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    Apparently my question was unclear. Sorry. ...

    Apparently my question was unclear. Sorry.

    What's a good intermediate stone between the grinder and the fine honing stones?
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    Love for washitas and alternatives

    Hey all,

    Hand tool sharpening....

    As I push further into the rat hole that is sharpening, I think I am accumulating more questions than answers.

    I also don't want to buy six of everything...
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    So... For anybody interested... The key to...

    So... For anybody interested... The key to rejuvenating a dead India stone is high quality (read expensive) sandpaper. The home store stuff won't do it. The fancy pants ceramic stuff will at...
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    So... What I like about Arkansas/Washita stones...

    So... What I like about Arkansas/Washita stones - they are well behaved in a predictable way. They cut how they cut, and if something goes awry, they're pretty easy to flatten/rejuvenate. I got...
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    So I decided to bow to the hype. I have zero...

    So I decided to bow to the hype. I have zero experience with Washitas, and they vary a lot, so I sprung for an actual boxed Norton Lily White. Expensive, yes, but it should tell me something...
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    I think your contractor fellow was right. Looks...

    I think your contractor fellow was right. Looks like you got some shoddy bricks there.

    Honestly, they look more like red cement blocks than actual kilned bricks. People did that to save a...
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    Get it certified as a bunny rabbit whacker and...

    Get it certified as a bunny rabbit whacker and off you go. ;)
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    Very nice work there. I saw the thread title,...

    Very nice work there. I saw the thread title, and was so hopeful. You did not disappoint.
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    Well, apparently, I have to learn everything the...

    Well, apparently, I have to learn everything the hard way. I flattened my fine India stone the other day, and it's dead. I somehow massively glazed the thing. As in doesn't cut, just polishes. ...
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    Here's the back/unused part of mine. The gray...

    Here's the back/unused part of mine. The gray us oil stain and shadow from flash. The stone is white with light gray mottling, and a few wisps of very fine rust colored "smoke."

    If you looked...
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    I'm curious if I got an outlier, or if Norton is...

    I'm curious if I got an outlier, or if Norton is intentionally picking their soft Arkansas down at the soft/aggressive end of the spectrum. While it won't fine polish, it's a good stone to bridge...
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    Word is the Russians are buying up vintage Arks...

    Word is the Russians are buying up vintage Arks and Washitas and cutting them up to make the stones for the guided honing hickeys. The prices alone should be a hint that there's a market, but...
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    (Edit to add.. For anybody missing the context...

    (Edit to add.. For anybody missing the context here, I was trying out Arkansas stones and seemingly, every single one came in significantly out of flat. It is a royal pain to lap them, unlike water...
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    With actual mortar, you can use a piping bag like...

    With actual mortar, you can use a piping bag like for cake icing. There are disposable models fairly cheap, and even units which attach to zip-loc bags.

    Honestly, though, these jobs always turn...
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    Very nice chisels and also very nice work...

    Very nice chisels and also very nice work prepping them. It's the sort of tool gloat that makes a man jealous.

    That's one heck of a grinder you got there. No chance of bogging that thing...
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    All that fussing and fettling for a thing used to...

    All that fussing and fettling for a thing used to scrape glue. ;). I have to admit, my card scrapers became one of my most cherished workshop weapons once I figured them out, but yes, the brain and...
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    I guess I would ask: Is this to be an indoor...

    I guess I would ask: Is this to be an indoor table or outdoor table.

    Many (most) clear epoxies aren't good finishes when used outdoors, especially when exposed to the elements. Remember that...
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    Very nice. You can get a lot of good things on...

    Very nice. You can get a lot of good things on the new market now, but quality paring chisels isn't one of them.

    I suppose your decision to pull back makes some sense. There's an incredible...
  19. This forum is a place for comments which are not...

    This forum is a place for comments which are not necessarily helpful or productive to your friend's plight. So, for example, would you be put out if it received thirty comments pertaining to the...
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    I know I'm late to the party, but I've hacked up...

    I know I'm late to the party, but I've hacked up a couple large animal carcasses. A freshly sharpened set of tree loppers are your #1 friend. Just start clipping, and you'll make quick work of all...
  21. Something powered with a 60-80 grit belt or disk....

    Something powered with a 60-80 grit belt or disk. Make sure you have good breathing protection as you don't want arsenic bearing pressure treatment residues in your lungs.
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    How permanent do you really want these chairs? ...

    How permanent do you really want these chairs? Often, Adirondack chairs were designed to be built quick and cheap (and light) for portable summer chair duty.

    Will they really be left outside...
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    What is the specific problem you are having? ...

    What is the specific problem you are having? "Did not adhere properly" could cover an ocean of problems.

    For example, did it peel back off? Did you get fish eyes or big dips/low spots? ...
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    It shouldn't be a surprise that tools like this...

    It shouldn't be a surprise that tools like this were tiered with quality and pricing. They usually follow a good/better/best/custom sort of strategy. Same for today with your huge production...
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    Nicholson also makes farriers rasps for horse...

    Nicholson also makes farriers rasps for horse hoof work. Those are crazy coarse compared to the familiar cabinet rasps and wood files. They can be pretty handy when you're sculpting foam. Not...
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    I think the main thing is to watch your emotional...

    I think the main thing is to watch your emotional wellbeing. The main warning I see is someone who has waning emotional energy for stuff like this. That's the time to box it up and sell out. And...
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    The thing is.... Your crystal ball needs to be...

    The thing is.... Your crystal ball needs to be pretty darned good. What forest timber will be coming out of plantations 20 years from now? What will shoot up in value?

    What will governments do...
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    I love my drill doctor. There's a specific...

    I love my drill doctor. There's a specific trick to getting them to work right - but that's all right there in the instructions. It takes ~30 seconds to sharpen and off you go. Super handy when...
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    Keep the ones you use and love. Jettison the...

    Keep the ones you use and love. Jettison the rest. You don't have to justify your choices to anybody but yourself.

    I keep meaning to crank up my online auction account and purge some excess. ...
  30. It's really hard to say without getting an up...

    It's really hard to say without getting an up close look. Cracks, rust pitting, and missing parts are the death of old planes. A run of the mill bench plane in usable condition runs ~$20-40 in...
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    It is a lot easier to cut wood down to suit the...

    It is a lot easier to cut wood down to suit the needs of specific projects than it is to find projects which make use of odd sized wood you end up with. I would leave it be until you have specific...
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    When the Resaw King first came out, quite a few...

    When the Resaw King first came out, quite a few folks reported problems with the carbide tipped bands. The thing is - they were fairly narrow. That was exciting, as it helps reduce kerf losses in...
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    I cracked a couple in brine, but that was...

    I cracked a couple in brine, but that was rehardening commercial chisels using an oxy-propane torch and home made "Super-quench."

    I did have other problems, such as excessively coarse grain,...
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    So I was with you on the awesomeness of making...

    So I was with you on the awesomeness of making your own chisels and carving tools... Until making router bits out of old files. Yikes. I've had routers catch and smash projects into toothpicks. ...
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    While forging, why not upset a wider section into...

    While forging, why not upset a wider section into a bolster so you can use your favorite 26C3 stock. I make no claims on being a smith of any sort, but I've heated and hammered some flat sections...
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    I've made some pretty good handles out of...

    I've made some pretty good handles out of branches and also firewood. Branches can be decent stuff, as they are often more naturally flexible, assuming you don't source them out of trees that are...
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    Many English handles were turned out of branches...

    Many English handles were turned out of branches with the tang generally aligned on the pith. It makes sense, as their domestic supply of large "Forest" trees dried up around the 1500's. High end...
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    Hardwood and Pine lumber in the US has mostly...

    Hardwood and Pine lumber in the US has mostly moved the same way. That ship sailed over 100 years ago. It is all coming from plantation/planted trees.

    Other sofftwoods are still mixed...
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    Resawing laminated pine beams back into 2x4's? I...

    Resawing laminated pine beams back into 2x4's? I do plenty of resawing on my bandsaw, but for the price of dimensional lumber already coming in at the correct dimensions, no thanks.

    Show them...
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    The best time to do your research on portable...

    The best time to do your research on portable generators is when you don't need one. Once you're in the catastrophe, you either go without or buy what ever they're selling.

    An extremely...
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    A bit late to the party and all, but here's my...

    A bit late to the party and all, but here's my take....

    The log isn't worth $800, either in firewood or lumber. Talk to local tree services. They pay to haul logs to the dump, or at best haul it...
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    Large industrial bearings, like the sort used in...

    Large industrial bearings, like the sort used in rolling mills, hammer mills, and granulators, typically have very hard wear faces and soft/normalized core/everywhere else. The use of shallow...
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    That's spot on, the difference between a "Maker"...

    That's spot on, the difference between a "Maker" and high volume industrial production...

    You have to communicate how your things are different from what you can get in the store, and why...
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    I doubt distributors have pallets of it sitting...

    I doubt distributors have pallets of it sitting around. More likely one or two specialty shops have a couple pallets made the 1970's that came out of a plant closure.

    The trouble with sourcing...
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    Most of the "Gone" stuff went away when the mill...

    Most of the "Gone" stuff went away when the mill making it closed. The story I've heard is that most of the shops making woodworking edge tools are pretty small. They aren't big enough to buy an...
  46. In addition to being made of fairly simple water...

    In addition to being made of fairly simple water hardening steel, most of the "good" chisels have some sort of ultra-hard surface treatment. This improves the life of the teeth substantially, but...
  47. That's some very nice work. Your chisel grinding...

    That's some very nice work. Your chisel grinding skill far exceeds mine. I wouldn't hesitate if I had a decent surface grinder, but alas, I don't. So far, I've made one chisel out of a file, and...
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    One tip that helped me is to candle the joint...

    One tip that helped me is to candle the joint prior to gluing. Basically, you backlight the joint and look for
    gaps. Don't glue up till you resolve the gaps.

    In my case, this revealed that...
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    I remember something about recent W2 being...

    I remember something about recent W2 being formulated/marketed towards knife folks who wanted extra-shallow hardening and vanadium carbides for hamon formation. It could just be that those carbides...
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    Please post some pics of the failed joints. ...

    Please post some pics of the failed joints.

    Ok, big misconception on glue... A properly prepped joint is typically stronger than the surrounding wood... BUT... The glue is not stronger by...
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