Spyderco Hones (Medium, Fine, Extra Fine)
Spyderco hones are very neat/interesting hones that are not talked about too terribly often, however they are inexpensive, hard as can be, incredibly flat, and just about the easiest hone to use – as they can even be used dry! Dry, with water, with lather… all extremely effective. These hones come in 3 different grits, medium (which has a brown color hone, with dark blue honing station), Fine (a white color hone with a light blue honing station) and Extra-Fine (a white color hone with a black honing station). The medium cuts incredibly fast and removes a lot of steel, the fine and ultra fine cut pretty quickly as well. The ultra-fine creates and incredibly fine/delicate edge, and works quickly and easily wet – or dry. Cleaning the hones is a snap – a little powdered cleaner and a green scotch brite pad – and they’ll look good as new. These hones are incredibly hard (being ceramic) and the fine and ultra-fine will show no wear with use – and the medium will show minimal wear with use. These hones are 2” X 8” X .5”
Medium is approx 3-4K
Fine is approx 8K
Extra Fine is approx 13-14K
Pro’s
1.) Reasonably priced, decent sized and work well.
2.) Cut very quickly/easily.
3.) Can be used dry, with water, or with lather.
4.) Minimal maintenance.
Size comparison - Spyderco ultra fine next to a Norton 4K/8K...
Con’s
1.) Must use an “X” honing pattern
2.) Miserable to lap because they are so hard.
3.) Very heavy.
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Spyderco hones are very neat/interesting hones that are not talked about too terribly often, however they are inexpensive, hard as can be, incredibly flat, and just about the easiest hone to use – as they can even be used dry! Dry, with water, with lather… all extremely effective. These hones come in 3 different grits, medium (which has a brown color hone, with dark blue honing station), Fine (a white color hone with a light blue honing station) and Extra-Fine (a white color hone with a black honing station). The medium cuts incredibly fast and removes a lot of steel, the fine and ultra fine cut pretty quickly as well. The ultra-fine creates and incredibly fine/delicate edge, and works quickly and easily wet – or dry. Cleaning the hones is a snap – a little powdered cleaner and a green scotch brite pad – and they’ll look good as new. These hones are incredibly hard (being ceramic) and the fine and ultra-fine will show no wear with use – and the medium will show minimal wear with use. These hones are 2” X 8” X .5”
Medium is approx 3-4K
Fine is approx 8K
Extra Fine is approx 13-14K
Pro’s
1.) Reasonably priced, decent sized and work well.
2.) Cut very quickly/easily.
3.) Can be used dry, with water, or with lather.
4.) Minimal maintenance.
Size comparison - Spyderco ultra fine next to a Norton 4K/8K...
Con’s
1.) Must use an “X” honing pattern
2.) Miserable to lap because they are so hard.
3.) Very heavy.
PROCEED TO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE GUIDE - Section 7 - 8, Kitayama Hone
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