Knife Sharpening - Pride Abrasives Water Stones - (edited)

Описание: Knife Sharpening - Pride Abrasives Water Stones

These stones were sent to me for testing and evaluation, directly from Pride Abrasives. I am not affiliated with Pride, nor am I a product salesman for them. The opinions expressed are my own.

Knife Used
Benchmade Mini Griptilian

Steel Type
154cm

Stones Used
Pride Abrasives 220 grit
Pride Abrasives 400 grit
Pride Abrasives 600 grit
Pride Abrasives 1000 grit
Pride Abrasives 3000 grit
Pride Abrasives 6000 grit
Pride Abrasives 8000 grit
Pride Abrasives 10,000 grit
Knives Plus Strop Block with white compound

Final Bess "C" results:
94 flats on 3 cut test average

I compare these stones often against Shapton, and Naniwa. They are some of the more popular stones available, and I think many people will relate to the descriptions. That being said, they are also some of the stones I am most familiar with. Shapton Pro, and Naniwa, were among the first bench stones I purchased, and have been in my use for several years now. They are the hallmark I tend to compare others against.

As mentioned in the video, you don't have to go through anywhere near, this many stones, to get a sharp knife. This video was to show off the entire Pride stone line up. In future videos, I will be using them in smaller groups, to determine what grits jumps are possible, against many EDC steel types.

In terms of "Grit" ratings, I think most American stones follow along with the same formula that Norton uses. I have linked a chart below, that seems to hold with my observations while sharpening, and comparing the scratch patterns.


Pride's website can be found here
https://www.prideabrasiveinc.com/

Grit Chart from Girtomatic
http://home.hiwaay.net/~jj/gritchart.jpg