What do you usually use to sharpen pl…
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What do you usually use to sharpen planes and chisels?
- Waterstones
- Oilstones
- Diamond stones
- Slow-speed grinder
- Sandpaper on glass
- All (or most) of the above
- Other (post in Knots)
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Horizontal oil fed stone (ex industry). Carrier enables shaping of edge.
David,
I replied to Sandpaper on Glass as that's the primary method I use. In the meantime I'm working my way into using oilstones and ceranic stones for carving tools.
As for honing I use Jewelers rouge on leather with a patent pending ingredient that I've sworn to The Old Man to keep secret....... I'm working on an exclusive with Fine Woodworking as the sole distributor but keeping Mr. Schwartz at bay is no easy task.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 6/4/2008 1:26 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Richard,
I didn't see "cinder block" as an option, so we don't have a voice. I just picked up a nice flattish river rock the other day. The top is already dished out nicely; I think it will make a good bench stone!
Ray
Ray,
Waterstone, ice block, what's the diff?Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
- 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
Chris,
As hard as my well water is, not much difference. Frozen, it's like pumice with the lube built in.
Ray
Ray
No Ray. And rough gravel and nutty slack aren't offered as options either, ha, ha. Slainte.Richard Jones Furniture
Bob,
C'mon, everybody knows your "secret ingredient" is granite dust. Lubed with lanolin expressed from the wool of those special New H-a-a-mpshire sheep. The ones with two short legs and two long ones , so they can walk upright on the side of the mountains.
Ray
Ray,
Oh now you done it! Hope that patent comes through afore the rest o the world finds out.
As to the lubricatin stuff I'll have to change to sidehill badgers, specially those ones up near the border, the ones that speak broken French. Theys easy to catch, just chase 'em round da hill the other way.
My Granpa used irl outa oil filters so for gawds sake don't tell anyone 'bout that un, OK?
:-)
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Worksharp
Don't they sell those at the Lie-Neilsen store?:)Troy
troys,
Yep. They keep 'em in a pen, out ba-a-a-ck.
Ray
(as needed)Grinding stone for any blades that bounced off the concrete.
Sandpaper, then 800 grit waterstone followed by 6000 grip waterstone.
I use wet/dry sandpaper on a piece of machined granite.
If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
David,
I usually sharpen and resharpen using sandpaper on glass (scary sharp method) however periodically I reset the angle etc. using a slow speed srinder (Tormex)
WORKSHARP 3000 after trying several other methods.
I like the Worksharp 3k also. You will have limitations on large irons but for most of the general ones you need it works fine. Works quick, no mess and will cut the hair on your arm.
Bio
Tormek, followed by water stones. Ideally, I'd like to outsource... but my wife keeps turning down my offers.
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