Given the amount of people looking up sharpening techniques or trying to hone their sharpening skills, that this video isn’t the first to pop up or their isn’t that many hits on this channel, This is by far one of the best tutorials on utube on the subject of sharpening. Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing your knowledge. Great Video. BTW, has anyone ever mentioned you sound like Nicholas Cage ? Awesome job please keep up the great work. Cheers
Finally found a video that make sense These stone are expensive and I don t want to make a costly mistake in purchasing the wrong one. Thank you so much
Hi there, thank you for the video But could you please tell me how I can understand if the artificial stone is a water stone or oil stone if there is no any information on it?
I have been thinking about changing from oil to water stones - would not want the watery mess on my bench even though it isn't a cadillac of a bench! No wonder the japanese have some kind of system set up with water or even a tub away from their work surfaces? Thanks for posting this - guess I have still more to figure out!
No. They neeed to be soaked in standing water. I like my Norton water stones very much, but that flattening stone (with the grooves) is essentially worthless, in my opinion. Use another method such as sandpaper on a granite block to flatten the stones. If your stones aren't flat your cutting edges will not be straight.
I have a major nuisance here: why is it that these stones all look so smooth, with rounded edges and corners while those being sold all have sharp edges and surfaces so rough that they have to be flattened before use?! It's like the nice fluffy burger from the ad vs the flat and pale burger you actually get at the counter.
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Given the amount of people looking up sharpening techniques or trying to hone their sharpening skills, that this video isn’t the first to pop up or their isn’t that many hits on this channel, This is by far one of the best tutorials on utube on the subject of sharpening. Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing your knowledge. Great Video. BTW, has anyone ever mentioned you sound like Nicholas Cage ? Awesome job please keep up the great work. Cheers
Thanks for the kind words Steve! Greatly appreciated!
Another fine free hand sharping video! So we'll done!
Finally found a video that make sense These stone are expensive and I don t want to make a costly mistake in purchasing the wrong one. Thank you so much
Glad we could help Normand!
With this knowledge I just might become the sharpest tool in the shed. Thanks
Excellent demo! I’m a beginning woodworker and I just ordered a set of Norton waterstones. Now I’m ready to start sharpening.
Thank you for wonderful video, I have had norton for several years and till really enjoyed watching you.
Thanks Greg!
Fantastic information. Great ideas.
a very nice lesson. thanks
History and knives! I can get behind this!
Can you use oil
Nice video! Thank you!
13:35 - how often you think he says that?
Nice
Hi there, thank you for the video
But could you please tell me how I can understand if the artificial stone is a water stone or oil stone if there is no any information on it?
I have been thinking about changing from oil to water stones - would not want the watery mess on my bench even though it isn't a cadillac of a bench! No wonder the japanese have some kind of system set up with water or even a tub away from their work surfaces? Thanks for posting this - guess I have still more to figure out!
Soft Arkansas and a strop with green rouge.
You don’t really need to submerge them in water for too long?
I just use a small smooth rock or a small hard Arkansas whetstone to flatten my man made whetstones lol 😂
Are these splash and go stones?
No. They neeed to be soaked in standing water. I like my Norton water stones very much, but that flattening stone (with the grooves) is essentially worthless, in my opinion. Use another method such as sandpaper on a granite block to flatten the stones. If your stones aren't flat your cutting edges will not be straight.
Эта деревенская музыка вообще раздражает.
Am I supposed to move that slowly?
I’m at complete zen while watching this video. It’s like watching paint dry lol
This guy must be a blast to hangout with on the weekends😳!
He probably doesn't judge people like some do...
I have a major nuisance here: why is it that these stones all look so smooth, with rounded edges and corners while those being sold all have sharp edges and surfaces so rough that they have to be flattened before use?! It's like the nice fluffy burger from the ad vs the flat and pale burger you actually get at the counter.