Description

NORTON IC11 CRYSTOLON SHARPENING STONE 

Sharpen and finish a variety of tools with just one stone using the Norton IC11 Crystolon/India Combination Abrasive Benchstone.

Combining silicon carbide and aluminum oxide abrasives results in quick sharpening and a consistent finish, making these benchstones a cost-effective solution to your sharpening needs.

Ideal for hand dimensioning and sharpening of knives, plane blades, chisels, and scrapers.

For the best results, use with oil.

The Norton IC11 CRYSTOLON sharpening stone, sharpen and finish a variety of blades and tools with just one stone using the Norton CRYSTOLON/India Combination Abrasive sharpening stone.

Moreover, combining silicon carbide and aluminum oxide abrasives results in quick sharpening with a consistent finish.

Making this sharpening stone a cost-effective solution to your sharpening needs.

In addition, Ideal for hand rockering and sharpening of Speed skate blades. 

Lastly please for best results, use with oil.

Norton IC11

11.5″x2.5″x1″

Medium CRYSTOLON–150 grit–93microns

fine India – 280 grit–43 microns

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Norton India and Norton Crystolon Grit Chart

Stone Type Coarse Grit Medium Grit Fine Stones
Norton India Stone 150 240 400
Norton Crystolon Stone 120 180 320

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What Grit is a Norton Fine, Medium and Coarse?

What Grit is a Norton Fine, Medium and Coarse?

India BenchNorton makes a number of stones in a Fine, Medium and Coarse grit. But those grits are seldom stated in terms of the actual grit. Based on our experience and referencing their documentation, we have determined the grits. Interestingly, Norton produces different grits for their Norton India Stones (an aluminum oxide stone) and their Norton Crystolon Stones (a silicon carbide stone).

Grit standards vary, but the most commonly used standard is that associated with waterstones (JIS).

While there is no one standard in use for grits, we generally use the standard most commonly associated with waterstones (JIS).

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Why do we do this?

For a few reason actually.

First, on the lower grits, it fairly closely follows the USA standard (CAMI) for coated abrasives (sandpaper) and the European standard (FEPA).

Second, the waterstone standard has a very wide range that starts very coarse and finishing extremely fine. The CAMI and FEPA standards stop where the waterstone grits keep going finer. This allows us to use one standard across different stones.

Lastly, the micron measurement allows for excellent on relative particle size comparison, so from that perspective, that is a great way to measure grit.

However, if you’re not familiar with that measurement, the numbers are somewhat hard to interpret. For example, a 45 micron particle size is hard to imagine, but if we said it was roughly a 325 grit, you gain some perspective.

Norton India and Norton Crystolon Grit Chart

Stone Type Coarse Grit Medium Grit Fine Stones
Norton India Stone 150 240 400
Norton Crystolon Stone 120 180 320

Brand

Norton

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