Sharpening with a chefs steel

[Colin.W]

Like John I'm using diamond sharpening "stones" as a carpenter of 30 years using a stone to put an edge on a plane iron or chisel that can take a wafer thin shaving off hard wood. some tool suppliers sell diamond wet stones that open like a butterfly knife with medium grit one face and fine grit on the other

 

[caliban]

Glad you posted this. I've been using an old worn out, and therefor almost smooth, steel on my scandies. Seems to get em shaving sharp, or damn close. I don't think I'm getting quite the same edge as I do with a fine diamond plate though and I've heard that harder steels can chip out.

I fancy trying a ceramic rod, I've heard that ceramic works like a fine abrasive stone.

Has anyone tried one of these "viking" whetstones for field sharpening BTW? They look cool, it'd be great if they worked too.

 

[Wayland]

They work well enough but not as well as modern composite materials.

 

[TeeDee]

Glad you posted this. I've been using an old worn out, and therefor almost smooth, steel on my scandies. Seems to get em shaving sharp, or damn close. I don't think I'm getting quite the same edge as I do with a fine diamond plate though and I've heard that harder steels can chip out.

I fancy trying a ceramic rod, I've heard that ceramic works like a fine abrasive stone.

Has anyone tried one of these "viking" whetstones for field sharpening BTW? They look cool, it'd be great if they worked too.[/quote]

 

[caliban]

What's funny about that?

 

[TeeDee]

PM'd You Caliban

 

[caliban]

I was being a bit thick there TeeDee, LOL.