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Just out of curiosity. Why are you interested in a Washita? They are just marginally easier to flatten and slower for simmilar grade SiC stone.

From what you described now I am more close to say it is manmade hone.

When I sa it there today it was a real eye candy but I am not surprised about the price. It was auction for vintage collectors and whole chest was new.

In late 60th 70th there wa drog used for morning sickness I think called Chalidomide which left a lot of babies disfigured. Those who i met were able to write, wash their hair and simillar jobs with their feet. Not all of them are famous. they just wanted to live and enjoy their lives.

Would you be surpried if I tell you that i have met people who are able to hone with their feet and do it well?

To be honest with you unless this stone has a sentimental value for you it is not worth truly flattening it. You spend a lot of time and if you use wet/dry paper also money for something what is not difficult to buy as new. before you spend money just try a splash of water on concrete paving...

Can you disclose any more about the stone history? How does it smell when wet? Does it get blackened quickly with swarf? Does it slurries easily? Any pictures of slurry? If you can try can you put a drop of vineagar on it and check (best with some magniffication) if it makes bubbles? Any cracks...

The chipped oils tone is Norton India most likely made in Welwyn Garden City (Next to B&Q). Commonly the grit is in medium to fine range of woodworkers sharpening.

Reaso why I sit down is that at present i am still messing about indoor and my table would have to be lifted by at least 6 inches. tried to put some timber under but it started to be too wonky. My shed bench is awaiting swap of whole frame that it will be right height for standing. The wood had...

The Victor saw looks like you describe Gents saw handle. The japanes saw is like long stick. I will have a go tomorrow with the left handed cutting and report back.

8 mm hardwood unknown. My wife's grandad got it in seventies from some crates in London docks. Victor 25 tpi Japanese rip 14 tpi and cross 28 tpi Wenzloff 15 tpi Old dovetail E. Brown Liverpool 17 tpi When I was cutting I was trying not to add any presure apart from already mentioned Victor and...

Hi. I process of my learning this new hobby I am trying to get to hand cut dove tailing. Following the general advice how to practice straight cutting I have prepared a board of the thickness i will be using in my next project. Marked lines on both sides and started cutting. as my present table...

Thank you AndyT.

I am already making traditional boxes for oilstones. My jointed boxes would be for waterstones as well as samples of raw stones directly from quaries. I am using P. Sellers method even thought I have never seen this article but utilised techniques from his videos with finishing with scraping...

To clarify further. One of my benches is cheap quite light secondhand Clarke or something like that with 40mm top. It is quite rickety when cutting and trying to plane on it. I am in process of asquiring material either for rebuilding legs and support or if I am lucky to get enough wood then to...

It looks like I start with my No. 4 and once I can get out to clean, de rust and flatten my No. 5 to acceptable shape start using that.

This looks so tempting that I am in. Now just to organise time off and how to contribute.

Thank you guys for clearing it up for me. Will have a go and hopefully I am good enough to master it.

Basicaly I am starting from scratch. Looked on youtube for ideas. So far I have thicknessed planks by hand from thicker stoch which I have ripped by hand. Main issues are: How flat is acceptable flat? Yes I do have engineers straight edge. To make enough stock even for one box takes considerable...

Hi all. I am trying to learn craft mainly for making boxes and one of the issues I am struggling with is thicknessing the wood without powertools. Any advice is welcome. Thank you