SOLD: I’ve recently switched back to oilstones and am selling off my long-time personal sharpening kit. It consists of:
1. A Shapton Pro #1,000. This is practically new. I’d just replaced it.
2. A Shapton Glasstone #4,000, about 1/8″ abrasive remaining.
3. A Shapton Glasstone #8,000, about 1/8″ abrasive remaining.
4. A Shapton Glasstone #16,000, practically new.
5. A Shapton Cast Iron Flattening Plate. you need abrasive powder with this, easily obtainable.
Like mentioned above, the #1,000 and #16,000 are like new. The Flattening Plate is well-cared for. The two intermediate polishing stones have seen heavy use. They still have a lot of life for an amateur woodworker, however – years, I would guess.
In any case, the price reflects that the two stones are worn.
Price: SOLD $200 plus actual USPS shipping.
Please read the following before sending me a message:
As always, there are rules. I hate rules. But these rules are in the name of justice for all the readers.
First, please don’t ask for a master list of tools or to come over to my house (yes, this happened last time). These tools will go up on the blog when I have time to post them. I don’t know how many there are (I’ve sorted more than 40 so far). I will definitely add more tools to my list as I go – I have several more boxes to go through.
In other words, please don’t ask for special favors. I cannot grant favors and be fair to everyone.
Want to see only the tools that haven’t sold? Easy. I’ve created a category for that on this blog. Click here and bookmark that page. When you visit that link, you’ll see only the tools that haven’t been sold.
While you can ask me all the questions you like about the tool, the first person to send me an e-mail that says: “I’ll take it,” gets the tool. Simple. To buy a tool, please send me an e-mail at christopher.schwarz@fuse.net. Shipping will be USPS and based on the actual cost to send it to your address. When you send me a message, please make sure you specify which tool you are e-mailing me about. This avoids bad trouble.
Payment: I can accept PayPal or a personal check. As soon as the funds arrive, I’ll ship the tool using USPS. If you want insurance, let me know. I’m afraid I can only ship tools in the United States. Shipping internationally is very time-consuming and paperwork-heavy. My apologies in advance on this point.
If you don’t like the tool when you get it, I’ll be happy to refund your money if you return the tool. But postage is on you.
— Christopher Schwarz
Ok, after all of the talk about how you want to stop sharpening and get back to cutting wood, how can you quietly switch back to oil stones? Did I miss the write-up? What setup do you use now? What made you switch?
Are we about to see the Schwarz effect on oilstones?
Will Arkansas soon be rid of all those troublesome seams as woodworkers renounce their award-winning Nortons and switch?
So that I can fall into a slough of despondency over my recently bought waterstones what are you now using Chris? Grades and all.
Or will this be a future freelance article for PW?
“I’ve recently switched back to oilstones”
Wait………………what?
I see that I am not the only one intrigued by this remark.
I am very happy with my Shapton stones but I would still be curious to learn the reasons behind the switch back to oil stones.
Chris,
Just curious why you’ve switched back to oilstones. For the record I’m using diamond stones with some of Lee Valley”s polishing paper. Works well enough to give a good slice every now and then. After your retirement, went through my back issues of PWW, was interesting to see the gradual transformation.
All the systems work. Period. The Shaptons are brilliant. And I don’t recommend anyone change systems.
I started with oilstones. I’ve been using waterstones for 10 years, and they were fine when I had a dedicated sharpening station. My home shop is different. I don’t have a slop sink or space for one. So oilstones are the better choice for me in this phase of my life. Oilstones make less mess, don’t require a bucket of water, etc.
Not a big story.
Chris
thanks