Ceramics and Choceras

[David]

So has anyone come off the ceramics and gone Straight to the Chocera 5k? Or is this too big of a jump? Any thoughts?

[Don Llewellyn]

I was wondering the same thing – right now I finish with the 1200/1600 and the 2k/3k stones seem like to small a jump while the 5k/10k seems like it might be too much.

[Scott Babineaux]

1600 Ceramic is 2.85 microns
#2000/3000 Chosera is 6.7/4 microns so this is actually less fine
#5000/10000 Chosera is 2.8/1.74 microns so it is actually a very minor increase.

I’m actually looking to go to 1 micron after the 1600 ceramic.

[David]

Not having my ceramics yet I don’t really know how or if they cut, or do they mainly just polish?
Has anyone tried it yet that has both the ceramics and Choceras?

[Jende Industries]

You can go from the ceramic 1600 directly to the Chosera 5K. I suggest making a little slurry on the 5K by wetting the stones, and rubbing them together. This will make the stones a little more aggressive in cleaning things up and establishing a true Chosera 5K edge.

Depending on your level of OCD, you may want to step back to the 3K Chosera to really clean things up before the 5K.

[David]

Wahoo. That’s good to hear Tom. Maybe once I get my fire pay I can order the Choceras 5k 10k pack. Then slowly start filling in with the water stones from there. Do you think there will ever be a paddle with the 8k snow white on it?

[Jende Industries]

We can get you a Snow White WEPS stone. 😉

Personally, I have placed my 8K Snow White between the 5K and 10K Choseras on my other progressions. It’s not completely necessary – it’s a matter of fewer stones with more strokes, or more stones with fewer strokes, but I find that the 8K snow white really does clean up the 5K very nicely for the 10K. B)

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