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question on sharpening stone

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jwh

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I have a Sharpmaker and a good strop and I am having good success with this combo. I am now considering a bench stone. What would be a good quality bench stone to start with in the $50.00 range?

jwh
 
Norton IB8 is the standard in most every shop. ~$35.00 on the net. That or I would go for a arkansas stone in which ever hardness and grit you feel you need.


-Xander
 
I prefer diamonds for benchstones. Depending on the size you could pick up one or two different grit DMT stones. I'd suggest looking at an extra coarse stone and a coarse stone. If you can swing it, a fine stone would help bridge the gap between the coarse diamond DMT stone and the Spyderco medium stones.
 
Norton's IB-8 is a good stone. Their SiC stones, in the same size I think is a step better. Quicker cutting and leaves a better edge in a twin grit as you'll need a coarse stone. I use my coarse stone more than the fine. DM
 
The Norton stone is a good one to start with. Got mine 30+ years ago and is still my work horse stone.

Ric
 
Agreed. Well put, 'a good work horse stone'. I've had mine for lots of years as well. Offers great economy. DM
 
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