm not sure if I need more equipment..... Oh please say yes so I can justify more hones :lol:. I have some DMTs but I have only used these on kitchen knives (red and blue ones). I am out of my element on this one.....

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u414/turtle-web/misc/chip.jpg

[superbleu]

will take a long time to grind that out with just a coti.

get a chosera 1K
you could use your dmt blue

here is a grit chart from DMT


SILVER (XX) Diamond - Extra-Extra Coarse Extreme repair of a very damaged edge (120 mesh, 120 micron)

BLACK (X) Diamond - Extra Coarse Fix and restore a damaged edge (220 mesh, 60 mircron)

BLUE (C) Diamond - Coarse Quickly sharpen a neglected edge (325 mesh, 45 micron)

RED (F) Diamond - Fine Put a keen edge on a maintained tool (600 mesh, 25 micron)

GREEN (E) Diamond - Extra Fine Sharpen to a razor edge (1200 mesh, 9 micron)

WHITE (CER) Ceramic Start a polished and refined edge (2200 mesh, 7 micron)

TAN (EE) Diamond - Extra-Extra Fine Extra fine polish to an extreme edge (8000 mesh, 3 micron)

[life2short1971]

I would prefer to use a 1k stone on that myself but I could do it with the blue DMT and your coticule in a pinch.

[Doc226]

You can, but it will take a long time. Any 1K stone would speed things up.

[SinnerinRehab]

YES TO MORE HONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry i am an enabler.

[smalltank]

you could just get a DMT1200 diamond plate..give that a try,...works to set my bevels quicker than my old synthetics

[Wid]

Tape the edge and use the 325. Then go to the coti and slurry with or without tape. That will work without much hassle.

[YetiDave]

I've got rid of bigger chips than that with just my les lat coti before, man up and get it done! :laugh: just slurry as heavy as you can and go for it

[Kentos]

I think if you keep up a heavy slurry and lean on it just a tiny bit it shouldn't take more than a few.

[professorchaos]

you could just get a DMT1200 diamond plate..give that a try,...works to set my bevels quicker than my old synthetics

That's what I'd use too. I've used coarser hones - a green carbide 325 grit - to get chips out. Takes nearly as much work on the DMT 1200 to get the scratches out as it would the chip.

[casus4844]

or to save you the money since it's a one time thing.... honing film ;)