Dieter Schmid - Fine Tools
	Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 7 A - 10711 Berlin - Germany Tel ++49 (0)30 342 1757 - Fax ++49 (0)30 342 1764 Website: www.fine-tools.com

Dieter Schmid - Fine Tools Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 7 A - 10711 Berlin Tel ++49 30 342 1757 - Fax ++49 30 342 1764 Website: www.fine-tools.com

Overview Sharpening Tools Using Japanese Waterstones Which waterstone should I choose?

Japanese Waterstones: Combination Stones, Small Whetstones, Sickle Stones, Sculpture's Whet Stones

Japanese Waterstones: King and Sun Tiger Japanese Waterstones: SUEHIRO and CERAX Japanese Waterstones: SHAPTON Japanese Waterstones: NANIWA

For many people, a combination stone works well enough. For those who do a lot of sharpening, it can be a disadvantage that for every grit size, only one side of the stone is available for use. With a stone that has just one grit, both sides can be used. This can save time when, for instance, one finds that one side has become too hollowed out for effective sharpening: one can simply flip the stone and continue, without having to stop sharpening and flatten the stone immediately. Our small Combination Stones and the Mini-Combination Stone with plastic grip are for everyone that needs an inexpensive stone that can be kept handy in the kitchen or workshop or tucked away in a travel tool kit, without investing too much cash. Both the Cerax stones are, because of their particularly favorable mix of price and performance, much loved for sharpening knives. The beginner should choose the 1000/3000-grit combination, and for those with a little more experience, the 1000/6000-grit stone will give a better edge to knives. Important advice: Because the Japanese stones derive much of their effectiveness from the fact that the grit is only loosely bound together, it is only logical that the glue holding the stones together cannot be bombproof, and it is not at all uncommon for combination stones to separate. This is not a ground for complaint or return. One can simply take a water-resistant household glue, and rejoin the two halves, or just leave them separate, and use them as regular, single-grit stones. To sharpen woodcarving tools we offer several sharpening stones that are specially shaped for working on gouges and other curved blades. We understand why many woodcarvers and sculptors dislike or hesitate to sharpen their own tools. It is much harder to sharpen such tools, as compared to sharpening straight blades. With these specially-shaped stones, we would like to help people get over this reluctance. If you are a professional sculptor or a hobby woodcarver, and do not sharpen your own tools, there are only two options open to you: take your tools to a professional shop for sharpening, or to work with dull tools. If one chooses the latter, one quickly loses the pleasure of working with these fine tools. The first choice has its own problems. It is very difficult to find a tool sharpener that is competent to properly work on these kinds of tools, without damaging the blades' hardness and temper or grinding out the shape of the tool by using a machine too big for the job. Even when one can find a good sharpening shop, one must pay them, wait until they have finished sharpening the tools, and during that time no work can be done. In almost every case, sharpening one's own tools is more than worth the practice it takes to learn how to do it. Integrating a sharpening regime into one's work habits can save money, time, and gives one a better feel for the tool in use. Waterstones do wear concave with use and require periodic re-flattening. Our flattening stones will do this job. A flat stone is indispensable for effective sharpening, especially with flat blades like chisels and plane irons.

SUEHIRO Combination Stone small Grit: 1000/3000 for sharpening an honing. A small stone for the limited budget. Size: 130 mm x 40 mm x 27 mm Comes with plastic stone holder! Order nr. 312072 Price € 12.95

NANIWA Combination Stone small coarse Homestone series Grain size: 120/1000 for grinding down notches and general sharpening purposes. Comes with plastic stone holder! This is an ideal beginner's stone. Size: 175 mm x 55 mm x 25 mm Order nr. 313263 Price € 14.95

NANIWA Combination Stone small Homestone series Grain size: 1000/3000 for sharpening an honing. Comes with plastic stone holder! This is an ideal beginner's stone. Size: 175 mm x 55 mm x 25 mm Order nr. 313264 Price € 16.95

Coarse stone small Naniwa Homestone series Grit: 120 for grinding down notches with plastic stone holder Size: 175 mm x 55 mm x 15 mm Using this stone with the small Naniwa 1000/3000 stone makes for a high quality and at the same time least expensive solution for grinding, sharpening and honing. Order nr. 313260 Price € 11.95

Sharpening stone small Naniwa Homestone series Grit: 1000 for general sharpening with plastic stone holder Size: 175 mm x 55 mm x 15 mm Order nr. 313261 Price € 12.95

Honing stone small Naniwa Homestone series Grit: 3000 for removing the burr with plastic stone holder Size: 175 mm x 55 mm x 15 mm Order nr. 313262 Price € 13.95

Super-Combination Stone Naniwa Grit: 800/5000 Super Stone series for sharpening and honing Now you can have the Naniwa Superstones’ quality in a combination stone. The only disadvantage to this, in common with all other combination stones, is that you have in every grit size only one surface to work with, and so one must resurface hollowed stones more often. Because of the slightly different working qualities of the Naniwa stones, the nominal grit size, 800/5000, of this stone is more comparable to the classic 1000/6000 sharpening-honing combination. Size: 210 mm x 70 mm x 20 mm Order nr. 313275 Price € 65.00

Super-Combination Stone Naniwa Grit: 3000/8000 Super Stone series for honing in two steps This is the best combination stone for honing. With no other stone can one achieve so fine an edge. Size: 210 mm x 70 mm x 20 mm Order nr. 313276 Price € 75.00

KING Combination Stone small coarse Grain size: 250/1000 for grinding down notches and general sharpening purposes Size: 205 mm x 50 mm x 25 mm This is the ideal stone for sharpening axes and hatchets! Swedish axes and hatchets made by Gränsfors Bruks. Order nr. 309353 Price € 21.90

KING Combination Stone small fine Grit: 1000/6000 for sharpening an honing. Comes with plastic stone holder! Size: 185 mm x 63 mm x 25 mm Order nr. 309366 Price € 24.90

KING Combination Stone large Grain size 1000/6000 for sharpening and honing. Size: 207 mm x 66 mm x 36 mm The large one is recommended for use in conjunction with sharpening aids. Order nr. 309367 Price € 39.90

CERAX Combination Stone small Grain size: 1000/3000 for sharpening an honing. Size: 182 mm x 62 mm x 27 mm Wide enough even for jointer plane blades! This is the stone to get fast results specially on knives. This stone is very popular among knife owners. The beginner chooses this combination with 1000 and 3000 grit. Order nr. 312074 Price € 34.50

CERAX Combination Stone small Grain size: 1000/6000 for sharpening an honing. Size: 182 mm x 62 mm x 27 mm Wide enough even for jointer plane blades! The 6000 grit honing side allows finest edges. This stone is very popular among knife owners who are more experienced in sharpening knives. Order nr. 312073 Price € 34.50

KING Mini-Combination Stone with plastic handle Grain size 250/800 versatile and cheap, handle with hand-protection! Suitable for axes and sickles too! Note that this stone cannot replace a large stone, and sharpening takes longer. For tools which need precise angles such as chisels or plane blades this stone is not suitable. Size: 80 mm x 30 mm x 10 mm each side Length with handle: 195 mm (8 in.) Order nr. 309357 Price € 12.50

KING Sickle Stone Grain size: 800 Japanese sickle stone, also to use for smaller blades Size: 129 mm x 39 mm x 26 mm Order nr. 309355 Price € 12.50

KING Sculpture's Whet Stone Set Grain size: 1000 for sharpening carving tools This set consists of 2 stones: one concave, one convexe. Click here to see how to use them Size concave stone: 105 mm x 65 mm x 15 mm Size convexe stone: 65 mm x 40 mm x 6 mm Order nr. 309360 Price € 16.90

KING Sculpture's Honing Stone Set Grain size: 4000 for honing carving tools This set consists of 2 stones: one concave, one convexe. Click here to see how to use them Size concave stone: 105 mm x 65 mm x 15 mm Size convexe stone: 65 mm x 40 mm x 6 mm Order nr. 309361 Price € 16.90

Conical Gouge Slip Stone SUN TIGER Grain size 180 This stone is designed for rough work: to grind out chips in a blade, for instance, or for a first pass on unusually dull blades. The shape of these conical stones makes them unusually versatile and they can be used on all rounded carving tools, no matter how the blade is curved. They can be used to sharpen both the outer and inner sides of gouges and other similarly-shaped tools. Total length: 150 mm Width at base of cone: 55 mm Width at tip of cone: 13 mm Outer radius at cone's point: 7 mm Outer radius at cone's base: 23 mm The radius of the inner groove is somewhat less curved, about 45 mm. Edges with a smaller radius can be sharpened by moving the blade back and forth while pulling it length wise along the stone. For this, the stone should be clamped in place. Order nr. 313600 Price € 27.50

Conical Gouge Slip Stone SUN TIGER Grain size 1000 For everyday sharpening Same as above in terms of size and directions for sharpening Order nr. 313601 Price € 27.50

Conical Gouge Slip Stone SUN TIGER Grain size 4000 For fine honing Same as above in terms of size and directions for sharpening Order nr. 313602 Price € 28.90