Diamond Slipper

Diamond Slipper Review

Diamond Slipper Feature

• Diamond Slip or Honing Stone
• Made using natural diamond plated onto steel
• 600 Grit for woodturning tools
• Approximately 5" L x 2" W
• Includes premium leather sheath

Made by a woodturner for woodturners. This is a premium hone made from natural diamonds and applied using an electro nickel plating process to the surface of steel--not with adhesives, not onto plastic or aluminum. BOTH flat sides are plated as well as the two different curved edges. The flat sides are for skews, parting tools and the outside of gouges, while the curved edges fit the inside flute of virtually all woodturning gouges on the market. The flat sides can also be used to remove then pull up burrs on scrapers. Also, outstanding for honing the flat faces of carbide tools. Works great for kitchen knives as well. Do not mistake this hone with imported flat hones--even those using Alan Lacer's name. This is a true slipstone in a classic tear-dropped shape. Honing after grinding and between grinding produces a much sharper edge as well as maintaining a sharp edge. I often work many hours before returning to a grinding wheel. I selected a 600 grit as a nice balance between stock removal as well as the quality of edge produced. It is for light to moderate honing--if it takes me more than a minute to pull a sharp edge, it should be ground first rather than honed.