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274476 james rich <jameslrich3@g...> 2021‑08‑31 Re: Waterstone advice
I also have Shapton stones , I have 1000 , 5000 and 8000 . I sometimes wish
I would have bought the 4000 instead of the 5000 for some of the harder
steels , especially when flattening backs . I have lots of planes and
chisels and it seems like when working on a project , I will just grab
another tool , I guess because I dont like to stop working when im on a
roll . When I sharpen I have  a sharpening marathon and sharpen everything
. I have been acused many times of having a "one track mind" and dont like
to be interupted with anything else when working on something . I just
ordered a Shapton 125 grit stone because Im putting a set of tools together
for the grandkids and its hours and hours of work getting backs flat ,
besides I needed another stone to add to the herd anyway .

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