what to use when sharpening inner curves on blades?

[Peter_t]

hi there, im talking about the hook in the bill hook and a draw knife i have which has a chissel grind and a bow in the blade meening the bevel is on the inner side.

at the moment all i have is a rubbish cigar stone. it is very rough and i cannot achive an edge that doesn't looks like its been filed

what other options have i got? i don't want to use home made devices such as dowel with wet and dry paper rapped around.

is there such a thing as a good quality cigar stone?


many thanks
pete

 

[TREETOP]

what about this http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Buck_Diamond_Steel_Sharpener/

 

[Matt.S]

A fine round or half-round file?

What's wrong with home-made?

 

[milius2]

Ged has recently made a group buy of some fine stones that could do the job:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56195

 

[Longstrider]

For deep recurves I use either a decent cigar stone initially, or I shape a piece of wood to roughly the same curve as the edge and cver that with wet-n-dry held in place with SprayMount. The SprayMount allows you to swap between grits easily but holds the abrasive in place nicely when it's in use.
For a billhook you might find that the majority of diamond hone cones (like the one in the link) are too fine for real steel removal as they are designed for finer edges. Those stones in the G/B look ideal though. i may well 'dibs in' for a couple of those myself

 

[Peter_t]

what about this http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Buck_Diamond_Steel_Sharpener/

this would work i think but it does not say what grit it is.

A fine round or half-round file?

What's wrong with home-made?

nothing at all wrong with home made, its just that i would rather have a good set of stones that last than keep buying sand paper.

im after something that will give a fine edge

iv been doing some more searching and found these. anybody recomend one?

this looks ideal but is a bit out of my budget
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Sun-Tiger-Gouge-Sharpening-Cone-23397.htm

these look good, the stone is sloped with two round edges
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Sun-Tiger-Traditional-Shaped-Water-Slip-Stones-23399.htm

a similar stone
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Sun-Tiger-Multiform-Water-Slip-Stone-23398.htm

or this, a set of 20 stones, four different grits between 180 and 800 in various shapes: Round, flat, square, semi-circle and triangular. but would 800 grit give a fine enough edge?
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-20-Piece-Oil-Slip-Stone-Set-583477.htm


thanks for the help
pete

 

[Whittler Kev]

a set of 20 stones, four different grits between 180 and 800 in various shapes: Round, flat, square, semi-circle and triangular. but would 800 grit give a fine enough edge?
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-20-Piece-Oil-Slip-Stone-Set-583477.htm


thanks for the help
pete

These look good and not a bad price are they?

 

[FGYT]

why not wet n dry on a curved bit of wood works well and probably better than a cigar stone

ATB

Duncan