Description of the Diafold ® DMT (FWF) single-sided diamond whetstone:

Features:

Grain: 25μm /600mesh

Dimensions of the stone: 110mm x 22mm 5mm

Length in the closed state: 127mm

Description:
There is a need to sharpen a knife, ax or garden tool in the country or on a hike (and even just while relaxing in nature). And taking with you a stationary whetstone, which you are so used to, is not particularly convenient (due to its large size). In this case, a complex Diamond sharpener from the Diafold® series from the American company DMT (Diamond Machining Technology) will come to the rescue.

Model features:
The DMT Diafold® folding diamond sharpener is a base made of red plastic measuring 110mm x 22mm x 5mm, on which a thin perforated metal plate with encrusted diamonds of small grain size According to the DMT classification, the red color of the plastic base shows that the whetstone has a fine grain (grain size 25 microns, 600 mesh). The plastic handle is similar in design to the popular butterfly knives (balisong), it consists of two halves, which hide the whetstone when turned 180°.

The main purpose of DMT Diafold® diamond sharpeners with low roughness of diamond grains (fine, grain size 25 microns, 600 mesh) is to straighten and sharpen tools/knives in the field.

The advantages of Diafold® diamond grinding stones are:
- small dimensions when folded and low weight, which allows you to take them on the road;
- they do not wear out over time wear out and do not require restoration of the plane;
- they remove metal from the Blade more efficiently and quickly than natural stones.

The convenient handle of the Diafold® series sharpeners allows you to sharpen and straighten knives both in a hanging position and by placing the whetstone on a base, for example, on a table.

Sharpening technology:
To sharpen the knife blade, we have a Diafold® whetstone on the edge of the table. We install the knife blade on the whetstone at the required angle (in most cases, knives have a sharpening angle of 40°, which means that there should be an angle of approximately 20° between the blade and the whetstone), and we move the blade with the cutting edge forward. It is important that the direction of movement of the blade on the whetstone at the point of contact is always perpendicular to the cutting edge. When working with a diamond grinding stone with a fine grain, you should not press the blade strongly against the surface, otherwise small scratches will appear, which will later have to be removed by careful polishing. Having sharpened one side of the cutting edge, we move to the other, following the rules listed above. After sharpening the blade, the cutting edge can be polished on a very fine-grained bar (extra-fine, diamond grain size 9 μm, 1200 mesh).