Touched up a new carver/slicer and a new paring knife. First step was stropping on WB with paper and CrO2, then on to paper with white buffing compound. At that point they both shaved arm hair. Finished off with Mother's polishing paste on rough 8/9 leather, then on the 8/9 leather smooth side. Continued the same routine on a Case Wharnie, Lagiole, old Kalok and finally on an Opinel efile No 8. Later did a Buck Bros 1 1/4" bench chisel in the same order. I usually used a guide on this chisel but freehanded and it cut cherry and hard maple like a paring chisel than a cheap bench chisel. While the leather helped, I think the setup was done by the Wash Board.
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Glad its working out for you! One of the keys is to use it often - once you start to dial in the tactile feedback, you'll be surprised how well you can hold angle and pitch. While all stones give feedback that can be used to hold good angle, none give feedback in terms of pitch - path across the surface relative to cutting edge.
I also highly recommend a little experimentation with single and multiple layers of paper, pressure, rake angle across the board tooling, adding a drop of mineral oil to the compound etc. You can get a lot of subtle yet repeatable changes in the finish with a bit of dialing in using the exact same materials. One you know what you like for a given tool, is possible to keep it right there indefinitely. Is a finishing stone and strop in one.
I used to use it for everything but my woodworking blades, but after doing a few bench planes and chisels, I don't even use a stone for those anymore. The WB is just too convenient, especially if you get acclimated to using it with sandpaper or lapping films in addition to the compound on paper. No water, no oil, if its been sitting on my bench and gotten dusty etc, just blow it off, slap it with a palm a few times and go to work - worst case rub it with a eraser for a second or two. I love my oil and waterstones, and still use them, but only for my enjoyment. When I have work to do, I reach for my WB.
Even the compound has inherent convenience as the block is so hard it won't hardly pick up contaminants. A chunk can be sitting out in the open or rolling around in a drawer and sawdust etc won't stick to it, it still applies nice and makes a consistent finish.
Any questions etc, give me a shout - am happy to answer, its getting me shut up that's the hard part....
