Help required with DC4 sharpening stone

[Hogan]

Running the risk of being laughed off the forum, Hogan took a deep breath and asked anyway.......

My DC4 arrived today. I don't know which side is the diamond stone and which side is the ceramic. :icon_redf

If anyone out there does know, please tell me.

Thanks in advance.....

 

[Adi007]

Better to ask and know Hogan than not ... nothing wrong with that!

I have one and it's a good bit of kit

The dark side is the medium grit ceramic and the metallic side is the coarser diamond side.

 

[Hogan]

:cheers: :respekt: Many thanks, I feel a practise sharpening session coming on....

Regards

 

[Adi007]

:cheers: :respekt: Many thanks, I feel a practise sharpening session coming on....

Regards

Cool ... my advice to you with the DC 04 is to go easy with the diamond side and only use it when you want fast removal of a lot of metal (or it's also good for axes).

Enjoy!

 

[Hogan]

Cool ... my advice to you with the DC 04 is to go easy with the diamond side and only use it when you want fast removal of a lot of metal (or it's also good for axes).

Enjoy!

I have tried sharpening a small Whitby folder and an old no-brand multi-tool blade for practise. On both, I can get them sharp enough that they 'catch' on my thumbnail, but cannot achieve that 'shaving sharp' edge. I know that the fingernail (or biro) test means they are sharp enough for normal use, and I would not necessarily always want a 'shaving edge', but I want to get it to prove to myself that I can.

I gave them both a going over on the diamond side (they were both pretty blunt to begin with) then changed to the ceramic side. Finished off stropping with Sharpie Sharp leather & paste, then the smooth side of the leather. Still won't cut/shave the hair from back of my arm.

Also, any tips for removing the scratches I managed to put on the blades? and how to prevent them in future?

 

[Ed]

Also, any tips for removing the scratches I managed to put on the blades? and how to prevent them in future?

Don't bother..... if you use your knife as a tool like it was intended it will soon ware/scratch/discolour and have 'character'. The only sure way to prevent scratching your blade is not to use it :-(

;-)
Ed