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Albert Einstein 8)
jimi43":3bicclfm said:I use a grinder to get a primary bevel...then I use a natural waterstone to get the honed edge.
That one is my Charnleywood Forest one...worked up to a slurry with a slurry stone.
bugbear":3b1z7c3p said:jimi43":3b1z7c3p said:I use a grinder to get a primary bevel...then I use a natural waterstone to get the honed edge.
That one is my Charnleywood Forest one...worked up to a slurry with a slurry stone.
Wrong colour, methinks.
BugBear
jimi43":1igxy91o said:Some stones...like the fabulous "Yellow Lake" natural stone can be used with water or oil...whatever rocks your boat.
Jim
Tony Spear":1rjvn1cr said:jimi43":1rjvn1cr said:Some stones...like the fabulous "Yellow Lake" natural stone can be used with water or oil...whatever rocks your boat.
Jim
Jim' I've got one o' they, still in original box, but I've no idea what grade or how good it really is.
It's gets fairly good mentions in the "throat cutting" forums but they don't seem to use the grade descriptions as we do, but I assume it must be classed as pretty fine for woodworking purposes.?
My Grandfather was always messing about with different shaving methods (cut throat, Safety, Rolls etc.) so I assume it came from him. We had a Family holiday cottage in North Wales, so I wouldn't be surprised if it came direct from the quarry.
ali27":178u2jy7 said:What would happen if you used an oilstone with water?
Ali
Tony Spear":14c2butw said:Jim, mine's exactly the same as your first two pictures.
I've always used it for secondary bevels on chisels and plane irons.
Notice that the right end triangle says "Use best oil only/will produce/keen and lasting edge"
Edited to add: I've never lapped it and it's still dead flat!
jimi43":1xc1qufu said:Tony Spear":1xc1qufu said:Jim, mine's exactly the same as your first two pictures.
I've always used it for secondary bevels on chisels and plane irons.
Notice that the right end triangle says "Use best oil only/will produce/keen and lasting edge"
Edited to add: I've never lapped it and it's still dead flat!
Hi Tony...
Yes..I read that...but I fail to see how oil or water would produce an edge that would last any longer than the other..surely that is a factor of the steel?
bugbear":1dl25qk0 said:jimi43":1dl25qk0 said:I use a grinder to get a primary bevel...then I use a natural waterstone to get the honed edge.
That one is my Charnleywood Forest one...worked up to a slurry with a slurry stone.
Wrong colour, methinks.
BugBear
Good grief, that would suit Jim right down to the ground...a light spot of bedtime reading! He doesn't get out much anyway :mrgreen: :lol: ...mind you, it's the season of deeply filled buckets of rust coming up soon, so all that's going to change :lol: - RobAndyT":21yluqlt said:Jim
Could it be time for you to treat yourself to this?
Only £10 from http://www.taths.org.uk/publications.htm
...or are you just gathering material for a new edition?!
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