<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV>Ric:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's Tormek, not Tomak. And it is indeed made in Sweden, why just a walk through the park for you!  I have a hard time getting my mind around the fact that those countries up there are more geographically like the states here in size and now with EU, literally a hop, skip, and jump.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 03/16/07 13:02:52 Central Daylight Time, ricb@pianostemmer.no writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> H Terry <BR><BR><BR>Well, I have a slow speed wide sharpening wheel (wet) for the rough <BR>work, and a couple older stones that need replacing. I have pretty much <BR>decided on ordering the Japanese chisels I posted... white steel seems <BR>to come highly recommended from a lot of holds. Stones I'm going to <BR>order tonite as well.  I get the message folks.... mirror sharp makes <BR>for good work and lets a beginner at this job like myself have an <BR>outside chance of making things look like I've been at it all my life. <BR><BR>But Terry my friend...,   since you asked the question first... let me <BR>throw it back at you.  What do you use ? <BR><BR>Tomak, which came through on another post, is made in Sweden I <BR>understand... just around the corner.  I have a feeling I am going to <BR>like this kind of work, so I doubt it will be long before I spend some <BR>bucks on some new tools :) <BR><BR>Cheers <BR>RicB <BR><BR><BR>   And now for the next can-of-worms. What kind of a sharpening system <BR>   do you <BR>   have? <BR><BR>   Terry Farrell <BR><BR>   ----- Original Message ----- <BR>   SNIP <BR>    > Interesting (and cool) that Ron N posted a link to Taylor <BR>   Chisels.  Just <BR>    > last nite I went out to my brother in laws house to borrow for <BR>   the time <BR>    > being his.... and he has Taylors. The only one wide enough was a <BR>   15 mm <BR>    > one... and boy does it need sharpening :)  But in lue of getting <BR>   my own <BR>    > these will get me started. <BR>    > <BR>    > Thanks again. <BR>    > <BR>    > Cheers <BR><BR>> RicB <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>