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10-26-2024, 07:32 PM #1
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Hello, I am Aaron and am glad to be part of this forum. My interest in sharp razors is really not razors, its sharp chisels and knives. I make violin bows and in carving hard tropical woods sharp edges make the difference between being able to make and just having an awful time. I started trying to make without knowing how difficult it was to learn how to sharpen. So my first couple of years was rather miserable. Eventually I learned a bit. My first sharpening experience was wet/dry sandpaper, then I discovered coticules and diamond stones, and now I've broadened my horizons with barber hones of various types as well as synthetic stones and a singular JNat which I haven't really used at all. I have some slates also. I did luck into a couple of frictionite hones which I just lapped for the 1st time, as they were both pretty dished.
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10-26-2024, 10:46 PM #2
Hi Aaron welcome to SRP.
- Mick.
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10-26-2024, 11:25 PM #3
Welcome to the forum
There are many threads on the use of hones. All types of hones are discussed. If you are already doing cotis and jnats you have a great start.
The next step is the straight
DaveIf you don't care where you are, you are not lost.
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10-27-2024, 12:43 AM #4
Im far from experianced in these maters but Id have to guess an edge that is fine enough to shave with ie razor sharp wouldnt hold up to carving wood. The edge would fold over with the first push into wood.
Carving id have to guess wouldnt need more than a 1k edge. But hey, Ive been wrong before. I will still say your very welcome to the forum and as said lots of info on honing can be found here. Everyone should learn to make sharp.It's just Sharpening, right?
Jerry...
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10-27-2024, 02:05 AM #5
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Thanked: 603The correct version* is "I could be wrong... I was wrong once before."
* As told to me by JimmyHADLast edited by JBHoren; 10-27-2024 at 02:08 AM.
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10-27-2024, 01:41 PM #6
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10-27-2024, 01:42 PM #7
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10-27-2024, 02:38 PM #8
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Thanked: 3223Welcome to the forum
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10-27-2024, 06:55 PM #9
Welcome Aaron. There are lots of wood workers here and threads about knives and turning and likely about chisels and carving. But hey, if there aren't then you can start one. We talk about all sorts of things here. There are people here that are knowledgable about all kinds of topics.
Here's a good place to start:
https://sharprazorpalace.com/knives-other-sharp-things/Last edited by PaulFLUS; 10-27-2024 at 07:01 PM.
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17
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10-28-2024, 02:22 AM #10
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