Follow up on sharpening system

Did you only buy a 6000/8000 stone? You’ll want something a little more agressive, unless you’re just going to hollow grind everything first. I like to have my 1200 DMT handy, because I’ll hit that up quick before moving to my 6000 waterstone. Also, how are you flattening the backs of chisels and plane irons? it would take forever on a 6000 grit stone.

Check some Norton wheels for higher grit than 80.
http://www.amazon.com/Norton-Pedestal-Abrasive-Straight-Thickness/dp/B007MRXHXG/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1353702220&sr=1-1
I know it says 1” arbor, but it comes with a bunch of bushings to resize it.

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Mosquito, I have one that is coarser grit already. I don’t know the exact number on it though, I got it from my dad. I’ll likely use the grind stone to hone the blade to the right pitch and then use the stone to finish. I’ve been using paper on my TS with a walnut wedge, so this will be a step up for me. lol

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Have you checked out (grinding wheels) at sharpening supplies.com? They sell norton white wheels in size you need pretty reasonable.

Camel pink wheels pretty resonable too if can find them in a store near you.

-- Bill

I like these wheels from Norton that Lee Valley sells:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.aspx?p=32981&cat=1,43072,43080&ap=1

They come in 80 and 120. The 80 is good for lathe chisels and the 120 for chisels and plane irons. Did your sharpening jig include a way to do fingernai/Ellsworth grinds?

Rich;)

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Wildwood, I just got the 150 grit on order, thanks.

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Kreegan, I don’t know what fingernai/Ellsworth grinds are. Unless you mean bowl gouges. It does them. There are some video’’s on youtube about it.

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

Yeah fingernail grinds are for bowl gouges.

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I believe that once you get the angle you can just twist the chisel and it will maintain the angle. They say to sharpen from the outside in, and just smooth out the middle to join them. Very light in the middle of the gouges.

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.