Ok here's the thing. A "little bird" (as they say) told me that the same company that is making these plates is also making the Lansky ones! Yeah, well this is no surprise, is it?
However, these ones (as shown above and below) can be found on the following website
A Bulgaria company (Dulotec) who's CEO is a designer of outdoor products from flashlights to hunting knives. the only thing I will say is that the pouch is NOT leather but some sort of vinyl. They are trying to get it made out of leather so one can also use it is a strop!
I can't fault it, despite it being about half the thickness again of a similar dimensioned DMT, the weight difference is negligible.
A note about Dulotec products, I certainly can not fault the stuff I have reviewed. For example, their Solar charging panels are constructed in a more sensible fashion than say some Goal Zero ones, and I have zero doubts that the panels come from exactly the same factory in China as the Goal Zero ones!
Some of his hunting knives are manufactured by Manly in Bulgaria from quality USA alloys along with European quality knife steel alloys, along with his Flashlights being made by companies such as Convoy etc. In regards to the above 1200/600 grit credit card diamond sharpening plate, the test with all of these things is how well have the diamonds been incorporated on the steel. This can only be ascertained by actually using such a device and not possible with the naked eye to determine the integrity of the process, ie sintering, or the homogeneity of the actual size of the diamonds.
So did it work well for the above FKMD knife which actually has a high Rockwell? The answer was YES and did the plate quickly lose it's capacity to abrade the steel? The answer was NO, which is what one wants.
So there you go, a brand whose product does what is says a a very competitive price point or around $11-00 USD (not including postage).
BCT
