[OP]
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Does anyone here have experience with the diamond wave or diamond honing cones? With a diamond grit and in- and out-radius's from 1/16" to 1" it looked almost like a tool*. Does it work well for things like hollows, beading and other molding-type planes?
* Paraphrased from Chris Schwarz's description of BBS "tools". <g>
http://www.dmtsharp.com/sharpeners/b...-honing-cones/
Jim in Alaska
Last edited by Jim Neeley; 02-27-2012 at 1:45 AM.
One can never have too many planes and chisels... or so I'm learning!!
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I looked at conical sharpening stones at one time and tried to figure how you could use anymore than a very small area to sharpen a gouge or shaped blade without changing the profile.
Slip stones of different sizes and radii seem to work okay for me for plane blades and in cannel gouges.
jtk
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[OP]
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Thank you for your insight, Jim!
One can never have too many planes and chisels... or so I'm learning!!
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I have a "Wave" of DMT or other manufacturer and I find it about useless. As Jim observed one can only use just a little area to hone a rounded object such as a chisel.
Keep your money.
JT
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I have never been inclined to buy one, partly because I already have slips and a powered strop for gouges.
Partly because I don't like the finish diamond leaves with deep grooves, i'd rather not have those to remove in carving tools.
Partly because I don't like to use diamonds long term for honing, it seems like they are the price of permanent stones, but their sharpening properties at any given time are transient.
I would much rather have an india slip and hard trans slip and a couple of powered wheels (one flat, one V shaped) for carving tools.
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