Quick Cheap sharpening

[leon-1]

Here you go this is a quick and cheap sharpening system.


All you need is 20 minutes a craft knife, some double sided carpet tape, some wood offcuts and some wet 'n' dry.

Apply tape to wood offcut and cut to size

Then do the same with the other side so you have 2 sides with tape on

Apply one of the sides to your wet and dry and then do the other.

I did this to 3 offcuts and made them double sided (a bit like a combination stone), I have 6 different grits that will handle pretty much anything at minimal cost and with plenty of wet 'n' dry left over for when I need to replace it.

for any that are interested, the grits I have here are 150, 240, 400, 600, 1000, 2000 and the final bit can be done on a belt.

 

[spade13]

i was about to recomend the same thing , iv just joined, it realy is a good idea and gives a good finnish to.

 

[running bare]

wher did you get wet 'n' dry in such fine grades from?and what cost?

thanks

tom

 

[JoshG]

That's really cool , like tom I ask how much the papers are and where can they be bought from?

-J.

 

[tomtom]

you can get wet and dry up to 1500 grit at halfords! good plan leon im going to make one when i go home at the weekend!

 

[leon-1]

Sorry Guys, I would of answered earlier, but I have been making an axe sheath (long story).

This was actually Neil1's idea to put this up, but he hasn't had a lot of time recently so I said that I would do it for him, plus I had all the bits at hand.

Right, Wet 'N' Dry, it came from axminster and I cannot remember how much it was however they do also have 800, 1200 and 2500 grit (I have them all) as I had bought them for finishing materials.

OK just checked the wet 'n'dry is down as "ws flex" and at the most costs 54p per sheet

As I said the wood is just offcuts.

Edit I have added a link to Axminster

 

[happy camper]

I read that if you use a piece of mouse-mat between the wood and the paper it works well for a convex grind, i haven't tried that yet though.. i think it was called a hoodoo hone?...
aha! found a link
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5004