Flattening Waterstones
May 07, 2019
4 minutes
Written by: Bryan Nelson
Sharp tools are key to improving the overall quality of your work. And like a lot of woodworkers, I settled on waterstones as the sharpening medium for my chisels and plane irons. They work fast and give a chisel or plane iron a razor-sharp edge.
THE DOWNSIDE. Of course, there is a downside to waterstones. Since the stone particles wear away quickly, it doesn’t take long before a shallow depression forms in the center, as you can see in the photos above.
Once a significant depression forms, it’s difficult to maintain a straight edge on a chisel or plane iron. The edge will ultimately match the shape of the depression. In order to hone a straight edge, you need
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