I have several tools. A Makita waterstone sharpener, bench grinder,
several oil stones of various shapes, diamond dresser, and a few
leather strops. I have three shapening books that show techniques. I
learned that natural light is important, so if your shop has a window,
that's a good spot for your sharpening station. I have a sharpening
cabinet with sliding doors that is mounted on the wall. There I store
the water stones. The grinder has its own cast-iron stand (that I use
mostly for sharpening mower blades, screw drivers, etc.)


On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:01:49 GMT, Charles Krug
wrote:

Pretty much it. What do you use to sharpen and how do you have it
arranged. I've a couple of Arkansas in boxes that I mostly keep on a
shelf. I imagine a reasonably flat surface and a piece of plate glass
are Coming Soon, so I'm looking for ideas that others have found useful.

SWMBO tells me there's a package from Garrett-Wade on the front porch.
Likely there's a thing or two in there that needs sharpening, just a
guess.

I'm planning on starting her coffee table over Thanksgiving. I'm going
to practice the M&T technique described by Tage Frid in the "FWW on
Joinery," for the next couple weeks on my astonishingly large scrap
piles.

Meanwhile . . . to sharpen a rock . . .