Mister S
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I've just finished flattening the backs of some new chisels and polished them using diamond paste on an MDF lap - so far so good. I set up my Veritas mk 2 guide to hone the primary bevel using a 1200 grit waterstone. I was just about to start honing when a thought struck me. I can't polish the back of the chisel on the waterstone to remove the wire edge, because it is rougher than the already polished surface.
On the other hand I can't use the lap I polished the blade back with as it could become contaminated with grit from the waterstone. So what's the best way to remove the wire edge? What do other people do?
There's probably a really simple answer that's staring me in the face, but I just can't see it ....
Steve
On the other hand I can't use the lap I polished the blade back with as it could become contaminated with grit from the waterstone. So what's the best way to remove the wire edge? What do other people do?
There's probably a really simple answer that's staring me in the face, but I just can't see it ....
Steve