So I found a piece of rock in a friends yard that looked like it would make a good sharpening stone, cut it to shape and flattened it and dressed it down into a sharpening stone. caltoncutlery.com
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@DemonAxe-so8wi5 жыл бұрын
Quartzite makes a great sharpening stone. It’s a solid rock so no fracturing and it’s incredibly hard(7 on the mohs hardness scale) so it will do a wide variety of knives axes and chisels. I’ve been making and testing rocks for two years and it’s by far my favourite rock to use
@longlimboy4 жыл бұрын
Where do you find rocks? Like how can you tell where good rocks will be?
@christopherblackhall28322 жыл бұрын
@@longlimboy it’s not a good rock lol, it’s the rock that passes light through it
@knifesharpeningnorway5 жыл бұрын
Looks good do one side at maybe 36 grit and the other at say 120? Fun to try and maybe one day you will find one that works pretty damn good mate. In the old days the tested until they found out what worked
@shahriariran443 жыл бұрын
In our rivers sometimes we find rocks that our ancient ansisters used to sharpen blades.
@ajayindia66084 жыл бұрын
I am an indian very useful for me thank you very much sir. ...
@andymsmith3 ай бұрын
I keep going until the sound changes then just add more grinding powder. Also I clean the glass with glass cleaner and Scott towels.
@joecalton14493 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@tydengr3 жыл бұрын
good idea, something new and very very enjoying
@joecalton14493 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@lovelandwormery5 жыл бұрын
Your having to much fun making souvenir paper weights. Good luck on your search.
@joecalton14495 жыл бұрын
yes, and it doesn't really make sense, but its fun and I guess that's all that matters. this stone works pretty well with a 36 grit surface, and even better on softer steels. might make a really good axe or machete stone.
@PatrickDustman5 жыл бұрын
Great video, I really enjoyed. SurvivalAustria
@johndudash25793 жыл бұрын
Some good instruction, thanks
@haylakesbrewery85504 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and cool . when watching this i was thinking ,if i ever talk the wife into going to Belgium what would the customs guy say about the angle grinder with masonry blade in my bag.
@manuelgutierrez-iv6xj4 жыл бұрын
You can make a good abrasive by colecting the watery sand. Let dry the water and there you are! You'll got good quality abrasive sand. May be for polishing?
@naturalwhetstone81003 ай бұрын
Maybe interested in Indonesian natural Whetstone ?
@aarondaniels629 Жыл бұрын
Can you sharpen plane blades using only glass and silicon carbide powder?
@joecalton1449 Жыл бұрын
i dont think so. it would be pretty tough to keep the blade on the grains of grit without them moving out from under the blade I would think
@mmercier09213 жыл бұрын
Been using slates for a long time. The raw ones are rough, but over time they become so fine. The silicone carbide you wasted on the slate would have made a better stone if you mixed it with epoxy and cast it.
@crgaillee2 жыл бұрын
That noise from you moving the tripod around was like nails on a chalkboard. hopefully next time everything will be in place so it doesn't distract from what you are trying to film.
@marioz81324 жыл бұрын
Hi just wanted to ask you the harder is the slate the higher is the grit or the harder is the slate the grit is lower ?
@joecalton14494 жыл бұрын
I believe grit rating has more to do with the size of the scratches that the stone produces, and not the hardness of the stone.
@longlimboy4 жыл бұрын
So what stones can be made into a whetstone? I want to go find some wild rock and make some whetstones for myself. Where can you find the type of rock that’s good for this purpose?
@milk_chemistry3 жыл бұрын
omg you have the worlds loudest tripod
@carmineredd11983 жыл бұрын
you're trueing it up wrong. you must use a figure 8 motion
@amirlordman56972 жыл бұрын
Hi, I do not speak English well. Please write down the grade of sandpaper powder you used in the end thank you
@joecalton14492 жыл бұрын
i think I finished that one at 220 grit
@amirlordman56972 жыл бұрын
@@joecalton1449 What was the first sandpaper powder you applied?
@lelandosaka89065 жыл бұрын
I learn something new and/or gain a new perspective with each video you post. Thank you. www.ragweedforge.com/viking_whetstones_arkansas.jpg shows some recreations of "viking age" pendant stones though the guy who runs the website is not currently taking orders. A good size to experiment with and if it isn't a great stone then one could gift/sell it as an art piece.
@rockets4kids5 жыл бұрын
Something you might want to try is a ceramic floor tile. These are a bitch to flatten (either remove the glazing or flatten the back side) but they work remarkably well.
@juliovesperinas96734 жыл бұрын
Use this approach for lapping my coticules and synths. It works well.
@longlimboy4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wondering this same thing. So marble or granite are good whetstones?
@adrianguzman474 жыл бұрын
@@longlimboy I´ve been doing some atempts with countertops, marble or granite forget about it, quartz counter top is the way to go, is close to 8-10 k and fast cutting, and realy flat. I also tried with several forms of slate from my country, green, black, white, purple, brown, blue slate from national suppliers (México) some of those work realy good as well. just all those are realy fine more of a polishing stone. Even basaltic rock could work if enough quartz content is in. (sorry if my english is rubbish, second language)
@louismachin96813 жыл бұрын
@@adrianguzman47 your English isn't even that bad mate