Comments on: Sharpening bench – part 5 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/04/03/sharpening-bench-part-5/ inside the woodshop Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/04/03/sharpening-bench-part-5/#comment-120802 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:52:03 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2218#comment-120802 Mark,

Great, I hope the sharpening station works out. Remember to test different heights and plan it out.

As you know, the coarser Kings absorb a lot of water, so storing them wet allows you to use them right away, without having to wait 5-10 minutes for them to soak up water. It’s just a matter of convenience. This is not much of an issue with the finer Nortons or Kings. So it sounds like what you are doing makes sense.

The Shaptons of all grits, and some grits of some other brands, are stored dry and can be used right away with just a splash of water.

One tip: flatten the stones in the state in which you use them for sharpening.

Rob

]]> By: Mark Gibney https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/04/03/sharpening-bench-part-5/#comment-120793 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:02:23 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2218#comment-120793 I like your set-up Rob. I plan on builing a station for my garage workshop over the summer, using this as a starting point.

Do you think there’s any reason to store water stones in water between uses? My 600 and 1,200 grit are King and I keep them permanently wet. The higher grits are Norton and I store them dry.

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