The makers and sellers of Arkansas stones state that only water is needed.
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The makers and sellers of Arkansas stones state that only water is needed.
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I just use the Arkansas stones that people have mentioned here with honing oil. I also have a Veritas sharpening system guide that works great in keeping the proper angle on the blade.
My best friends dad is a woodworker who does a ton of carving's. He gave me a bit of an education on how to sharpen and he also pointed me to a site online (youtube) that has some great demonstrations. Look for a guy named AskWoodMan on youtube. He has a whole bunch of sharpening videos and a series called the Complete Sharpening Series. Very informative.
One of the things he recommended to use as a lubricant was Simple Green and water as opposed to oil or just water. He said that just water will require oiling the chisel after to prevent rusting, but the simple green and water doesn't for some reason. I haven't tried this method just yet, but my friends Dad swears by it.
My best friends dad is a woodworker who does a ton of carving's. He gave me a bit of an education on how to sharpen and he also pointed me to a site online (youtube) that has some great demonstrations. Look for a guy named AskWoodMan on youtube. He has a whole bunch of sharpening videos and a series called the Complete Sharpening Series. Very informative.
One of the things he recommended to use as a lubricant was Simple Green and water as opposed to oil or just water. He said that just water will require oiling the chisel after to prevent rusting, but the simple green and water doesn't for some reason. I haven't tried this method just yet, but my friends Dad swears by it.
Seems to me just drying the chisel would prevent rust.
But wadda I know. :idunno: :wink:silly goose
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Thanks for all the help, fella's. This build is going to teach me lots of things, I'm sure.
All you mentioned was the need to sharpen chisels. I have found that a sharpening guide helps quite a bit. This kit http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5983
has the guide, glass plate, and various grits of wet/dry sand paper. it is one of the less expensive ways to get into sharpening plane blades or chisels.
I have oil stones, water stones, some small diamond stones, and diamond sticks. I like the oil and water stones for knives, the diamond sticks for touching up knives, but use the paper (ala scary sharp) for plane blades and chisels because, with a guide and a long piece of glass I can get up to an 11" run on the sharpening surface.
The dollars add up quickly when you get large stones in several grits. Something like this will get you started for a lot less. You can get wet/dry paper up to 600 grit at the home center, and even finer grits at Harbor Freight or at WalMart (look in the auto dept. where it is used for body work). By the time you finish your first project you will have a good understanding of what grits you need/want and can use that to help you with your decision about getting a stone.
has the guide, glass plate, and various grits of wet/dry sand paper. it is one of the less expensive ways to get into sharpening plane blades or chisels.
I have oil stones, water stones, some small diamond stones, and diamond sticks. I like the oil and water stones for knives, the diamond sticks for touching up knives, but use the paper (ala scary sharp) for plane blades and chisels because, with a guide and a long piece of glass I can get up to an 11" run on the sharpening surface.
The dollars add up quickly when you get large stones in several grits. Something like this will get you started for a lot less. You can get wet/dry paper up to 600 grit at the home center, and even finer grits at Harbor Freight or at WalMart (look in the auto dept. where it is used for body work). By the time you finish your first project you will have a good understanding of what grits you need/want and can use that to help you with your decision about getting a stone.
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