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1. 
   rsaunders | Feb 20, 2008 10:26am | #1

   It scares the fish.

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   WillGeorge | Feb 20, 2008 10:29am | #2

   if you are sposed to flood your waterstone when sharpening, then why not keep it submerged under water while you sharpen?.....

   With the quality of water these days would you still be able to see the stone?

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   peteryu65 | Feb 20, 2008 10:33am | #3

   couple of reasons. First, your tools would rust way too fast if it were kept underwater or most of it underwater. Also, if you use a honing guide, the water will wash away all the lubricant in the wheel so you will have to replace it soon. Third, it takes too much much water to fill up the bin everytime and you waste money and valueble resources. on top of that, it just gets too messy and gets water all over the place which can get you in trouble with your wife.

   and may I add that duct tape will not help prevent rust on your plane and chiesel blades unless you take them with it lol

4. 
   TampaTom | Feb 20, 2008 05:40pm | #4

   You will get dizzy holding your breath while sharpening! :D

   Tom Iovino

   Tom's Workbench

   http://tomsworkbench.com

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   Samson | Feb 20, 2008 06:04pm | #5

   I can think of two principal reasons that this would not be superior to the usual soaked stone out in the air method:

   1.  No slurry would build up.  The slurry is an important aspect of traditional waterstone use.  Indeed, a nagura stone is used to work it up on the main stone.

   2.  If everything was submerged, controlling and pulling/pushing the blade would be impeded.  A 2 3/8ths inch plane blade for example would act like a paddle head.

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   saschafer | Feb 20, 2008 07:27pm | #6

   You'd also have trouble seeing what you were doing, as the water would quickly cloud with fine particles.

   -Steve

    

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   colebearanimals | Feb 20, 2008 11:53pm | #7

          Underwater iron sharping. That class was offered at my local community college right after Underwater basket weaving :)

                                                                         Paul

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   beachfarm | Feb 21, 2008 01:46am | #8

   Underwater Basket Weaving! First semester, senior year. Loved those pre-internship 3 credit electives...

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   TampaTom | Feb 21, 2008 02:39pm | #9

   I took the advanced course - underwater left-handed basket weaving...Tom Iovino

   Tom's Workbench

   http://tomsworkbench.com

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   SawdustSteve | Feb 21, 2008 09:04pm | #10

   Underwater Basket-weaving.... Hell, I majored in it with a minor in Dumpster Diving.......

   SawdustSteve

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   Tony Z | Feb 22, 2008 02:50am | #11

   Got an "easy chair" and a mattress from outside of a dumpster.  Bought a bottle of disinfectant though!

   T.Z.

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   flairwoodworks | Feb 22, 2008 07:08am | #12

   So that makes you Steve, CDD (certified dumpster diver).Chris @ flairwoodworks

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer