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| Author: | Dickey [ Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:31 pm ] |
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I'm going to try using the leather strap and various compounds to get the razor sharp edge. Dave is sending out the leather, but I'm sure other old leather would work too. I have this old pair of loafers I may just disassemble to give it a try. Today after linking to some compounds available on MSCdirect.com, I called my local Ace Hardware. They had it in stock. They had a sample pack with four cuts, Tripoli, Emery, White Jewelers Rouge, and Red Jewelers Rouge. The Tripoli was for polishing brass, aluminum, and copper. Those were small samples apparently the product slides out the end of a cardboard tube for use? I wanted a larger size for stock. $6.99 for two ounce each included all four. I got individual tubes of red and white jewelers rouge, and the Emery which was for heavy cut on steel, thought that would be good for major sharpening and cut, then go to the rouges. These were four or eight ounce, about $3.33 each. Looking forward to this form of sharpening, we'll see how it goes. |
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| Author: | WalterK [ Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:01 pm ] |
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Bruce, Please don't forget to use a wet stone for the first go around before using the leather. It's important to get a good edge first, then the leather with the buffing compounds can really fine tune that edge. Once you have a great edge, you only need to go to the leather between uses, to get that superior sharpness you need. Nuff sed!!! WalterK  |
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| Author: | Dickey [ Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:43 am ] |
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T'anks |
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:47 am ] |
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leather went out 2/12/05. s/b at everyones door within three days. 
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| Author: | Rick Davis [ Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:49 pm ] |
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For hand stropping, I use valve grinding compound: carborundum and oil. Works well to remove the wire edge and give a clean cutting edge. I can't see spending an inordinate amount of time polishing by hand unless you're working on gold or silver. That's why they call it "jeweler's rouge" instead of "luthier's rouge." |
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| Author: | Dickey [ Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:58 pm ] |
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I used to grind a few VW valves, lapping them in by hand, I bet I still have an old dried up tin. |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:27 pm ] |
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The green chromium oxide compound works nicely for power stropping. Faster cutting than rouge. |
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| Author: | Dickey [ Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:13 pm ] |
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Where would you get that product? |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:23 pm ] |
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Lee Valley has it. The Veritas honing compound, on the page that has the felt wheels. BTW, if you use those felt wheels, I've found that you can size them when they are new with thin shellac and it stiffens them up so they don't round the tool edge so much. |
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