Where do you Microtech guys buy Microtech? Nobody close around me carries them. Any Microtech purchasing secrets that I should know?
I don't own one but am looking to get one.
Norton water stones start at 800. Finish with 8000. Gets a mirror finish in short order unless you have a beat up blade then start with 150 grit. Leaves an edge so sharp that you can breathe on it and hear the microbes screaming from being split in half.
Stones and a ceramic stick for honing work well for me on pocket knives and kitchen stuff.
In my wood shop I use norton water stones starting with 600 grit and going to 8000. Wood cutting tools need a mirror finish and the stones do it without a lot of effort. If I pick up a tool that needs to...