Oil Stones and Boxes, Factory-filled and Finishing
…sharpening stone looks like this – dry! And a filled stone looks like this, oily! The better quality stones are factory-filled which means they were left in baths or in…
…sharpening stone looks like this – dry! And a filled stone looks like this, oily! The better quality stones are factory-filled which means they were left in baths or in…
…sharpening edge tools. By edge tools I mean every plane iron type, chisels and spokeshaves. Edge tools with single-sided bevels. Sharpening such tools of course predates our modern-day internet world…
…spent time with Ralph Johnson from EZE Lap talking (or more extolling) the virtues of their sharpening stones, which are really diamond plates. I’ve used their products for over a…
…a period, you become sensitive to the need to return to the sharpening stones. The number one failure in most woodworking is mostly to do with sharpness and the lack…
…but regurgitated. Each phase of sharpening change marks another saleable product and so we see Japanese water stones added to carborundum stones, Arkansas stones and Washita stones and then came…
…Sharpening Stones The Sharpening Strop Sharpening Files The Sawset The Burnisher Layout Tools The Square The Tape Measure The Layout Knife The Sliding Bevel Chisels & Gouges Chisels Gouges Planes…
Q Hi Paul I had a question on sharping for you. I want to buy diamond stones and know you recommend them over Japanese water stones but which ones do…
…Sharpening Stones The Sharpening Strop Sharpening Files The Sawset The Burnisher Layout Tools The Square The Tape Measure The Layout Knife The Marking Gauge The Sliding Bevel Chisels & Gouges…
…continue sharpening for years to come. Few other sharpening stones compare to diamond plates with regards to longevity and flatness; they are lifetime and they are great! Best regards, Paul…
Someone emailed me as a result of my earlier post and said that if a stone hollowed through constant sharpening of the bevel of a tool’s cutting edge, how do…