Looking for a good ‘stone’ to flatten blades. Japan Woodworker has a pretty good selection but too many choices. Definitely dont want a stone that I have to flatten every five minutes! Shapton seems to have a good reputation as does DMT. Saw a King diamond grit in 1000 but nothing lower. Any suggestions would help!
Chris
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Hi Chris
I use a 10" DMT duosharp if the back is reasonably flat - the Coarse side is reserved for blade backs and the Extra Coarse is for flattening waterstones.
However, if the there is a significant amount of steel to remove, I would rather use sandpaper on glass. Beginning with either 80 or 120 grit, then moving to 240 grit and 600 grit (I "double" the grits as I move up), and only then waterstones.
Regards from Perth
Derek
I just used a diamond plate (an older 3M that I don't think are made anymore)to flatten the back of a Hock plane blade and it worked quite well. I really like the DMT diamond plates that look like a solid piece of steel. They have these at the Japan woodworker.
Troy
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