Sharpening Stuff

Philly · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 8:23 am Post subject: Sharpening Stuff

Hi All,
I have posted some pics of the stuff I use when sharpening chisels and plane irons. Take a look.

http://groups.msn.com/ukwoodworking/sharpeningstuff.msnw

I know a lot of you the Tormek but I get fantasic results quickly and easily using this gear.
(I sharpened the blade of my #62 last night-this is not a gloat, it just happens to be what I was shapening. Honest Laughing

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Take a look-I'd be interested to hear of any other methods that you use.
regards,
Philly Very Happy

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Guest · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 8:32 am Post subject:

Hi Philly

Turns out that I do exactly the same as you - even use the 1000/6000 + Nagura!!

Only small difference is that stick wet 'n' dry on to a piece of 3/4" thick steel plate tha ta local machine chop flattened for my

Works a treat, with a very nice edge.

Cheers

Tony

Philly · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 8:55 am Post subject:

Nice one Tony,
I picked up a granite tile from Wickes (£6). I "mapped" the surface using a straight edge and feeler gauges. Most of the top if flatter than 0.0015, which I reckon is good enough. The results speak for themselves.
You can't beat that 6000 waterstones for a final polish though!
Cheers
Philly Very Happy

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gidon · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 9:54 am Post subject:

Philly
Very similiar to my set up - except I use plate glass with wet and dry up to 1200 / 2000 (depending how I'm feeling) and then switch to a 6000 Japanese waterstone. Which I agree gives a quite magical polish.
I would quite like to follow some advice I saw in popular woodworking, where he used a coarse diamond stone (good ones expensive though) to flatten his water stones and for initial sharpening - and then moved to 1000/6000/8000 grit waterstones. But this method gives me excellent results - if a little faffy sometimes with cutting up paper etc.
Anyone seen the review of the new sharpening systems in Popular woodworking this month - including the Veritas Mk II?
Cheers
Gidon

Philly · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 10:22 am Post subject:

Gidon,
Where do you get hold of Pop Wood-none of our local newsagents do it.
Cheers
Philly Very Happy

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Noel · Moderator Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 2685

Ask you local newsagent to order it or subscribe direct from the website.

Rgds

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gidon · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 11:58 am Post subject:

Philly
I can get it from my local Whsmiths in Tavistock - but decided in the end to subscribe 'cos I like it a lot and sometimes WHsmiths had sold out. They had an excellent offer of 2 years for $20! And I went for it when the exhange rate was very favourable - just over £11 - cost of three issue over here. Absolute bargain!
Cheers
Gidon

[edit - just checked and that offer is still on: https://secure.palmcoastd.com/pcd/document?ikey=0768NIW02]

Alf · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Sharpening Stuff

Chris Knight · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject:

The neatsfoot oil smells interesting too doesn't it Alf?

Philly, have you used anything other than water to stick your wet and dry to the tile? When I had a go with scary sharp many moons ago, I used 3M spraymount but that was about 1000 times too much work in terms of cleaning it off when changing papers etc. However, I didn't find that my wet and dry stuck too well just with water and suction - might have been the wrong sort of water I suppose - as British Rail would have said.
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Alf · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 2:42 pm Post subject:

Philly · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject:

Chris,
I use trusty old WD40-spray some on the stone, wack down the paper, spray some on the paper. If you are too heavy handed then the paper can move, but you probably are pushing too hard then.
Works o.k. for me, and as you say, using spraymount and then having to clean it up is a bit of a faff!
cheers,
Philly Very Happy

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Drew · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject:

waterhead37 wrote:

Espedair Street · Guest

I use the 3M (number 77 IIRC) for wet & dry on float glass... Don't clean it off between papers, cos it acts kind of like a post-it note - it'll stay sticky though the range of papers all the way from 80 grit (for tough work) through to 1500 grit. Once through the range of paper, a drop of white spirits on a rag cleans the glue off, and another spray goes straight on if sharpening something else.

I have a feeling #77 is not the same as spraymount - took me a long time to find somewhere that sold it, whereas spraymount is readily available from places like staples.

llangatwgnedd · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 5:55 pm Post subject:

Alf said

Alf · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 11:48 am Post subject:

Dunno, SDP. I got a 100g tube for a fiver if that helps. Might be cheaper elsewhere; hard to tell with the rather eccentric outfit I bought it from.

Cheers, Alf