Plane/Chisel Stone Sharpening

[Farrell]

Three. The Jointer, Jack, and Coffin Finisher. What is scary about them?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Skolnik" <davidskolnik@optonline.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: Plane/Chisel Stone Sharpening


> 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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