hi all,
I'm currently in the middle of making my first knife & have been following Green Pete's DVD instructional. I've got some metal work experience (used to be a plant fitter in a prev life & I'm training to be a techy teacher) but none with this kind of edge detail. Also it's going to be a scandi grind.
I'm going to be looking to hone the edge soon & was thinking about getting a Japanese Waterstone.
There's two things I'm not sure about though,
1st
what grit should I be using and do I need more than one?? (I've a combination 120/240 grit stone already that I'm going to start it with, is it too big a jump to move onto a waterstone from this?)
2nd
I'm a little worried about keeping the angle right as the edge isn't already there to guide me (I've used a jig to hold it at 22 deg while I roughed it out but I'm still a bit worried). Would I be better off getting a system that comes with a guide clamp?? If so any recommendations?
Any and all helps appreciated
Ta
I'm currently in the middle of making my first knife & have been following Green Pete's DVD instructional. I've got some metal work experience (used to be a plant fitter in a prev life & I'm training to be a techy teacher) but none with this kind of edge detail. Also it's going to be a scandi grind.
I'm going to be looking to hone the edge soon & was thinking about getting a Japanese Waterstone.
There's two things I'm not sure about though,
1st
what grit should I be using and do I need more than one?? (I've a combination 120/240 grit stone already that I'm going to start it with, is it too big a jump to move onto a waterstone from this?)
2nd
I'm a little worried about keeping the angle right as the edge isn't already there to guide me (I've used a jig to hold it at 22 deg while I roughed it out but I'm still a bit worried). Would I be better off getting a system that comes with a guide clamp?? If so any recommendations?
Any and all helps appreciated
Ta