"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, September 29, 2012 6:34:34 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
>> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
>> Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound? Thanks, Mike
>
> They are all fine as long as done correctly. I find stones a huge hassle
> and a whole new art to learn all on it's own.
>
> I moved to a Work Sharp system and it is fricking nice. Kind of like
> scary I guess from what I know. No muss, no fuss. You need to be pretty
> careful flattening backs (wish the had a better method) but adding,
> freshining, micro bevling edges all super easy. I think nothing of
> freshining an edge in the middle of using a tool. I would never think of
> that with using a stone system.
+1
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In article <[email protected]>,
Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones? Arkansas
> stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
Yes.
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Michael <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
> Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
You.
Puckdropper
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"Roy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:34:34 -0700 (PDT), Michael
> <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
>>Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Mike
>
>
> Yep. Finish up with the stropping. It is the finest and final honing
> step.
>
> All these methods work, you have to decide how you want to spend your
> money, and
> that is strongly influenced by the method that works best for you.
>
> Some folks have over a grand tied up in a tormek with all the jigs and
> bells and
> whistles. Others use glass plates from the thrift store and 1/3 sheets of
> w/d
> sandpaper with a total cost of $5-10. Other folks like waterstones or
> oilstones. Depends on how your stick floats. They all work if you do
> your
> part.
That glass/paper idea is great. Mebbe scrap polished granite, as well, can
get tons of it free at a granite place.
Emory cloth comes, iirc, up to like 2400 grit, which ought to be like
stropping.
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Michael wrote:
> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
> Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
Effort.
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:34:34 -0700 (PDT), Michael <[email protected]>
wrote:
>So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones? Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
Yep. Finish up with the stropping. It is the finest and final honing step.
All these methods work, you have to decide how you want to spend your money, and
that is strongly influenced by the method that works best for you.
Some folks have over a grand tied up in a tormek with all the jigs and bells and
whistles. Others use glass plates from the thrift store and 1/3 sheets of w/d
sandpaper with a total cost of $5-10. Other folks like waterstones or
oilstones. Depends on how your stick floats. They all work if you do your
part.
"Michael" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones? Arkansas
stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
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All of the above. Take your pick.
On Saturday, September 29, 2012 6:34:34 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones? Arkans=
as stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound? Thanks, Mike
They are all fine as long as done correctly. I find stones a huge hassle an=
d a whole new art to learn all on it's own.
I moved to a Work Sharp system and it is fricking nice. Kind of like scary =
I guess from what I know. No muss, no fuss. You need to be pretty careful f=
lattening backs (wish the had a better method) but adding, freshining, micr=
o bevling edges all super easy. I think nothing of freshining an edge in th=
e middle of using a tool. I would never think of that with using a stone sy=
stem.
"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
> Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
All of the above (or below) plus time and experience.
"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
> Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
Understanding the principles of how to sharpen the blade.
Steve
In article <[email protected]>,
Mike Marlow <[email protected]> wrote:
>Michael wrote:
>> So what actually gets a hand plane blade the sharpest? Wet stones?
>> Arkansas stones? Scary sharp system? Strop and compound?
>
>Effort.
Aaannnnd, we're done.
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