I have a motorized water stone but use it little now. There is a student who is making an African marimba and has asked many questions which answered freely. He also is replacing the key covers on his Winter spinet because the old ones are coming off. I got his a set of keytops and new plastic elbows and showed him how they work. His comment is that everything went as I explained, was easy because of my explainations and is delighted with his work. He also sharpens _anything_. He always asked me if I want anything sharpened; chisels, scissors, scrapers, plane irons, knives, etc. I haven't had to sharpen anything for about two years. I purchased a flat dimond sharpening plate and use that to get the basic done and then use several grades of sharpening stones to get to the final scalpel honing stone. I learned how to do nice chisel sharpening from Joel and Priscilla Rapaport several years ago. Using a grinding stone to cut a concave bevel is to make further sharpening easier. It contributes nothing to its usefullness. For a beginner I would recommend using the Veritus sharpening tools. The angle setter and the wide roller tool holder. This is simple quick, acurate, cost effective and a very nicely fabricated set of tools. Having _sharp_ tools makes using them a joy to use. Newton nhunt@rci.rutgers.edu
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