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13 February 2013 at 5:12 pm #7880
Lee Valley also has them:
Lee Valley: Japanese floatsThe Lie-Nielsen ones are made by Old Street (formerly Clark & Williams).
13 February 2013 at 4:39 pm #7875I have Norton and King waterstones in 1000, 4000 and 8000, as well as a DMT diamond plate for course flat grinding. If I could do over, I’d do exactly what Paul has with the diamond plates. Fast, no soaking and good longevity as he has reported in his blog entries. If they last him for years, then they will last the weekend woodworker a lifetime.
You might be able to get by with a double-sided model, like the DMT 6-inch Dia-Sharp D6FC (Fine/Coarse). Start course side, then fine side, then move to leather and compound to finish. Looks like it’s around 26 pounds on ebay.
I dislike the soaking and flattening waterstones require. I just want to sharpen quickly and get back to work. Plus they can’t break, big bonus, and they work well in cold basement or garage shops where waterstones can freeze and break if stored in water (or even sometimes wet).
13 February 2013 at 4:36 pm #7874Good advice, and I would avoid buying saws on ebay anyway. You just can’t be sure they are straight and it’s a pain to fix them. I speak from experience on that one.
16 January 2013 at 9:21 pm #6616Another great place to pick up tools and meet fellow woodworkers are the M-WTCA Tool Meets. I found many deals last year and you can find alot of user grade stuff, and get to see some rarities too when they have the display tables (usually part of a contest).
Another benefit of membership is they mail out a old reprint of a publication from one of the members libraries that is long out of print, or out of copyright. http://www.mwtca.org/annual-reprint.html
I’ve been looking forward to this years meet (next month for me) all year!
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