Plane/Chisel Stone Sharpening

[David Skolnik]

Terry & -
Just to let you know, the link below doesn't work because of the stray 
parenthesis { ) } at the end.  The remaining link is correct, and 
scary.  How many of these did you say you had?

David Skolnik


At 07:56 AM 1/29/2003, you wrote:
>Thanks for the response David. I will post to the Shapton site - I didn't 
>realize they had a forum. The guy that made me several very nice wooden 
>planes (Steve Knight: http://www.knight-toolworks.com/wooden.htm) highly 
>(and I mean HIGHLY) recommended the Shapton ceramic stones. They do cut 
>very well, and wear very slowly. I had used an EZ lap diamond stone prior 
>to that and liked that plate quite a bit, but Steve just about hit the 
>roof when I suggested that I might sharpen his iron on a diamond plate. He 
>said it would ruin the iron. I don't have a clue why that would be the 
>case. I'll try the Shapton forum. Maybe I'll have a Zen-like experience.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Skolnik" <davidskolnik@optonline.net>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:37 AM
>Subject: Re: Plane/Chisel Stone Sharpening
>
>
> > Terry -
> >
> > Like Greg Newell, I would recommend a Tormek, which I own and am happy
> > with,  however, I went to the Shapton site and went into the forums.  I
> > realized that you probably already have a considerable investment in these
> > stones, and a lot of people in the Zen sharpening culture seem to think
> > very highly of them.  Of the discussions I read, no one seems to imply 
> that
> > they use any guides with these stones.  Why don't you post to them?  They
> > seem to be willing to address this sort of question, though I suspect you
> > might want to retire the skill/experience comment, for obvious (I think)
> > reasons.  I did get the sense that these stones are designed for Japanese
> > style cutting tools, not Western.    Sharpening...Now, there's something
> > uncontroversial.   Good luck
> >
> > David Skolnik
> >
> > At 08:57 PM 1/28/2003, you wrote:
> > >I have a question for those who sharpen plane blades and/or chisels on
> > >some type of stone (Japanese waterstone, ceramic, Arkansas, or whatever)
> > >and use a honing guide. I have trouble reproducing the EXACT angle of the
> > >blade in the honing guide when I want to touch up the edge. Or if I am
> > >sharpening several plane blades and chisels, I would like to do all the
> > >coarse work first, then the medium grits, fine, and then polishing. (I've
> > >been sharpening ALL my chisels and planes for TWO DAYS NOW.) But unless I
> > >have a honing guide for each piece, I find it very difficult to reproduce
> > >the exact angle for fine grinding and polishing. The only way I can 
> really
> > >see it working is to attach the honing guide to one piece and go through
> > >all necessary grits (or have a honing guide for each piece to be
> > >sharpened). Then next time the blade needs some touchup, you will need to
> > >go to a grit that is able to correct any angle deviation that you have
> > >from mis-angling the honing guide.
> > >
> > >I am using Shapton ceramic sharpening
> > >stones:  http://www.shaptonstones.com/  (Professional Series) and the
> > >Veritas Honing Guide and Bevel Setter: http://www.garrettwade.com/ (type
> > >in "veritas honing guide).
> > >
> > >Am I missing something here? Or is this a universal problem? Or is this
> > >one of those skill/experience things (damn, I hate those)?
> > >
> > >Terry Farrell
> > >
> > >
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