sharpening! stones or sandpaper!
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29 October 2014 at 5:49 pm #120328
I like to ask a simple question regarding sharpening. Since I live in Croatia it is little bit difficult to find proper tools for woodworking or for maintenance.
1.) I have found sharpening kit from Stanley – stone!? (in store they do not know gradation of grain), oil and tool for setting angle – please help me to say on English.
2.) Second tool is from Kirschner – two cherries. I have found it in Bauhaus another store. It is only stone, white one; I presume it is based on diamond dust, cause I have had such stone on table grinder when I was working as WIG (TIG) welder. Correct me if I’m wrong. Also they don’t know gradation of grain.
First one and second one costs cca. 20€.
Now question: Which one is better, first one or second. Money is not issue, but I wonder if I buy wrong one for honing I’ll have problem later to set right blade from plane or chisel.
Maybe is better for me to set my tools with sandpaper!?
Many thanks from Croatia
GoranHi Goran.
The first one is probably some kind of oil stone but it is hard to say anything else from your description :-).
The second stone is a hard arkansas. You probably saw it in Bauhaus on Žitnjak? They usually have arkansas stones and some combination water stones available there. And no. They are not made of diamond dust :-D.
Sandpaper is nice way to get you started but the problem is they tend to wear quite rapidly.
I buy my sharpening stones from Germany. You should check Dieter Schmid’s fine tools web site. They have large selection of sharpening tools and the shipping rates to Croatia are really good. Last time I ordered a few kg’s of stuff and paid 10€ for shipping. They also have in stock EZE-LAP diamond stones that mr. Sellers uses. I have also bought some Shaptom waterstones from them. You should check them also.
29 October 2014 at 11:07 pm #120335I think I know the Stanley kit, you see them in DIY and hardware stores in the UK. Don’t buy it; the stone is too coarse on either side, I’d guess around 120 grit and 300 grit from what I remember. That tiny bottle of oil might last a week and the guide is more trouble than it’s worth.
I don’t know what the other stone is.
The internet solves every problem, I don’t know which sites are best placed to serve Croatia but Google will. Take your pick of Norton India oilstones, Japanese waterstones, diamond plates, each have their pros and cons and any would be better than that awful Stanley kit.
I would suggest you follow @mgojic advise. I also order my diamond stones from Dieter Schmid’s fine tools web site and I’m very happy with it. They are quite big investment at first but they supposedly last for long time. Before that I used sandpaper, it is good place to start until you decide for more permanent solution. The low initial cost of sandpaper is misleading because in long run You will find out that it is quite expensive method.
Regarding equipment you founded in our big box stores I would not buy it. I personally don’t have experience with stones you mentioned but from knowing quality of things these stores keep I would rather save money and purchase quality stuff over internet. I learned that a hard way 🙂30 October 2014 at 7:46 pm #120355If you have access to the Eze – Lap Diamond stones I would go for those. I bought a set and like them very much, no mess.
Steve
3 November 2014 at 12:13 pm #120462Thank You boys for Your kindness and Your answers. Now I only have to find tool for angle for chisel or plane.
Sincerely
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