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Bruno · 07-27-2008, 01:43 PM

As some of you know, the glass hones come in 2 kinds: white and grey. The grey ones are meant for carbon steel such as knives and japanese tools.
I have no idea what the difference are and if they matter or not, but there are 2, and the grey ones are for Japanese stuff.

But in Japan, the most valued color of a natural hone is white, and many -including So- felt that it was a shame that the ones for Japan were grey.
I read on japan-tool.com that because of this, Shapton decided to make their hones for Japanese stuff from grey to white, or at least whitish.

So keep in mind, the color in pics is no longer an indication of the type of hone.

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Bruno Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,287 Thanks: 4 Thanked 257 Times in 165 Posts	Shapton glass color change As some of you know, the glass hones come in 2 kinds: white and grey. The grey ones are meant for carbon steel such as knives and japanese tools. I have no idea what the difference are and if they matter or not, but there are 2, and the grey ones are for Japanese stuff. But in Japan, the most valued color of a natural hone is white, and many -including So- felt that it was a shame that the ones for Japan were grey. I read on japan-tool.com that because of this, Shapton decided to make their hones for Japanese stuff from grey to white, or at least whitish. So keep in mind, the color in pics is no longer an indication of the type of hone. __________________ Truth! Freedom! Justice! Reasonably-priced-love! and a hard boiled egg! An appointment is an engagement to see someone, while a morningstar is a large lump of metal used for viciously crushing skulls. It is important not to confuse the two. Generally speaking, programmers don't do the visual design. I mean, these are people who are lucky if they are wearing matching socks when they come to work, if they even remember to wear socks at all. -- Raymond Chen