albus16
Member
I suspect I am going to start a civil war here, but I am looking for some advice on sharpening stones.
As a (relative) newbie, I have realised the virtues of a sharp edge to my tools. However, I am not entirely certain on the differences/merits of different types of stone.
What are the basic differences between diamond, whet, and oilstones etc? And what impact do those differences have on the end result?
I'm currently doing all my chisels and plane blades with a King Homestone which is a waterstone use generally for kitchen knives etc. This is providing a nice bevel but is extremely labour intensive (perhaps a sign of the state the tools were in??). It's quite a fine stone which is perhaps why it is taking so long?
I'm using a honing guide currently to get the initial edge, but know that isn't a long-term thing to do so don't want an argument about that. I will be doing it by hand once I get used to the technique and honing angle etc.
So any advice on stones? or in fact, any advice on sharpening full stop please,
Thanks in advance,
Alex
As a (relative) newbie, I have realised the virtues of a sharp edge to my tools. However, I am not entirely certain on the differences/merits of different types of stone.
What are the basic differences between diamond, whet, and oilstones etc? And what impact do those differences have on the end result?
I'm currently doing all my chisels and plane blades with a King Homestone which is a waterstone use generally for kitchen knives etc. This is providing a nice bevel but is extremely labour intensive (perhaps a sign of the state the tools were in??). It's quite a fine stone which is perhaps why it is taking so long?
I'm using a honing guide currently to get the initial edge, but know that isn't a long-term thing to do so don't want an argument about that. I will be doing it by hand once I get used to the technique and honing angle etc.
So any advice on stones? or in fact, any advice on sharpening full stop please,
Thanks in advance,
Alex