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RE: Sharpening Stones - AHill - 01-26-2019 (01-26-2019, 08:13 PM)Timberwolf Wrote: ........................ Boron Nitride maybe? To the OP: Good advice along the way here. If you want to stick with combo stones, get the 220/1000 and 4000/8000. In your original choices, the 3000 and 4000 grits are essentially redundant. You can get by perfectly with a 1000/4000 and a strop with the 0.5 micron green compound (or diamond paste as previously noted). I had a couple of combo stones when I first started and the problem I experienced with them is you get uneven wear on the stones. Your 1000 grit side will wear quicker than your 4000 side and then you're left needing a replacement 1000 grit stone. Combos are an inexpensive way to start, but realize you're really getting half a stone of each grit. I'm in the camp of a dedicated single-grit stone of each grit you need. I reserve my strop for maintaining an edge. I don't use a strop to achieve my initial edge. I stop at 8000 grit. RE: Sharpening Stones - Timberwolf - 01-27-2019 (01-26-2019, 09:45 PM)AHill Wrote: Boron Nitride maybe?.................. Yep...Boron Nitride.. RE: Sharpening Stones - rwe2156 - 01-28-2019 Its a matter of personal preference. I don't think 4000 is enough. I go to 8K and I also have a 12K for certain applications. The 4000/8000 combination Norton is a good stone for the money. Touching up, I usually jump from a 1250 diamond to the 8K water stone. You also need lower grits (300, 600, 800 e.g.) too to fix damage or when you've gone too far. RE: Sharpening Stones - Jack01 - 01-29-2019 (01-24-2019, 04:46 PM)Jack01 Wrote: I am planning to buy some sharpening stones and see various choices Thank you for all the information. I will be doing touch up on the chisel and plane blades. I have a Jet Wet grinder so I do most of the sharpening on that. But when I need touch up it is more work to set up the wet grinder for couple of minute of work I have decided to go with following set up just for touch up. 1 Water Stone 3000-6000 combination 1 Leather Strop 1 Simple Honing jig Hope this will work |