Woodworker, 1950

bugbear · 27 May 2014

G S Haydon":xe9zpdru said:
I would agree on the fine india polish. I think much of it is how the stone beds in and how you maintain it. I use and wipe off when finished and the stone does improve (IMO) with use. Those lovely stormonts have a lovely sheen, enhanced by the stop.

Sheen and shine I can go for - it was the word mirror that bought me up short. I've never seen something I'd call mirror
fromless than 2000 grit SiC; certainly the finest Arkansas I own doesn't give "full mirror".

I suspect attempts to photograph or quantise surface quality for this thread won't get far - it's notoriously difficult.

BugBear

G S Haydon · 27 May 2014

Nice to see some of your work Charles.

India & Strop. Not those lovely stormonts but a Regular Irwin/Marples. Agreed, not a mirror but a decent sheen

bugbear · 27 May 2014

G S Haydon":1zpsg5nx said:
Nice to see some of your work Charles.

India & Strop. Not those lovely stormonts but a Regular Irwin/Marples. Agreed, not a mirror but a decent sheen

Could you try a photo without stropping, just the india?

BugBear

Trafalgar · 27 May 2014

Perfectly adequate and good chisel back. All on a $15 honing stone that will last your entire working life if you're reasonably careful.

G S Haydon · 27 May 2014

Happy to BB, will post later.

J_SAMa · 27 May 2014

Did a quick hone on the bevel with my India. Like I said in my prev post, it's "almost mirror" not "truly mirror". It's a really old typical combo stone from eBay, how old I'm not sure. Had a hollow of at least 2 mm when it came to me. I use baby oil on India and glass cleaner the diamond stone.

Same chisel coming off of 600 grit diamond stone

Side by side, chisel on left sharpened on India and the other one on 600 grit diamond stone. Note the letters, you can read them quite clearly.

Sam

J_SAMa · 27 May 2014

The very tip of the chisel on the right in the last picture isn't quite polished. I did it rather hastily. Both edges are sharp but I think the India is slightly sharper.