I've discovered diamond plates come in Super fine, fine, medium, and course. Which grit is best for honing woodturning tools?
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If you are only doing honing, then Fine is probably the preferred grit.
Bill
Bill
I agree with Bill. I find that the super fine is too slow and the medium is too coarse, but the fine is just right. It only takes few seconds to get a good honed edge with the fine.
john lucas
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I use the medium most of the time especially for raising a burr on my scrapers. I use the fine and super fined to put an edge on my skew and usually touch it up with the fine followed by the super fine.