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wetstones... Brands, grit, and type.
This is a discussion on wetstones... Brands, grit, and type. within the Knives in General forums, part of the Bladesmithing category; im looking at a few wetstones, any suggestions on kinds?...
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05-13-2008, 01:21 PM
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 wetstones... Brands, grit, and type.
im looking at a few wetstones, any suggestions on kinds?
__________________ It is difficult to quiet the mind sometimes. We block receptivity by holding onto negative thoughts and instead of growing, we chose to limit ourselves by allowing these thoughts to dominate. One way to break through the cycle of negative and limiting thinking is to remind ourselves of our ideal.~ Don Fogg  |
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05-13-2008, 04:08 PM
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If your looking for them with the intended purpose of sharpening, I would recommend Norton Fine India stones. They are a man-made stone from Norton abrasives. I have never found the need for more than the Fine India stone for my sharpening needs in the shop. Some folks prefer water stones, which are available in a wide range of grit sizes and types. For field sharpening, I carry a DMT (Diamond machining technologies) sharpener that has a 400 grit diamond sharpener on one side, and a 600 grit on the other. It comes with a fold up handle that contains the stones for storage. Whats nice about the DMT is that when I'm out hunting, all it needs is a swish in any water, or even snow, and its good to go. Any of the above you can quickly find by doing a google search.
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05-13-2008, 04:19 PM
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It also depends on what you're sharpening, the DMT sharpeners are excelent for general and field use blades, but completely inadequate for a straight razor for example. For straight razors, I'd talk with Howard at The Perfect Edge to get some good stones for that. In general he's a good source for stones of all sorts, DMT, Norton, etc. Last edited by Jmercier; 05-13-2008 at 04:21 PM. |
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05-19-2008, 02:06 PM
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I'm gonna be useing them for final finishing and sharping. Im looking for a bench stone for the shop and a smaller stone for every day carry, Anyone know where to get Arkansas wetstone?
__________________ It is difficult to quiet the mind sometimes. We block receptivity by holding onto negative thoughts and instead of growing, we chose to limit ourselves by allowing these thoughts to dominate. One way to break through the cycle of negative and limiting thinking is to remind ourselves of our ideal.~ Don Fogg Last edited by Golden_eagle; 05-19-2008 at 02:18 PM. |
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