tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post472587742437373591..comments2023-10-30T05:30:14.873-07:00Comments on I'm a OK guy: Sharpening BenchI'm a OK guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-64632905869828733962017-07-30T19:53:45.179-07:002017-07-30T19:53:45.179-07:00Bob,
What is embarrassing and I didn't show i...Bob,<br /><br />What is embarrassing and I didn't show it is the top shelves of the oil stone cabinet have even more stones mostly old water stones. It is a sickness, a sickness I say. <br /><br />I figured with just one life to live I wanted to at least try most everything. I've come pretty close.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-41542121677522755472017-07-30T15:48:35.751-07:002017-07-30T15:48:35.751-07:00Wow, and I thought I had a problem accumulating to...Wow, and I thought I had a problem accumulating tools :-) You have quite the impressive waterstones collections there...<br /><br />Im similar, I have tried much of everything, but I did not collect as many specimens as you did :-)<br /><br />Hang on to the Spiderco, some steel just laugh at oil and watersones but are no match for Ceramics... Go figure, similarly I like diamonds, but not for everything. I like subconsciously (IE after a few beers :-) to match the Scratch patterns to the job at hand. Less is more...<br /><br />Bob, back from the city watching the Tall ships Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-88631835067498202312017-07-30T10:10:51.288-07:002017-07-30T10:10:51.288-07:00Ralph,
Guilty as charged :-). While I enjoy sharp...Ralph,<br /><br />Guilty as charged :-). While I enjoy sharpening there is no love of initial prep of the back, shear drudgery. <br /><br />I've learned to keep several beater chisels around for late night "let's sharpen something because I'm bored" to save steel on my good chisels.<br /><br />One of the main things I've learned after much sharpening and testing is type of stone makes no never mind to the level of sharpness, the big differences are in speed, mess, and fiddleness but stone type and/or stropping can help in edge longevity. It's all in the scratch pattern.<br /><br />For my set of needs and wants oil stones hit most of the sweet spots, others will find diamond and/or water stones work better. Other than feel of the stone Spyderco stones can come close to the best of oil and water. I will go back and forth but usually end up using oil stones for day to day sharpening.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-42075977606592300472017-07-30T09:36:46.928-07:002017-07-30T09:36:46.928-07:00If I hadn't read with my own eyes, that you wr...If I hadn't read with my own eyes, that you wrote you like to sharpen, I would think that you need to get into a 12 step program. "...hi, my name is Ken and I am OCD about sharpening...."Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com