<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Paul, David is writing about sharpening the angled surface, not the blade back. As he points out, the Tormek puts a slight concavity on the bevel. Are you suggesting that you grind a blade on the Tormek and then go to glass plate and paper? The Tormek system is most certainly designed to give you a fine-polished finished edge all by itself.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paulrevenkojones@aol.com href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">PAULREVENKOJONES</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV>Who's calling who a purist, David? Or not one? :-)  The wheel is just the first step before the glass plate and paper. Tormek by itself wouldn't do it.</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 23:31:00 Central Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A> 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 { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.aolmailheader:visited { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: magenta; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.aolmailheader:active { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.aolmailheader:hover { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } </STYLE> The Tormek system isn't good for flattening the back of a chisel which you <BR>have to do periodically.  Moreover, it puts a slight concavity on the bevel. <BR>Purists don't care for it, but it is easy.  I've been sharpening with a Borg <BR>Water Cooled Rotating flat stone for years (I just set it in my utility sink <BR>and let the water drip on it from the faucet) followed up by a couple of <BR>Japanese stones for honing the edge.  Works fine and is fast (and cheaper <BR>too-the Borg runs about $150.).  Sharpening stones all the way through works <BR>just as well once you get the hang of it.  Like anything, there is some <BR>skill involved-and a learning curve, albeit a short one if you pay <BR>attention.   <BR><BR>David Love <BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR>www.davidlovepianos.com <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>