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Re: Tools for Greenland Paddle Making
Posted By: Greg Stamer In Response To: Re: Tools for Greenland Paddle Making (Tom Dowling)
Date: Tuesday, 26 December 2000, at 11:37 a.m.
: Sounds super Greg. Where does one get those leather strops? I suppose you run
: the knife on it with the edge trailing? I have a number of sharpening
: stones but know them only as course, medium, fine, and extra fine. I have
: never seen any designated by grit. How do you know what grit a stone is?Tom,
You can find leather strops at most workworking stores such as Woodcrafters or from catalogs such as Veritas and Highland Hardware (you can find these merchants on the web). Or, you can just glue a long, wide strip of leather to a wood backing. I use a honing compound but some just use the leather as-is. You can also strop on a block of wood charged with honing compound. Yes, you trail the blade (chisel, knife, plane blade, etc) on the leather so it doesn't dig into the strop. Just like sharpening a micro-bevel, I first get the bevel of the tool flat on the strop and lift very slightly. Once done, turn the tool over to the back (for single edge tools like a chisel, plane) and keeping the back FLAT on the stone, perform a few strokes to remove any microscopic "wire-edge".
Waterstones usually have the grit size printed on them. You may have a set of "oilstones", commonly used with mineral oil, rather than water, during sharpening. Waterstones cut faster but require frequent flattening as compared to oilstones. The "Complete Guide to Sharpening" by Leonard Lee is a great book that will remove any confusion.
Greg Stamer
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