Norton Diamond Paste Lapping Compound (Water Based)

Diamond pastes are an extremely fast way to sharpen. Diamond powders are uniformly distributed in a water base and supplied in an easy-to-use and easy-to-control plastic syringe. Just squeeze a tiny amount of paste on a substrate (glass, granite, MDF, maple boards, etc.) Your substrate can also be a dowel or another curved surface - great for sharpening curved tools or irregularly shaped blades.

As you sharpen with paste, some paste gets embedded in the substrate and cuts for a long, long time. Most of the commonly available pastes are oil based, and the lubricating oils can be irritating and staining. These diamond pastes are water based, aren’t skin irritants and they clean up with a quick water rinse.

Diamond paste cuts a lot more aggressively than other abrasive materials, so you don't need a whole series of grits to get a perfect polished edge. The coarse 45 micron paste will make short work of any edge or back that needs serious work. We also offer the 15 micron and ¼ (Ultra Fine) for a mirror finish.

Each size grit is packaged as 5 grams of paste in a syringe.