Originally Posted by
Dave Cullen
I've never been a fan of waterstones. I don't like the mess they make and the fact that they wear. My sharpening has always been with the soft (grey) and hard (white) Arkansas stones that I've had for many years.
That said, I've been wanting to try one again mostly for sharpening knives. I would also suppliment the oil stones for plane irons and chisels if it makes sense to do that.
So, if you were going to own just one waterstone, what would it be?
TIA
Please pardon my throwing cold water on the party but it doesn't seem to make sense to me. Maybe if the blade was degreased between the water stone and the oil stone it wouldn't have been a problem for me.
Though both water and oil media are used in my shop they are usually not combined while honing a blade.
The question springing to mind is what problem are you having with your current set up?
jtk
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