Thread: Narrow Bevel Setter?

I picked up one of these MST Thuringians the other week for use on the occasional warped blade. (See MST Thuringians 110mmx25mmx15mm - Badger & Blade)

The size is just right, but it's too fine to be a bevel setter.

Ideally I'd want a synthetic akin to a Naniwa 1k, but no wider than 2" Is there such a creature?

p.s.

No need for anyone to recommend conticules or bbws, or creating a slurry for the Thuringian I have. I am looking right now for a synthetic suitable for setting bevels.

p.p.s.

I already know about rolling strokes on the 3" hones I have. I am just looking for a narrow hone complement to my Naniwas.

I would say it is too fine for the bevel setter.

I don't know if they still do, but toolsforworkingwood.com sold Norton 1k stones which were cut in half lengthwise.

Aren't some of those Naniwas thick enough to stand on end using the edge to hone even if it would be higher than I'd prefer in usable height above a table surface that way?

Otherwise, you can either cut a stone yourself using a diamond wet saw or find someone to do it for you?

I love my DIY Shapton 1k glass stone job I did last year and wouldn't trade it for anything. I've since bonded it to a same sized piece of marble floor tile using some waterproof marine two part epoxy. Perfect. I rented a professional wet saw from a local rental store for about $36 for a day to play around with it and cut up some stones.


Chris L

The Norton 220/1k is rather easy to cut lengthwise with a couple of hacksaw blades.. I have a full set of them they work, although not all that much better than a 3 inch.. Just something fun AaronX and I did sometime back...

But if you were to buy one, and cut it, I bet you could sell the other half in the Classifieds...

Thanks to ChrisL mentioning the Tools For Working Wood narrow single grit Nortons a year or more ago I have a set of those. In the rare case of a warped blade or for a smiling blade they are handy and I'm glad I have them. OTOH, now that I've learned the circle technique from Lynn I prefer a 3" wide stone for most of the bevel setting. Last time I looked TFWW was out of the narrow nortons. They are nice guys and if you wanted a set they might cut them for you. Otherwise as others have said you could cut a stone of your choice yourself.

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Aren't some of those Naniwas thick enough to stand on end using the edge to hone even if it would be higher than I'd prefer in usable height above a table surface that way?

Chris L

The Naniwa Chosera is wide enough. But $71 for a $1k is a bit rich for me.

I have the superstones, which are mounted on plastic and are only 1/4 inch thick in any event.

Originally Posted by Basset

The Naniwa Chosera is wide enough. But $71 for a $1k is a bit rich for me.

I have the superstones, which are mounted on plastic and are only 1/4 inch thick in any event.

The single grit norton 8x3 is 1" wide. One of those standing on it's side would be adequate and you'd also have the 3" side for normal work. The TFWW narrow hones are 1 1/2. If it had occurred to me before I bought them I would have just used the regular 8x3 single grits standing on it's side. I'm not sure what a single grit 1k would cost but doing double duty might make it worth the price.

$43 1k single grit IIRC


Glen is shopping more 1k stones ATM LOL

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The single grit norton 8x3 is 1" wide. One of those standing on it's side would be adequate and you'd also have the 3" side for normal work. The TFWW narrow hones are 1 1/2. If it had occurred to me before I bought them I would have just used the regular 8x3 single grits standing on it's side. I'm not sure what a single grit 1k would cost but doing double duty might make it worth the price.

Following along the lines of Jimmy, with never meeting a hone I didn't want, I have three 8X3 Norton single grit hones and I did sometimes find it helpful to hone on their 1" sides. Despite this, I still bought four of the 1.5"x8" Nortons from Tools For Working Wood. Though I really like them, realistically with the proper technique using the rolling X stroke there is no benefit to a narrow hone. You can accomplish the same thing on a wide hone by simply pretending that you are honing on a narrow hone. That is, you can just as easily do the rolling X on a wide as a narrow hone.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Following along the lines of Jimmy, with never meeting a hone I didn't want, I have three 8X3 Norton single grit hones and I did sometimes find it helpful to hone on their 1" sides. Despite this, I still bought four of the 1.5"x8" Nortons from Tools For Working Wood. Though I really like them, realistically with the proper technique using the rolling X stroke there is no benefit to a narrow hone. You can accomplish the same thing on a wide hone by simply pretending that you are honing on a narrow hone. That is, you can just as easily do the rolling X on a wide as a narrow hone.

+1, I found this out too after buying the narrow nortons. If anyone has the single grit made in italy 8k norton set 3"wide and wants to swap for the narrow nortons shoot a PM to me.