[Woodcarver] Sandpaperssharpening

[dick carter]

>From: mats rydin <beocai at yahoo.se>



>   I´m new at carving and I would like to knew if there are anyone who are 

>customed with the sandpaper ssharpening method. If so,  may You can give 

>some advice.

>

>   Mats Rydin, Sweden


Mats, I have used this method & it worked real well. Basically it's 
sandpaper glued to a flat surface,
I used glass. I had different grit sizes on separate pieces of glass. I 
could take a knife & go through the different grit sizes until I got the 
sharpness that I wanted. After I got the sharpness that I wanted, I just 
honed/stropped the knife to maintain the edge.
I got my sandpaper from an automotine supply store & it's sold as "Wet and 
Dry Sandpaper". I also used it with a lubricant, mineral oil.
I had very very good luck with it on flat edges, but I could not get any 
consistency with gouges.


Dick Carter
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