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Larry Jaques wrote:

I use both DMT's and EzeLap's advice and use their diamonds dry.
I second the suggestion for a diamond plate INSTEAD of waterstones.
600 grit and a couple sheets of 1000 grit and 1500 to put the shine
to the iron.

The kid would need a flattener for waterstones anyway.

Yabut that really blows the budget to hell. Those EZELAPs and DMTs are
2x to 3x the cost of a combo stone...

pitchHe's a good kid. Well on his way to Eagle Scout, does the
Catholic church things, hiked the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim this
September... How's about you guys send a buck or two to the Nephew
Sharpening Stone Fund and I'll buy him the diamond stones./pitch

I guess I'll lean toward the Norton oil stone that has served me well
for years now. I'll also see if I can find a light oil that's not as
smelly as kero.

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