Is aluminum oxide the way to go? Seems the wet/dry stuff gets dull before i get a chisel near it.
Brian
Is aluminum oxide the way to go? Seems the wet/dry stuff gets dull before i get a chisel near it.
Brian
The significant problems we encounter cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
The penalty for inaccuracy is more work
Brian,
I grind, followed by a combination medium/fine Inda stone, and then 800,1000,1500 and 2000 grit paper, and finally a hone with diamond paste. I use the 3M paper sold in the automotive department at Wal-Mart.
It seems to last a good while.
Rob Millard
Best stuff I've found is sold by LV (in micron sizes). It lasts a good long time. Unfortunately, it's only available in finer grit sizes so I still have to suffer when I need to do some serious work on an edge. On the plus side, their roughest grit cuts really aggressively, so I've eliminated a couple steps in my lower grits and have found I don't need to go lower unless the edge is in bad shape.
I believe the same stuff is sold by toolsforworkingwood.com.
Jay
Jay St. Peter
I bought a couple of DMT duo-sharps in the rougher grits and switch to sandpaper on the finer grits. I finish up with a 2500 grit wet/dry I found at an automotive paint store. Excellent mirror and I could replace my razor if need be.