Sharpening Stones thread

[TripleF]

Love those vintage graphics too Dale!

Knice scores sir!

[LongBlade]

.hope someone is gleaning info from this thread....

Hey Scott - I definitely am getting something out of it ... Had a number of them for years to sharpen fillet knives, others for hooks... A few weeks back I bought a bag of sharpening stones of all kinds for $6 that included a Norton Stone in an original box at a yard sale!!

[edgy46]

TripleF I think it may be for sharpening single edge razor blades.

I agree, except that I think it is for double edge safety razors. I have one that is somewhat similar in design and the box says that.

Razor_Stone1.jpg

My bad, I should proof read.

[TripleF]

So, here's one......
Every time (only been about a half dozen times) I place the blade on it it feels like it's going to slip right off the stone......very, very smooth.
Came out of a garage stacked and packed with hand tools....

[TripleF]

I suspected this chunk was a sharpening stone/brick of some sort.
Any info would be appreciated.

[Umcknifeguy]

Here's a few natural hones I have. Most are straight razor grade finishing hones

Yellow lake
Thuringian
Coticule
Rogue De salm
Hindustan
Charnley forest
Zulu

[Mumbleypeg]

Here's an old Case counter hone that you won't easily find, up for auction on eBay. Overpriced IMHO but if you want one here it is. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-W-R-CAS ... Swa-dWlWsF. Not my auction, I'm not bidding.

Ken

[edge213]

I realize this is a steel, not a stone, but it is cool. A Keen Kutter sharpening steel. The guard is in the shape of the KK wedge and bar emblem.

[FRJ]

WOW.
That is neat.

[TripleF]

That is MACK!!!!

[Lansky1]

I'm all about the Lansky sharpening system (but you knew that from my handle ) - wore 2 sets out so far. Amazing piece of innovation - makes it so simple for even a novice to get a razor edge. I keep the base mount clamped to my drill press for easy access.

I have a bunch of oil and water stones I use for sharpening plane blades & chisels. For those blades, I use the Veritas "rollerskate" jig - works like a charm (typically I use various grits of emory cloth on piece of thick plate glass though ... aka the Scary Sharp method).

I'm not much of a freehand sharpener for any edged tools - I like getting a razors edge through technology ... but I do give you guys credit who can sharpen well by hand.

[Ribbit]

This thread was pointed out to me and I love it! I enjoy finding/collecting whetstones (a general term we use around here for any stone used to sharpen a pocket/fixed knife) almost as much as the knives themselves.
I have several I would like to show off,mthe first being this one.
I "found" it in a local pawn shop a couple of weeks ago. My investigation via the Internet revealed several from the "Pike Manufacturing" but no others with "Pike Sta, NH".
The whole rig weighs maybe two lbs#?
Pretty cool.

[Ribbit]

If anyone call tell me why my pics are being posted upside down, I'd appreciate it.

[Mumbleypeg]

Here's an unusual old Robeson Sharp Stik I found a while back.

Ken

[orvet]

I suspected this chunk was a sharpening stone/brick of some sort.
Any info would be appreciated.

I just saw this post you made in December Scott.
I think that the a pumice stone used to clean large grills in restaurants.

They are used like a whet stone to remove the top layer of the steel grill to you are cooking on a new clean surface.
Some of them even have a handle that clamps on to them to hold them easier.

[FRJ]

Ken, that is a great find. A tribute to more of Robeson's inventiveness.

[Dinadan]

Ken - I like that Robeson Sharp Stik. I keep seeing stuff here that I never knew existed.

[Mumbleypeg]

Joe and Mel, thanks for the comments. It is an interesting and ingenious item, especially the way the set up is designed to start off your sharpening stroke at the correct angle. It's the only one I've ever seen.

Ken

[orvet]

My wife & I went to a couple estate sales this weekend.
This is my haul of sharpening related implements:
A Henckels 15" sharpening steel, Smiths Arkansas stone, unused in the box and a Rich Maid V shaped sharpening steel.

Here is a better shot of the Rich Maid-

The Rich Maid will go into my collection of weird sharpening devices and the Henckels will be used or given to one of the granddaughters who seem to think it is grandpa's responsibility to supply their households with anything that has to do with cutting or sharpening.

The Smith's stone, I will probably keep it, maybe even use it.

[TripleF]

Knice scores Dale!! Gotta love dem estate sales bro!

[TripleF]

I keep picking these stones up at estate sales......I have a drawer full and have no idea what they are....

This one looks like granite or marble....It's very smooth and not porous.

Any idea what it is?

[FRJ]

It doesn't look like Novaculite found in sharpening stones but there is a lot about stones I'm not aware of, I'm quite sure.
Just have my own experience.
If it is Novaculite it will remove metal on a blade edge.

[espn77]

Picked this up the other day and found it in my 1938 Remington Dupont catalog.

[Tsar Bomba]

Standing in for Jerry D.

Very cool Remington sharpener!

[treefarmer]

Congratulations espn77!
That's a neat find! We've got a couple of those type sharpeners in the kitchen knife drawer, I think they came from my mothers kitchen. They do an okay job on a kitchen knife, they'll actually pull some metal off an old carbon butcher knife that has been neglected. The ones in our possession have metal bases with holes where it could be mounted to a counter top, I think , probably not as old as your Remington.
That Remington tag and the green really make that a prize!
Treefarmer