<!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 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Got my new Tormek Sharpening System = yesterday. First thing I did was to sharpen my 12.5-inch electric planer = knives with it. It took a while for the long knives, but they came out real = good. Did up a couple hand plane blades and chisels - they don't look quite as = pretty as with my stones, but are at least as sharp and required much less time = and effort. Bottom line: happy I got it - no excuse for ANY dull tools now. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Before sharpening, my planer = knives were so dull I doubt they would have cut mashed potatoes (and I planed a = soundboard panel with that!?!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Good stones are great if you can sharpen by hand. = That's just a skill I'm still miles away from. Got me a Tormek now though.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>