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1. 
   MarkRD | May 02, 2005 02:33am | #1

   whiskers are easier to cut than wood...

   Mark

   Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

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   UncleDunc | May 02, 2005 02:46am | #2

   >> How come WE have to use 5 or more stones to get there..

   Because we let our chisels and planes get a lot duller than Grandpa ever let his razor get.

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   BG | May 02, 2005 03:09am | #3

   Will,
   Last issue of Woodwork had an article about stones by an expert...he had about 50 different stones ...each was taylored to a specific tool...gees !!

    

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   DonC | May 02, 2005 07:14am | #4

   That green stuff is incredible!! Best purchase a guy can make.

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   BrentS | May 02, 2005 12:47pm | #5

   I do the same as Metod.Using a strop while working keeps a honed edge on the blade.It also cuts down on visits to the stones.Leather and green compound(I use LV's) give a very keen edge to blades with very little fuss.

    

   Brent

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   WillGeorge | May 03, 2005 06:59pm | #6

   All babble??

   Geeee..

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   WillGeorge | May 03, 2005 07:01pm | #7

   "steel".. I have a ceramic one for knives.. It works GREAT!..

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   WillGeorge | May 03, 2005 07:05pm | #8

   I have a friend that uses Rottenstone and a 'tad' of oil on a hard maple block..

   Ya breath on his chisel and you can hear the microbes scream as the fall in half passing the blade....

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   WillGeorge | May 04, 2005 01:42pm | #9

   "green stuff"  ??

   Dumb here.. What is that?

   Is it like the different compounds you can use on a buffing wheel?

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    BG | May 04, 2005 03:41pm | #10

    Metod,
    More educated on the matter..hardly, however, the issue was addressed some time ago(1-1.5yrs.) in a FWW article on sharpening/honing...others may remember this was the article where she used the microscope to determine best outcomes with various materials. As I recall, she addressed White, Green and Red rouge..and, yes, the green rouge was the equivalent of about 8000 grit. If I can find my issue I'll amend this post to include the article.

     

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    BG | May 04, 2005 08:46pm | #11

    Metod,
    The article was in FWW #157 July/August 2002 (wow, time flies)by Aime Fraser where she compared Scary Sharp, diamond stones, and various waterstones(Norton, Japanese, etc). With regard to the buffing compounds, she only compared Green with Diamond paste...prefering the daimond paste... and the Norton waterstones along with a diamond plate.
    I must have read the buffing compound comparasion elsewhere...

     

12. 
    Peter36 | May 04, 2005 09:04pm | #12

    Potential fineness of grits aside, why not just touch up on your finest stone? Why is touching up on a piece of leather easier?

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    BG | May 04, 2005 10:59pm | #13

    Metod,
    "I wish that the article mentioned something about the ability of the steel to reain a fine edge"...now were talking sharpness and hardness of steel relative to retention of fine edge. I guess the A2's are the best we can get..??
    Ahhh...now you've walked into my web...if you haven't tried a #5000 shapton you haven't lived (he,he)...three or four light, light strokes and wow...also, about as much set up as the strop...
    Lastly, to Peter's question about using he strop: the tip of every blade (knife, chisel, plane) rolls with use..stroping removes the roll which can be a very fine wire..the buffing compound polishes a bit...putting the blade to a finer stone may still miss the wire removal.

     

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   Peter36 | May 04, 2005 11:07pm | #14

   BG. Actually it is quite the reverse. Using a stone which has a hard reference surface is much more likely to remove a wire edge. A leather strop will invariably roll the edge intentionally or otherwise.