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    Remember the pencil grid does not ensure flat. ...

    Remember the pencil grid does not ensure flat. It ensures wear all the way across the stone. If the substrate is not flat, or if the method results in uneven wear, then the pencil lines simply...
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    Warren Mickley has posted a number of times about...

    Warren Mickley has posted a number of times about intentionally letting a stone slightly dish so that you can sharpen the desired camber into irons. He explains it better than I can, but the...
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    Step 1: make sure your stones are flat to...

    Step 1: make sure your stones are flat to slightly dished. It sounds like your stones have a slight belly. This is easy to do if you are lapping with grit on a backing or if using a Norton...
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    A running, profitable business is worth a lot of...

    A running, profitable business is worth a lot of money. Nowadays, can't even give away a dilapidated building full rusting machinery. With modern remediation laws, you can't just walk away. ...
  5. So... I experimented a bit more. I lapped the...

    So... I experimented a bit more. I lapped the India stone again with Shapton coarse silicon carbide grit. This time, though, I left all the black muck on the stone and just sharpened. Wow....
  6. 3M PSA seems to come off pretty clean. ...

    3M PSA seems to come off pretty clean. Dura-Gold, Gator, Klingspor, and Diablo leave a very thick, sticky mess. Of those, Dura Gold is my favorite in terms of performance. A wipe with thinner...
  7. I did take it to heart. That's why I was asking...

    I did take it to heart. That's why I was asking whether I'd be better off with a Medium India, a fine Crystolon, or a waterstone before the Soft Ark. The fine India seems to have settled in too...
  8. Love for washita stones and alternatives?

    Hey all,

    As I push further into the rat hole that is sharpening, I think I am accumulating more questions than answers.

    I also don't want to buy six of everything just to try it. I'm sure...
  9. Thread: Tally Ho

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    The hard part with huge projects like that is the...

    The hard part with huge projects like that is the old adage - You get 95% done and you still have 95% of the work left to do.

    "Finishing" a project like that to the point of "Done" is a massive...
  10. Ironically, a lot of the stuff coming out of...

    Ironically, a lot of the stuff coming out of people's brains is a LOT worse than what AI's generate, if for no other reason than AI's are generally trained to write complete sentences and to use...
  11. The saying, "It's a poor workman who blames his...

    The saying, "It's a poor workman who blames his tools," still stands. Good tools or bad, it is still the workman who choses to use them or not. A good workman simply does what is necessary to...
  12. I have watched some bona-fide pro's do some crazy...

    I have watched some bona-fide pro's do some crazy stuff. Remember that most people on The Tube are amateurs,

    It is true that you don't always get what you pay for... But you don't often get...
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    The mass is directly proportional to the...

    The mass is directly proportional to the thickness, but stiffness goes up with the cube of thickness.. So, a 50% thicker blade is 50% heavier, but almost 4x stiffer.

    Anyhoo, I had excellent...
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    My own experience with A2 and HSS irons is that...

    My own experience with A2 and HSS irons is that they are unparallelled for roughing and stock removal. They do really well when you are already planning to sand your finish. I think 99.9% of...
  15. All very good points. Especially, "What is your...

    All very good points. Especially, "What is your hobby?" The guys I know with a sawmill - well, that's their hobby, not so much wood working. They love sawing logs.

    What I noticed is this: ...
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    Yeah, mine is getting gray on the other side from...

    Yeah, mine is getting gray on the other side from use. That's the one I got. Same vendor.
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    Ok, well, here's a try. The stone is the least...

    Ok, well, here's a try. The stone is the least dense Arkansas stone I have, at 1.97. The Dan's hard is 2.45 and a Norton Translucent is 2.68. The stone is "white" with fine, light gray mottling...
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    I would love to, but as a member here, I can't...

    I would love to, but as a member here, I can't post pics or do PM's. I'd be happy to snap a few and shoot them to you if you have some other method of contact.
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    Just to circle back around after trying several...

    Just to circle back around after trying several out, here's my summary:

    Arkansas stones, including soft, are finishers. They are not the stone to use to work out chips, sort out geometry, or...
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    Another strategy is to make yourself a "Tooth"...

    Another strategy is to make yourself a "Tooth" iron. I use the cheapie Buck Brothers irons and slot the bevel every 1/16" or so with a dremel cutting wheel. I only cut 1/16" deep or so. Sharpen...
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    I have done that with cranky grain and hard wood...

    I have done that with cranky grain and hard wood where I was trying to get a thicker chip without tearout. Circles were handy when trying to knock down a high spot.

    Ultimately, I made my own...
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    The "pebbled" surface is the best way I can...

    The "pebbled" surface is the best way I can describe it. It's very different from the flat/shiny surface you get with fixed abrasive. The action of SiC powder is sharp grit rolling around between...
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    Honestly, I had really good luck with simply...

    Honestly, I had really good luck with simply replacing the cap irons with Hock units. The original Stanley irons are generally quality units.
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    I'm sure other people had better results with SiC...

    I'm sure other people had better results with SiC powder, but it tended to leave a belly in the stone unless you were pretty careful. I think it might be great for a dished stone, but you can...
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    I totally understand the OP's concerns. ...

    I totally understand the OP's concerns. Rehabbing old rust is a hobby of its own. I've done probably 8 now, counting the oddballs and block planes. Some barely need any work and some have...
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