Another question.. Water polishing stones?

[RainsFire]

Where can I get a decent set of relativly cheap synthetic water stones for polishing? I can do the finish polish with paper's but I would really like a good stone for the rough shaping, a med finish and depending on the cost, a med-high polish stone..

Oh, and will water sharpening stones serve the same purpose as polishing stones? are they the synonomous?

Thanks again.. I know I have a lot of pesky questions and I am extremely grateful for your guy's help!
-Kenon Rain

[oakwoodforge]

Both The Japan Woodworker Catalog - Bench Stones and woodcraft.com Water Stone Sharpening Kit - Woodcraft.com have good water stones, I'd start polishing with a 220 grit, A 400 grit , a 600-800 grit and a 1500 grit. Synthetic stones are easier to deal with than expensive natural stones.
Nothing beats good technique and good equipment, but you may find that starting with good Wed/dry sand paper ( 3-M not that bargain garbage ) with a good flat rigid steel backing and lots of lube (wd-40 Works for me) Will get you there with less effort and le$$ ca$h. Cheap stones are $20- $30 each - that Buys a ton of wet/ dry sand paper and WD 40 ...

your call - I use both


Skal !


Jens

[Russ Andrews]

"Congress" brand water stones work well. Using them with Windex works,
though not quite as well as water. Windex dosen't cause rust though.

Russ Andrews

[tompdw]

Try Grizzly.com

[ThomasPowers]

You can use "oilstones" with water if they have NEVER had oil on them; but they don't act quite the same as they are formulated differently.