RainsFire Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakwoodforge Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Andrews Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 "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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompdw Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Try Grizzly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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