These threads are raised every few weeks and there seems to be some confusion over which Fallkniven DC stone people gave. Contrary to the information given out by Fallkniven and other high profile retailers that claim they are virtually the same, this is clearly not the case. The old version had a very fine and smooth grit on the ceramic side. The new version is far more coarse. Again retailers and Fallkniven say that the new version will become less coarse and more like the older version over use and time. Well, after two years of using the new version, again this is clearly not the case. The new version never achieves the fine grit the old one had straight from the packet.
Here are a few pics of both stones together...
So there you go. The old version is nicer as far as I'm concerned as it was the stone I used for years and worth sourcing if you can. Saying that though, the new one is still a high quality stone that does the job and does it well. Those people that have never used or seen the old version will not know the difference and probably won't even care as to the changes made. Well, perhaps until I wrote this... sorry.
On another note, people often complain about the diamond side coming apart from the ceramic stone when wet. This is entirely normal. They are not supposed to be permanently adhered to each other as the diamond side wears far faster than the ceramic side and can be bought and replaced separately at little cost. The ceramic side does wear, but at a much slower rate, and after time becomes concave. When this happens, you can take teh diamond plate off and use the other unused side of the ceramic and get your moneys worth and then some.
Here are a few pics of both stones together...
So there you go. The old version is nicer as far as I'm concerned as it was the stone I used for years and worth sourcing if you can. Saying that though, the new one is still a high quality stone that does the job and does it well. Those people that have never used or seen the old version will not know the difference and probably won't even care as to the changes made. Well, perhaps until I wrote this... sorry.
On another note, people often complain about the diamond side coming apart from the ceramic stone when wet. This is entirely normal. They are not supposed to be permanently adhered to each other as the diamond side wears far faster than the ceramic side and can be bought and replaced separately at little cost. The ceramic side does wear, but at a much slower rate, and after time becomes concave. When this happens, you can take teh diamond plate off and use the other unused side of the ceramic and get your moneys worth and then some.
