"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message
b.com...
Lee Valley's doing free shipping, so I thought I'd take a look at their
offerings. I've got a set of their water slip stones that work nicely,
but I don't want to mess them up for some of the other things I've been
sharpening.

Arkansas stones seem appealing, as do water stones. What do you have
experience with and would recommend?

I've shaved with straight razors for 65 years, use Arkansas stones on them
if needed. I have never felt the need to use them on chisels, knives, etc.