Can someone please tell me the coarseness of the stones? I.e. medium stone, fine stone etc.
991016
This set has 5 different stones. The extra course stone is LS70, course stone is LS120, medium stone is LS280, fine stone is LS600, ultra fine is LS1000. Hope this helps!
991017
The 5 stone set comes with Extra Course, course, medium, fine and ultra fine. I added a saphire stone when i ordered the kit.
1957458
The stones do not scratch. They're slightly rounded on the edges and soapstone isn't that hard. Not to mention, they're in a liquid while in use. We've had no problems at all.
1383072
Just a SINGLE 'stone', actually a steel plate covered with the proper grade of abrasive grit. The illustration seems to be trying to show the various grades available, as marked on the side.
338419
The stone I received was white, like the ultra fine. Not blue like pictured. There is no way this thing can be 2000 grit. If you have the deluxe set, this stone falls between the 600 and 1000. So I am going to guess 800. Using it on a blade will confirm this. Ultra still shines the edge better than this one for that reason.
278678
Mine is brand new, and it does not grind finely at all. Everything is coarse, even when it's on the finest setting. I am going to return this.
1791404
I would say the inside is "semi" rough. They have been turned/carved but not polished. The slight roughness seems to aide in grinding. I am very happy with it.
905228
Found it on Amazon. I searched for replacement stone for TrueSharp. For the fine and coarse stones is about $20. Oil I would sewing machine oil. Hopes this helps you.
551499
I emailed Winco and all they said was "The grain is a Fine/Medium grain" so I guess we're on our own. I'm looking to get it for major blade repair as well as leveling my higher grit stones (1000-6000 grit). Good luck.
1587043
These appear to be stoneware however, I would classify them as a very nice stoneware - almost china like but not. Hope that makes sense!
91873
I've used mine once and didn't like them. They rolled the edge. I use a file now and that puts a real nice edge on the blade, with minimal material loss off the blade. I still have the original stones if your interested.
1144624
The medium stones are 2 to 2.5 inch diameter and generally round. The largest stones are 4 to 5 inches dia and tend to be more oblong. The medium stones fit nicely along the length of the spine, while the largest stones are good for the buttocks.
392459
Hi TT. The picture quality is poor! The stone however is genuine high quality natural product. Thus explaining the true color.Gmoney.
2034551
It doesn't take much to figure out the level of grit the bands contain - just feel them. The coarser ones are just that; hard & coarse. The soft ones are very smooth with not much grit, and the medium band is somewhere in between the other two. Hope this helps.
1983148
I'd think that unless you're doing major reshaping (removal of large chips) you'd be better off starting in the 1k range as your most coarse stone. You would probably be well served by searching for "waterstone" instead of "wet stone",
1447657
I purchased these for my husband and asked him. He said that the grit is fine and extra fine. There is no coarse grit to handle major jobs. You might start with a flat file and then use the stone.
1089595
the stone is 20 mm [.75"] in diameter and 64 mm [2.5"] long. good stone also. good luck.
210813
I would not recommend it, stone is somewhat degradable. Maybe if you use the coarser side of the stone.