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Yes, probably. The Sharpmaker does an excellent job.


Do I need the coarse (diamond or cbn) rods? Or are these too aggressive for serrations and the standard setup (medium / fine) will do the job? I don't sharpen serrations regularly but some (bread) knives have never seen a sharpener for ...

This is an old thread. Is it ok if I ask a question here? Or would it better to open a new thread?

Well, today I was thinking about how to sharpen serrations - for example a bread knife - without triangular stones.
As both Fine and Ultra Fine stone don't wear it should be ok to use the corner ...

All three bench stones will be discontinued? Sad to hear. Will there be follow-up stones? Or just the Sharpmaker?

I have all three 302 benchstones. They are all flat, but not dead flat. Took my 302UF and put it on the table: It is possible to slide a thin piece of paper under one corner (maybe it is the table that is not flat? Who knows.).
For me this is not an issue. For my purposes they are all flat enough.

Thank you for your replies.
Ok, good to know that this is a normal surface pattern.
Looking forward to use the UF. I am very curious how sharp and polished the edges will be.
Thanks.

Hello,

after bying the 302M and the 302F, I could not resist the 302UF. I had to wait several month until the stone arrived (I have no clue what happened).
The description flyer says that a "swirled" pattern is normal. As the package and the box are a little bit tattered (due to shipping, I guess ...

Thanks for all the replies and your help.
I am not very concerned about wearing the stones because of their hardness and because I don't use them daily.
It was more about glazing or burnishing (is there a difference?) the surface (and therefore the need to roughen the surface from time to time ...

Thanks guys.
I don't want to change the surface. The stones work great as they are and if they stay so, wonderful. For me there is no need to make them finer or coarser.

Some guys made it sound as if there is a need to lap the stones quite often.
Now I feel soothed and can enjoy sharpening without ...

Hello,
a couple of month ago I bought a set of benchstones. Until today I am very happy with that stones. They work great on my knives and gardening tools, whatever the steel is. They are easy to clean. But there is one point that unsettles me. I have read more than once that the fine and ultrafine ...