>I purchased your Eze-Lap Diamond sharpener (3" x 8", medium grit) for >sharpening my bridge notching chisels. It seems to really cut nice. I am >also using a honing guide as I am a newbie to chisel sharpening. BUT it also >seems to me that the medium grit (400) is WAY too coarse to produce a fine >edge. They also offer Fine grit (600) and Super Fine (1200). Seems to me I >need these also. What do you use, etc., etc., to produce a fine fine edge. > >Terry Farrell Yo Terry, A new diamond stone tends to cut "coarse". After some use, it will break in and get a lot friendlier. I seem to remember the instruction sheet explaining that pretty well. You DID read the instructions, didn't you? Just flattening the back sides of a couple of chisels should put enough miles on the grit to settle it down and get you in the ball park. I don't use a super fine grit, because I don't like a super smooth edge. I like a (very) little "tooth" to the edge because I do a very light micro bevel on the final edge that survives hard maple much better for me than a straight low angle bevel. The "tooth" doesn't adversely affect the quality of the cut surface, but I get a better starting bite (less skating), and can maintain a thinner curl with better control, for longer times between edge touch ups, than with a "conventionally" sharpened chisel. Even with the "tooth", it's still an edge that will shave a clearing on my arm easily, so I'm not really giving up much in sharpness either. You may prove to be happier with a finer grit for finish work, but you won't regret the medium for light reshaping, so what you bought won't be wasted. Different strokes, and all that. Ron N
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