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I'm looking at hapstone optimal or boride t2 they pretty much look the same, which would be better?
Answer posted 17 days ago 1 answer


What purpose does the 1mm abrasive surface serve over the 3mm?
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer


do these stones need to be flattened or are they good to use out of the box
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer


What does thin mean regarding these stones
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer

Can these be used with soapy water, or is oil the only lubricant that will benefit these stones?
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer

Only 2 reviews are these stones any good?. Been looking at tsprof diamond set because of price.
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer

Looking at the Boride Universal stones set. Would these be good for all kinds of steel?
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer

Are these in F grit, or Japan?
Answer posted 1 month ago 1 answer


will the 160 grit be about to re profile a folding knife easily?
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer

Do these work with the Hapstone RS?
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer

Do these cbn require water/oil lubrication while sharpening
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer

How quickly do these cut? Faster than resin stones of same abrasive size or about the same?
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer

How do these new vitrified bond stones compare to the Hapstone premium in performance?
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer

What is "elbor?" The word is used in DESCRIPTION above "And why is elbor better/more expensive?"
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer

What are the set of stones you recommend for and over all sharping set for beginners?
Answer posted 3 months ago 1 answer



Answer posted 5 months ago 1 answer


I just purchased these, how do you clean, maintain, flatten, or dress them?
Answer posted 5 months ago 1 answer

Will these work with the Work Sharp fixed blade sharpener?
Answer posted 5 months ago 1 answer

Can the CS-HD stones be used to dress CBN resin bonded stones ?
Answer posted 5 months ago 1 answer



Do these stones require flattening? How often do they need it?
Answer posted 7 months ago 1 answer

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Answer posted 7 months ago 1 answer


Whats the difference between the T2 and PC?
Answer posted 8 months ago 1 answer

Whats the difference between the PC and T2
Answer posted 8 months ago 1 answer

Answer posted 8 months ago 1 answer

How does the Shapton Rockstar 16,000 grit compare to the Shapton Pro 12,000 grit?
Answer posted 10 months ago 1 answer





Answer posted 11 months ago 1 answer

Does 100% diamond concentration mean something different to you?
Asked 11 months ago 1 answer

Answer posted 11 months ago 1 answer