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AlexGlynn
02-09-2006, 12:25
Im having trouble finding a decent sharpening set can anyone recomend one please.
regards
Alex
Need a little more info on what you mean by sharpening set. I guess a basic set is a coarse and fine stone and a strop. You can make the strop out of a leather belt and a board. Just glue a length of belt to the board. As for the stones, well, there are quite a few threads here and a sticky post on sharpening that should be very helpful for you. What are you wanting to sharpen? Knife and/or axe?
British Red
02-09-2006, 12:33
Alex,
What are you trying to sharpen mate? Also are you looking for a home (bench) set or a field (small) set?
Red
British Red
02-09-2006, 12:34
spooky :D Hoodoo wins though
Well......Hoodoo's got the fastest mouse in the west. Said so himself!
For everyday sharpening of standard knife blades lots of us use the Spyderco Sharpmaker. http://spyderco.com/
Check out this page: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=26036
for lots of sharpening tips and sharpening kit reviews.
I'v gotta 1000/6000 grit and a 8000 grit IceBear Japanese water stone and there proppa ace! I sharpen pretty much everything on em - from axe to kitchen knife.
Bardster
02-09-2006, 22:58
I've been sharpening stuff all day - was bored and the collection needed cleaning and touching up. Have a sharp maker but dont use it so much now. Only thing i used today was wet and dry in various grits - 400 to 1500 and a piece of leather. We are talking scary sharp here - making curls on an edge of paper and touch cutting spider web!
Nathan Sturgess
04-09-2006, 15:24
The only things I use are a DC4 and a leather belt, all my nives are razor sharp