Details
Brand
Venev Industrial Diamonds
Series
Centaur
Form Factor
6" Dual Sided
Backing
Aluminium-silicon alloy plate
Working Surface
150 x 25mm (6" x 1")
Total Thickness
11mm
Abrasive
Synthetic monocrystalline diamonds
Binder
В2-01 & В1-10 - Boron-modified phenolic resin composite. OSB - Non-abrasive phenolic resin composite.
Recpmmended Routine
Water
Grit Rating 📊:
Extra Coarse Coarse Medium Fine Extra Fine Ultra Fine
Set Composition:
3 items
Abrasive Standards:
FEPA-F (grit designation) and GOST 9206-80 (regional standard)
Description

Venev Centaur Series Dual Side Diamonds are used for sharpening knives on Hapstone and TSProf guided knife sharpeners, as well as freehand sharpening. Diamond sharpening stones offer excellent performance in sharpening knives of any steel.

Centaur Series is dual side diamond with two 1mm-thick diamond-bearing layers on the aluminum plate. The diamond-bearing plate contains evenly distributed diamond grains with resin bonding. The manufacture of bonded diamonds is more complex than for coated diamonds. Bonded diamonds provide better feedback and give the sharpening stone a much longer lifespan.

The OCB version of Venev Diamonds utilizes a brand-new yellow binder with no abrasive particles in the composition. OCB is available in fine grits only and offers better scratch-free sharpening results.

All Venev diamonds use FEPA-F grit classification. Centaur Series is available in six grit combinations.

  • F80 + F150
  • F100 + F240
  • F240 + F400 OCB
  • F400 OCB + F800 OCB
  • F800 OCB + F1200 OCB
  • F1200 OCB + F1500 OCB

F80 to F240 utilize legacy binder. F400 to F1200 utilize OCB binder. 

Set composition

Stone set Beta Centauri:

  • F80 + F150
  • F240 + F400
  • F800 + F1200

Specification

Each stone:

  • Product size: 150 x 25 x 10mm (6" x 1" x 3/8")
  • Weight: 90 g (3.2 oz)
  • Abrasive: Synthetic Diamonds with phenol-formaldehyde bonding
  • Extra materials: Aluminum
  • Flatness tolerance: up to 0.2mm

How to use

Venev Diamonds are recommended to be used with water as a lubricant for the best feedback. The diamond does not absorb water. Splash water on the stone's surface. Dry usage is an acceptable practice, although it results in faster wearing and speeds up stone loading.

Venev Diamonds may have the flatness tolerance up to 0.2mm. Additional flattening and lapping can be performed by a customer to improve sharpening quality. We recommend using loose silicon carbide powder. Using a diamond lapping plate is not recommended.

About Venev Products
Metallic Binders (MMC)

M2-01 - Copper-tin bronze alloy.

MS-1 - Metal-matrix composite (MMC) - Copper-tin bronze alloy reinforced with silicon carbide.

MB-1 - Metal-matrix composite (MMC) - Copper-tin bronze alloy reinforced with boron carbide.

MS-1A - Metal-matrix composite (MMC) - Aluminum-copper alloy reinforced with silicon carbide.

Resin Binders

B1-10 - Boron-modified phenolic resin (BPF) composite - Made of powdered bakelite, copper additive

B2-01 - Boron-modified phenolic resin (BPF) composite - Made of liquid bakelite, iron additive (softer than В1-10)

В2-01М - Boron-modified phenolic resin (BPF) composite - Made of liquid bakelite, copper additive (softer than В2-01)

OSB (OCB) – A proprietary phenolic resin composite.

(OSB and OCB refer to the same binder; the difference arises from a transliteration quirk of the Cyrillic “ОСБ,” which can be rendered as either “OSB” or “OCB” in Latin script.)

Venev Product Matrix
Code Series Dimensions Bond Class
CBR Cerberus 100×17×10×2×2 Resin Dual‑sided Premium
UMI Ursa 150×16×10×1×1 Resin Dual‑sided Standard
CEN Centaur Centaur³ 150×25×10×1×1 Resin Dual‑sided Standard
CMA Greater Dog 98×40×10×1×1 Resin Dual‑sided Standard
PHE Phoenix 200×83×10×1×1 Resin Dual‑sided Standard
DRA Dragon 200×83×12×2×2 Resin Dual‑sided Premium
SCO Scorpion 100×25×8×2 Resin Single‑sided Mounted
ORI Orion Orion³ 150×25×6×3 Resin Single‑sided Mounted
SGR Archer Gen2⌛ Archer³ 150×25×3 Metallic Single‑sided Variative
SCL Gemini Gen2⌛ 150×12×3 R40 Metallic Single‑sided Mounted
SCL Sculptor⌛ 150×12×3 Metallic Single‑sided Mounted

Resin Dual Premium Resin Dual Standard Resin Single Mounted Metallic Dual Solid Metallic Single Mounted 🚀 Released ⌛ ETA 10/10

Understanding Dimensions (GOST notation) Dual-sided stones have 5 numbers: length × width × full thickness × thickness of abrasive layers for both sides If abrasive layer thickness is variable, the minimum thickness is noted.
Single-sided stones with backing have 4 numbers. Monolayer stones have 3 numbers. Curved stones have a radius of curvature inmm: R40

Coming soon! Archer Gen2 with variative backing and new F43 grit, Gemini Gen2 with new metal matrix composite binder, Sculptor ultra-slim series.

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