Profile A Hard Bit Axe

garry3 said:
Is it any coarser than the coarse side of their puck or coarse bench stone?
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Grit is similar to their bench stone but these stones are softer and wear faster. Oil might make them last longer but I don't like working with oil.
 
Square_peg said:
Grit is similar to their bench stone but these stones are softer and wear faster. Oil might make them last longer but I don't like working with oil.
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Thanks Pegs, it probably means they cut faster also. I will pick one up next time I come across one for cheap. I have seen them around, just never gave them much thought.
 
Has anyone tried the Lansky Heavy Duty Sharpening Tool on the Sharpening Supplies website?
 
Square_peg said:
Grit is similar to their bench stone but these stones are softer and wear faster. Oil might make them last longer but I don't like working with oil.
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Probably so that they can be used without lubrication without clogging up. The grit release keeps the surface clear, but at the expense of the shed grit not having been used up completely yet.

Curt Hal said:
Has anyone tried the Lansky Heavy Duty Sharpening Tool on the Sharpening Supplies website?
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I refer to it on my site under a different name than Lansky uses to better describe the range of use I suggest it for, but this is the Lansky stone.
[video=youtube;P-bCH-XMBN0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-bCH-XMBN0[/video]
 
Curt Hal said:
Has anyone tried the Lansky Heavy Duty Sharpening Tool...
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Yep, I have one I picked up from 42. It cut's very fast and coarsely, but wears fast as well. I haven't really used it to try and profile an axe (I have good files for that), but it certainly cleans up rough edges on hardened steel quickly. As the stone profile starts as an oval with ridges, it's great for curved blades (I used it on my CT briar hook) and shovels (the dirt won't harm the stone like it will a file). Eventually it flattens out and cuts a little less aggressively, but still very quickly. I used on my lawnmower blade as well and it worked great. And for the price, it's a great "beater" stone (again, can be used on dirty shovels, augers, etc.) you don't have to worry about too much...light weight too. I plan to get another in the future so I can keep one in the garage and one in my field vehicle.
 
It's the same...Sharpening Supplies calls it the Lansky Heavy Duty Sharpening Tool, but it's the Abuse Eraser stone from 42's site noted above. You can see the ridged, oval-ish profile in 42s video. It's an excellent rough-use and shaping stone.
 
If you're referring to Old Axeman's suggestion, the Norton Tradesman's Utility Stone, it is definitely different. That's a big handled stone. I was just replying to Curt. I'd still like to try the tradesman's stone though.
 
It's the same stone. The ceramic is the bond type (as opposed to a resin bond.) The color varies from stone to stone and the particular photograph. Some are gray, some are more of a dark flat brown. I believe it has to do with availability of oxygen during the firing process. You'll notice we even both use the same product code for it. :)
 
Oddly, no one is currently making the non-ridged version of that stone shape. I have plans on having tooling done up to bring them back in the near future.
 
per your idea i ordered a Lansky Heavy Duty Tool Sharpener.... Abuse Eraser... cleaned up my Collins single bit that one of the hired hands used to cut roots. Now my big Collins cuts big chips better than ever. And my worker got re-educated on proper tool for the job and as a corrective measure was given 3 days grubbing hoe work.
 
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