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| Well my Ak hard sharpening stone gray in color has a hairline fracture in it. It came in a wooden box and don't know the age. I've just found a tin can of honing oil at Lowe's. Does any one know of a good store to purchase these sharpening stones? What is the difference in the hard, medium and soft stones? Which one do you use first and so on? Thanks
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I sharpen all kinds of stuff because I dabble in woodworking and need to sharpen chisels and stuff. My advice to you is to save your money and buy some sand paper. It sounds strange, but a piece of glass and sandpaper will give you an incredible edge on knives, hand planes, chisels, etc.
What you do is start with 220 grit and then work up from there. As you get higher you have to go to automotive stores to get the sandpaper in the 1200 grit, 1500 grit, 200 grit and 2500 grit sizes, but they do have it. By that time your tools are very sharp.
You use the glass because glass is a very flat surface.
Its hard to describe, but google up "The Scary Sharp Method" and you will get videos, tips and techniques on how to do it. It does work. I can literally shave with my chisels they are so sharp.
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| Hey Drawbar, do you use the sandpaper wet (mosit) or dry?
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| About 7 years ago I bought some diamond stones, they are about 6" X 2" by about 1" deep and the diamonds are held in plastic. I got fine, medium and coarse and they are the best thing I have ever used. The coarse one I use to sharpen the axe, hatchet and maul. the medium and fine ones we use to sharpen gardening knives and kitchen knives and the chisels we use at work. The diamonds are still so sharp that you can make a kitchen knife like a razor in less than 10 seconds as long as you are good at holding the angle. You can also use the coarse one to sharpen a dull chainsaw chain (run across the top to re point) You can also use them to "file" down the run in height to give a quicker cut. These "stones" you use dry. I have an old oilstone as well, I must remember to give it to someone for Christmas. The diamond stones are a bit pricey, I think I paid $40 each but they get a lot of use and are still as sharp and flat as the day I got them.
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| $40 doesn't sound bad as long as they keep up with the wear and tear of using it. I'll check out the diamond sharpening stones, when I got the time. Do you have a web site I can check out? But I rather the use of the oilstones. They seem to stay put and not walk away...lol...
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| I bought the diamond stones from a hardware chain - Ace hardware. I did see a cheap oilstone for sale in a harbor freight flyer, for $1.99 I think. www.harborfreight.com They sell cheap imported tools. In my experience there quality is not good but they are cheap. See if they have a store near you or you can buy online. BUT beware of giving them your address details, you will be inundated with "special offer" flyers.
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| The nearest HarborFreight (if still open) is in Baton Rouge. That's the place we buy tools for P2. I think we were in the Ozarks when this stone was purchased.
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I forgot about the diamond stones BB. You are right, they are indeed great. I never bought them myself, (I like the sandpaper method) but I once did an adult ed class on making dovetails and the school had those sharpening stones. It was amazing how sharp, and how fast they could get chisels and plane irons.
I was impressed, but I am a cheap kind of guy so the price scared me away. Probably worth it, but since I figured out another method...well you know what I mean. Neither method is better or worse, just personal in nature I guess.
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| DB, you are so right, two years ago my father in law came over to see us and I asked him to sharpen my chisels (with the diamonds) to give him something to do, you would have thought I had asked him to kill a God or something. He did end up admitting they were OK but obviously not as good as a wetstone! I went through the harbor freight flyer last night and they sell a four sided diamond block (ultrafine, fine, medium and coarse) for $9.99. Dont know how big or how good but I suppose it is an option.
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| Do you know DB I just remembered about the sandpaper on a flat surface, we used to "hone" flat metal surfaces like that to get them smooth. Thanks for reminding me.
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