https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/td20065/
I finally got to try out my trend sharpening kit from Klingspor's Woodworking Shop and I am a convert.
I have used and recommended DMT diamond stones for that last 15 years, that is what I knew and all I
had experience with. Well, I had tried a couple other's but they were no where near as good.
I was reluctant to try Trend even though several of my friend's use them and like them.
For a while they only had 300 and 1000 grit and I didn't think that was enough.
So I got this kit with two double sided stones, a leather strop, stropping compound, honing fluid for the stone, and a neat case to keep it all in one place. The stones are double sided with 180/600 grit on one stone and 300/1000 grit on the other. I think the perfect progression from extra coarse to extra fine.
There is a slight learning curve with these stones, the instructions included with the kit recommend a break in period of light use to even the surface. I found this to be particularly needed on the 1000 grit which seemed very coarse until it was broken in. Then it performed much better than my DMT.
Overall I am very pleased with this kit and it contains everything needed to sharpen most of the hand tools used in woodworking.
The only thing I added is a couple of these stone holders to get the stones up off the bench a little.
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/bh19048/
As you can see I modified my case to hold the stones with the holders in place.
I finally got to try out my trend sharpening kit from Klingspor's Woodworking Shop and I am a convert.
I have used and recommended DMT diamond stones for that last 15 years, that is what I knew and all I
had experience with. Well, I had tried a couple other's but they were no where near as good.
I was reluctant to try Trend even though several of my friend's use them and like them.
For a while they only had 300 and 1000 grit and I didn't think that was enough.
So I got this kit with two double sided stones, a leather strop, stropping compound, honing fluid for the stone, and a neat case to keep it all in one place. The stones are double sided with 180/600 grit on one stone and 300/1000 grit on the other. I think the perfect progression from extra coarse to extra fine.
There is a slight learning curve with these stones, the instructions included with the kit recommend a break in period of light use to even the surface. I found this to be particularly needed on the 1000 grit which seemed very coarse until it was broken in. Then it performed much better than my DMT.
Overall I am very pleased with this kit and it contains everything needed to sharpen most of the hand tools used in woodworking.
The only thing I added is a couple of these stone holders to get the stones up off the bench a little.
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/bh19048/
As you can see I modified my case to hold the stones with the holders in place.
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