A sharpening stone must be flat. With a worn-out 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 (There are exceptions!). Therefore, this process is required more frequently. Flattening blocks, whether made of steel or hard silicon carbide, are the ideal tools for this. When using a flattening block made of steel, you need silicon carbide powder to effectively true the stones. With a silicon carbide flattening block, this powder is not absolutely necessary but greatly accelerates 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 flattening block without this powder addition is a very laborious task.
Available, delivery time: 2-3 days
Available, delivery time: 2-3 days
Available, delivery time: 2-3 days
Available, delivery time: 2-3 days
Available, delivery time: 2-3 days