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    Spoke shaves have sole before the iron. In my...

    Spoke shaves have sole before the iron. In my book that makes them planes.
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    Marvel mystery oil is pretty good stuff. I also...

    Marvel mystery oil is pretty good stuff. I also use mineral oil from the pharmacy. Cheap and clean enough to eat. Literally.
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    I have a bench grinder set up with a metal cutoff...

    I have a bench grinder set up with a metal cutoff wheel. It's fiber reinforced, about 1/8" wide and great for tight concave grinds.
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    I have 2 kinds of strops; for razors and for...

    I have 2 kinds of strops; for razors and for tools.

    For razors i use hanging leather and canvas. I don't use that for tools, but some woodworkwrs do, so it's not really off topic. I have the...
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    The instructions on the can assume you just...

    The instructions on the can assume you just walked in off the street. The better products also say to do a test sample....
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    Thanks. Lining the hole with copper pipe is an...

    Thanks. Lining the hole with copper pipe is an interesting option.
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    Can you post a link to the hold downs you use...

    Can you post a link to the hold downs you use please?
  8. They are natural stones so there can be...

    They are natural stones so there can be considerable variation from stone to stone of the same type. Any difference between "translucent white" and "surgical black" has to be less than the variation...
  9. I don't think that case ever made knives with...

    I don't think that case ever made knives with such excessively hard steel. The arks will not only work, they will work very well.

    Steel like your friend is talking about is only for show as a...
  10. Very hard fine stones are prone to glazing over,...

    Very hard fine stones are prone to glazing over, especially in my impatient hands. I have had this happen with translucent white, surgical black, spyderco UF and jaspers. When this happens they...
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    I don't cut paper or thread to test sharpness. I...

    I don't cut paper or thread to test sharpness. I do sometimes shave wrist hair, especially during a demo to better illustrate the effects of honing and stropping. In the shop, not so much.
  12. If you use water stones, use the translucent as a...

    If you use water stones, use the translucent as a nagura. It'll stay very fresh.
  13. In use the translucent and black are very...

    In use the translucent and black are very similar. They both are finishers. For most general purpose sharpening like pocket knives a medium or washita is very nice to work with and leaves a very...
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    So 2-1/2" thick with ply on top and syp on the...

    So 2-1/2" thick with ply on top and syp on the bottom?
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    I don't want to have to cut out a large section...

    I don't want to have to cut out a large section to insert hardwood. It's a melamine top, for better or for worse and making *part* of it wood seems like i'd end up with a worst-of-both-worlds...
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    Hmmmm.... i could see something like a floor...

    Hmmmm.... i could see something like a floor flange with a pipe tap run in from the other side to reverse the taper of the threads, with a stub of pvc pipe threaded in that way, mounted to the...
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    a quick holdfast question

    My main workbench has a top made of one sheet of 3/4" mdf topped with 1 sheet 3/4" melamine board. It's a good work surface in a number of ways, but not ideal for holdfasts. Between the material...
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    You should be able to go from 3k diamond to...

    You should be able to go from 3k diamond to chrome oxide on mdf with good results.
  19. I also would like a good concise tutorial on the...

    I also would like a good concise tutorial on the sharpening of the MF cigar shave.
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    Looks like a roll pin holding the handle housing...

    Looks like a roll pin holding the handle housing casting on the shaft. A roll pin punch is the right tool to remove it, but a straight pin punch near the size of the bore will do if you're careful.
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    Exactly. Isn't that how it...

    Exactly.


    Isn't that how it works?
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    Older than me. Bridger, rapidly approaching...

    Older than me.


    Bridger, rapidly approaching old guy status....
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    My (not a metalurgist, or a machinist)...

    My (not a metalurgist, or a machinist) understanding is that A2 is a punch press steel. In a punch press the cutting edge has a bevel near 90°. That plus the high abrasion resistance mean that A2...
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    I'm firmly in the vintage chisel camp. The older...

    I'm firmly in the vintage chisel camp. The older the better.

    One advantage to old chisels I don't see mentioned is the variability. Whether it's from wear or from pre-CNC manufacturing standards...
  25. I agree that shiny isn't sharp.... but.......

    I agree that shiny isn't sharp.... but.... watching the change of surface finish as you sharpen can be a useful indicator of what is going on, and that each finer stone tends to leave a shinier...
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