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Norton multi oil stones
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Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
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I bought my set at a local tool store, one that sells to the industry, I'm not sure where else you could get them, have you tried searching the internet for Norton?
It's a great sharpening set, expensive, mine ran around $145 when I got it about 7years ago.
G2
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I don't have a solution,
But I admire your problem.
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Cabin/7306/blades.html
It's a great sharpening set, expensive, mine ran around $145 when I got it about 7years ago.
G2
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I don't have a solution,
But I admire your problem.
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Cabin/7306/blades.html
I started out with oil stones several decades back and used a hard arkansas to put apolished edge ont the blade. Several years back I switched to Japanese water stones which are available from woodworking suppliers. The water stones cut much more quickly and put an even better finish on the blade than my oilstones ever did. Just something to consider. The water stones are softer and wear more quickly than the oils stones though.
Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
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bansidthe, the stone I use the most is the really coarse one on the Norton set, I don't have a belt grinder and need to get the initial bevels on the edges and that cuts them pretty good, had the water stones and they are real nice and I would reccomend them also, Kings are pretty good ones. But they do wear fast and you need to re-surface them more often, that's taking the stone and a glass plate, put a piece of sand paper, 150 grit or so, and wet it down, rub the stone around on the paper to true it up.
The water stones aren't as large as the Norton set, at least I haven't seen them offered that big.
I use the Spyderco Flat ceramic stones next and then a strop to finish it off.
G2
The water stones aren't as large as the Norton set, at least I haven't seen them offered that big.
I use the Spyderco Flat ceramic stones next and then a strop to finish it off.
G2
Gary,
I purchased my coarsest stone ( about 250 grit ) from lee valley tools. It is a King brand and has a harder bond between the particles than the finer stones. It is 2.5 inches wide and 7 inches long. It does remove material faster than a coarse India type stone. So far I have never had to flatten it and it has seen moderate use for about 5 years. The finer stones have to be flattened every year or so. Also new users to water stones must be careful not to dig the edge of the blade into the softer than expected medium. It took a little practice for me to avoid this. At the begining of my use of these type of stones I just used them for sharpening chisels.
[This message has been edited by bansidthe (edited 27 October 1999).]
I purchased my coarsest stone ( about 250 grit ) from lee valley tools. It is a King brand and has a harder bond between the particles than the finer stones. It is 2.5 inches wide and 7 inches long. It does remove material faster than a coarse India type stone. So far I have never had to flatten it and it has seen moderate use for about 5 years. The finer stones have to be flattened every year or so. Also new users to water stones must be careful not to dig the edge of the blade into the softer than expected medium. It took a little practice for me to avoid this. At the begining of my use of these type of stones I just used them for sharpening chisels.
[This message has been edited by bansidthe (edited 27 October 1999).]