Does you oil mix separate, or stay mixed?by jj_sharp - Product Review/Feedback
Is there an effective way to find new messages?by jj_sharp - A Public Feedback Section
Do you use oil on your ceramic stones? If so, what kind? I find laxative mineral oil perhaps too thick. Kerosene is smelly, but I like it better on low permeable stones.by jj_sharp - Product Review/Feedback
Some weeks back, I sharpened my wife's chief knife on a Norton 4/8k waterstone,. The stone is almost never used. She commented on it being sharper than ever. A few weeks later, she had trouble cutting a tomato with it. Said she had to go further up the blade to cut the tomato. The edge looked ok to the eye. So I ram the knife over the medium sharpmaker stones at 40 degrees. Tiby jj_sharp - General Sharpening
For table knives, I use the fine Norton india, or the similar Smith's. For kitchen knives, I continue with either a soft Arkansas, or the Sharpmaker to finish. Last time, I used a Norton waterstone, 4k/8k. My wife liked it, she seemed to notice the difference.by jj_sharp - Product Review/Feedback
Perhaps I should have used the reply button. I have to figure out how to use the forum software.by jj_sharp - Product Review/Feedback
I had read on the internet about stuffing petroleum jelly in stones, but the procedures described involved ovens and soaking, if I recall correctly. I thought about it, and I knew old school light bulbs get hot, so I tried it. Smearing the stone with vasoline is repeated every now and then until it will not take any more. I had to do this procedure to a Norton as well. The Norton was sby jj_sharp - Product Review/Feedback
Smith's Synthetic Oilstone, Dual Grit 8 inch, review of the medium side. I wrote this a while back said in the interest of not having to spend a lot of money for a decent stone. Description: $8.46 plus sales tax, from Walmart in Florida. Course (100 grit) and Medium (240 grit), Aluminum Oxide. Preparation: Place stone medium side up, under a desk lamp to warm the stone. Smear petroleuby jj_sharp - Product Review/Feedback