A sharpening stone must be flat. With a worn and hollowed stone, you will never achieve a good result. Such a stone must be made flat again, i.e., trued. Japanese water stones are quick and easy to true because they are soft and have a loose structure (of course, there are exceptions here as well!).
However, this process is then required more frequently. Dressing blocks, whether made of steel or hard silicon carbide, are the ideal tools for this.
When using a dressing block made of steel, silicon carbide powder is needed to effectively true the stones.
With a dressing block made of silicon carbide, this powder is not absolutely necessary, but it significantly speeds up the truing process. For very hard Japanese water stones, such as the Shaptons, we strongly recommend this powder. Truing a Shapton stone on a silicon carbide dressing block without adding this powder is a very laborious task.
Available, delivery time: 1-3 businessdays within Germany
Available, delivery time: 1-3 businessdays within Germany
Available, delivery time: 1-3 businessdays within Germany
Available, delivery time: 1-3 businessdays within Germany
Available, delivery time: 1-3 businessdays within Germany