Ok guys.... since this turns out to be a wealth of information type thread.... let me trouble you all for one more detail before I lay my bucks on the virtual table the internet market place is tuning into. What grades (of stones) do you recommend for my use. I had thought getting two stones. One for getting close... and one for polishing to a mirror finish. The idea of getting good at this appeals to me for some reason... so bouncing 650 Euros for a Tormek is something I will put off for a bit longer me thinks. I have a functional slow moving whet wheel that will do for now. Cheers, and thank guys. RicB Hey Terry and all, I'd hang on to the stones. There are some tools that the Tormek doesn't do well. I also use a Tormek, love it, but find it is unable to do some tools reliably. Particularly, I have a couple of felt knives, as seen in Pianotek, one is a round scabbard that, when pulled apart, reveals a short, chisel-like blade within, the other is another short, offset blade that is fairly wide. Because I sharpen them with a VERY shallow angle for cutting felt, they cannot be sharpened on the Tormek, so I use a granite surface plate and sandpaper, but If I had a nice set of Shaptons, I'd use those instead. Food for thought, William R. Monroe
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