Hi All,

Recent post didn't seem to stick! Anyway, I've been using traditional wet stones, and they work just fine, but a tad messy. And they have to be flattened now and then. I have a pocket diamond stone I use for the pocket knife, and misc. I see they also make 2 1/2 X 8 inch "stones" for planes and chisels. Has anyone used these diamond stones, and how did it work. All comments will be appreciated!

Rich.....

All comments will be appreciated!



Rich.....

I did lots o' research and study and nearly took the plunge into the whole wet stone business so I could feel like a pro. However, ended up with a Work Sharp machine and now never have a dull chisel. Can do a 30 second quick touch up with no stones to manage and have also refurbished a badly chipped chisel with a slow bench grinder then work sharp.

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All comments will be appreciated!



Rich.....

I did lots o' research and study and nearly took the plunge into the whole
wet stone business so I could feel like a pro. However, ended up with a
Work Sharp machine and now never have a dull chisel. Can do a 30 second
quick touch up with no stones to manage and have also refurbished a badly
chipped chisel with a slow bench grinder then work sharp.

Agree. I got a worksharp last Christmas and sharpened everything in sight.
Maybe not quite as good as the best water stone but you'll use it a lot more
often because it's less hassle. As Sonoma pointed out, you can use the
Worksharp in less time that it takes to get the stones out and place the
chisel in a sharpening jig. Consequently your chisels are, on average,
sharper and in better shape.

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

I did lots o' research and study and nearly took the plunge into the
whole wet stone business so I could feel like a pro. However, ended
up with a Work Sharp machine and now never have a dull chisel. Can
do a 30 second quick touch up with no stones to manage and have also
refurbished a badly chipped chisel with a slow bench grinder then
work sharp.
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"David" wrote:

Agree. I got a worksharp last Christmas and sharpened everything in
sight. Maybe not quite as good as the best water stone but you'll
use it a lot more often because it's less hassle. As Sonoma pointed
out, you can use the Worksharp in less time that it takes to get the
stones out and place the chisel in a sharpening jig. Consequently
your chisels are, on average, sharper and in better shape.

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A question.

With it's low cost and excellent results, where does the ScarySharp
system fit into your collective evaluations?

Lew

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:04:37 PM UTC-5, wrote:
.. I have a pocket diamond stone I use for the pocket knife, and misc. I see they also make 2 1/2 X 8 inch "stones" for planes and chisels. Has anyone used these diamond stones, and how did it work. All comments will be appreciated!

Rich.....

They work great. I from time to time I use a DMT set for my sharpening needs, and always use a diamond rod to sharpen my pocket knives which I use as woodworking tools.

When I was turning a lot of wood I used to use the little EZE Lap paddles they sold at Woodcraft. They went from coarse to extra fine, and you could get a shaving edge on a chisel with a little practice.

They are great.

Robert

With it's low cost and excellent results, where does the ScarySharp

system fit into your collective evaluations?



Lew

No experience with scary sharp personally. I have heard it mentioned. I thought it was just a process using sand paper and a flat surface. Is there an actual product?

Guys can you please tell me that the how can I sharpen my pen knife without a sharpening stone? i am waiting for your ideas,.

The difference between automatic and manual revolving doors

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:


No experience with scary sharp personally. I have heard it
mentioned. I thought it was just a process using sand paper and a
flat surface. Is there an actual product?
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You just described it. G

The "sandpaper" works better if you use wet/dry since you are working
with metal.

Lew

On Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:50:25 PM UTC-7, Lew Hodgett wrote:
"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:





No experience with scary sharp personally. I have heard it

mentioned. I thought it was just a process using sand paper and a

flat surface. Is there an actual product?

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You just described it. G



The "sandpaper" works better if you use wet/dry since you are working

with metal.



Lew

Yeah so the Work Sharp is just a product that uses the sand paper approach and provides a spinning platform and some angled guides to make it all easy.

Thanks for the input. I may have to give a diamond stone a try and see what happens. As was mentioned above, the smaller ones work well for pocket knives.

Rich.....