Using a Jig for Bench Stones

Grapevine said:
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Here's an adjustable jig I made using an artist adjustable triangle, some small sheets of plexiglass, and epoxy. It works pretty well and is easy to set up. I can put different stones on there too. I use waterstones and I do have to rewet the stone often.

The only drawback is because the bottom of the L that the stone sits on isn't touching the ground, it rocks slightly if too much pressure is applied. That's why I slid that little plastic rod under the foot rest of that L, acting like a shim. As the angle changes for sharpening, the space between that foot rest and the base changes too—so you need different size shims to slide under there. That rod and a chopstick has worked for me since I don't veer outside the range of 7-25 degrees.


You can get an adjustable triangle at any art store that sells graphic design or drafting materials. I got it here: http://www.pearlpaint.com/shop~parentID~1987~categoryID~1986.htm . Here's a screen shot of that page and you can see the photo of the triangle fresh from the box. I cut mine down so I can have a place to put my hand to steady it as I sharpen.

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Btw, I meant to compliment you on the excellence of your design. That's extremely close what I envisioned for my Gadget, except that I intended to have it machined out of aluminum.
 
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ok guys,heres my question. i can freehand sharpen pretty good.i use a variety of types of stones because that was the cheapest way to get an ascending grit.i read about sharpening with wet/dry paper. i can get a good angle but dont seem to be able to get it to finish out nice and sharp. i go up in grit to 2000 grit, ive tried it on a hard surface and on a leather surface. does anyone have a method that they know works?i sure would like to know what grits and what surface the paper is on. im sorry to hijack this thread but you guys seem to be talking about many different ways and this question came to mind.....thanks willy
 
willy m said:
ok guys,heres my question. i can freehand sharpen pretty good.i use a variety of types of stones because that was the cheapest way to get an ascending grit.i read about sharpening with wet/dry paper. i can get a good angle but dont seem to be able to get it to finish out nice and sharp. i go up in grit to 2000 grit, ive tried it on a hard surface and on a leather surface. does anyone have a method that they know works?i sure would like to know what grits and what surface the paper is on. im sorry to hijack this thread but you guys seem to be talking about many different ways and this question came to mind.....thanks willy
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You can always just finish up by adding a small microbevel to the edge using a regular fine stone, or ceramic "V" sharpener like the Sharpmaker or Crock Sticks. Can save a lot of time.

But if you want to just use sandpaper, I think the problem you're having probably has to do with the sandpaper curling up and dulling the edge. You need to either use very, very light pressure as you finish up sharpening to prevent this, or glue the sandpaper down on a hard, flat surface such as a piece of glass.
 
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