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   djpp | May 05, 2002 03:07am | #1

   Hi Ed,

    I saw Frank Klause build a waterstone pond on tv as well as writing an article about it (I just cant remember what magazine it was in). It is made out of pine with sliding dovetail corners and nailed to a base. Before he nailed the box to the base he compressed a groove around the perimeter of the base with a piece of wire and a hammer. The idea being that the water will swell the compressed pine and thus create a gasket. He said it will leak a little until the pine swells.

   It looks like a pratical solution as well as a fun project. One of these days I get around to it.

                 Dave

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   Azeddie | May 05, 2002 03:48am | #2

   I Have considered your Ideas For awhile Just from reading others way of sharpening, YA I know of "scary sharp method". Me, I don't like the Idea of changing paper and gluing sheets to Glass.

   Water stones is only Water. But I like your Idea of the new ceramic Stones , Right now I am using a combo 1000/4000 grit water stone and a King 8000 grit

   I also have a smaller Diamond Like yours in the picture, I like to flatten my rough stone with it, then I use a small Japanese flattening stone for the finer grit ones.

   Thanks for the Ideas..:o)

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   sschefer | May 05, 2002 09:48am | #3

   I don't know if this is what makes the difference but the Glass I have is a 15"x15" double plate safety glass. The paper stays put on the glass without glue. I'm not sure why.

   Steve - in Northern California

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   Azeddie | May 05, 2002 07:52pm | #4

   I've never heard that one. MAgnetic glass?

   I was in a thrift store recently and they got green glass shelfs at least 3/8 thick for sale 3 bucks. I should get to at least flatten planes soles

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   vanderpooch | May 06, 2002 02:02am | #5

   i use waterstones for most of my sharpening, but i keep a chunk of hard arkansas and a strop made from mdf and veritas honing paste out on my bench. the strop i use when dovetailing to swipe off the tiny burr on the back of my chisels from chopping. same goes for the chunk of arkansas. it won't do much on the japanesed chisels i use for dovetailing, but does fine on paring chisels, etc that need a quick touch up. just spit on it and go....

   -kit

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   Andrew | May 06, 2002 05:36pm | #6

   you could drill small holes through a flat metal plate, then hook a shop vac up to the underside creating a vacuum chuck that would hold your sandpaper in place without any tape or glue.

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   Azeddie | May 06, 2002 07:59pm | #7

   I am sure it would work, BUT.. Ain't no way I am gonna sharpen anything while listening to a  Dam Shop vac... its a Quite time process in my shop..:o)

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   sschefer | May 06, 2002 08:04pm | #8

   Ed, not sure why it works. Maybe its the 3m sandpaper and not the glass. Maybe I just don't use a lot of pressure.. I dont know.

   SSteve - in Northern California

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   Azeddie | May 06, 2002 08:34pm | #9

   Must be your Magical touch Steve, I think I will get some cheap glass for flattening plane surfaces...

   BTW, I ordered the Veratis stone Pond this weekend along with some Japanese dovetail chisels.

   Thanks everyone for your responses..:o)

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   sschefer | May 06, 2002 11:44pm | #10

   Ed, over the years I've tried a bunch of different sharpening systems. The last one was a Lansky ceramic set. For the past six months, I havent used anything but the glass and sandpaper method. I'm sold on it but when my Dad tried it he hated it. My sand paper sharpenings compared to his stone sharpenings but he just couldn't get the results that I could with the sand paper.Steve - in Northern California