what package should i get if i just want to sharpen for woodblock printing?
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Sorry, I'm not familiar with woodblock printing. What type of tools do you use, skews, knives, gouges? That might might be helpful for an answer. Thanks
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Donald: The small model would give you all the sharpening access you would need
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From what I have read of woodblock printing, I would suggest the T-7 hand tool bundle. It should sharpen most, if not all, of your knives and chisels.
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I would think that depends on what you plan on sharpening? Knives, axes, hand held tools all good...just be sure to buy the kits for the different mounting/grinding angles. I love mine, use it for all knives and woodturning tools
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I use a Lansky sharpening system (professional). Works great. Been using it for a decade. Costs like 60 bucks and well worth the money. Every knife in my house has a, literally, hair whittling edge. I can feather any hair that is long enough to hold onto. Once you get the angle of your blur how you want it, all it takes is some maintenance strokes with the finer grit stones every couple of weeks. No hassle, very easy while you're watching a show. Has a serrated edge stone included in the professional set. Not hard to use. Use a permanent marker, mark the edge, and hone until the ink is gone. Repeat until the serrations are as sharp as you want. Don't use a ton of pressure, only firm, unless you abuse the crap out of the blade and you're taking out large chips and dings.
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I had the ZDP version for about a year and a half. Just traded it to a friend and bought the VG-10 version. I can keep my kitchen VG-10 knives sharp with an Arkansas stone and a strop. Had to send the old Dragonfly back to Spyderco for sharpening. That's free with a $5 shipping charge, which is a great deal. Still, I prefer to be able to sharpen my own knives.
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$126 gets you the sharpener and one cutter. In this case, the 5/32 cutter. Timberline sells individual replacement cutters for $20. They estimate 40 sharpenings per cutter. http://www.timberlinesharpener.com/shop/additional-carbide-cutter Note that they also sell for a mere $12 a pair of angle guides. So rather than being locked to 30 degrees, you can also handle 25 degrees and 35 degrees! Nice. If only they would also support "tilt" other than just zero degrees. 10 degree tilt is very popular! Would be nice if Amazon sold these parts as well.
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I have a SharpNEasy pocket sharpener. It looks like the friskars and it is bout 3"x3".It has ceramic sharpeners and that is why I bought it. It is an excellent sharpener.
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You will also need 2mm lead (there are a variety of hardnesses and colors available), a 2mm lead sharpener (lots of different styles, I reccomend the Kum Automatic Long point two stage sharpener - it sharpens 2mm lead and it has a two stage long point sharpener for pencils - excellent points), and you will need an eraser, paper, ruler, and etc. Most importantly you will need creativity and imagination! Have fun. I bought lots of these (different brands and colors) for a wide variety of lead hardnesses. This one feels more solid in comparison to some other brands but I have not yet come across any that are unsatisfactory. You will also need 2mm lead (there are a variety of hardnesses and colors available), a 2mm lead sharpener (lots of different styles, I reccomend the Kum Automatic Long point two stage sharpener - it sharpens 2mm lead and it has a two stage long point sharpener for pencils - excellent points), and you will need an eraser, paper, ruler, and etc. Most importantly you will need creativity and imagination! Have fun. I bought lots of these (different brands and colors) for a wide variety of lead hardnesses. This one feels more solid in comparison to some other brands but I have not yet come... » Read More You will also need 2mm lead (there are a variety of hardnesses and colors available), a 2mm lead sharpener (lots of different styles, I reccomend the Kum Automatic Long point two stage sharpener - it sharpens 2mm lead and it has a two stage long point sharpener for pencils - excellent points), and you will need an eraser, paper, ruler, and etc. Most importantly you will need creativity and imagination! Have fun. I bought lots of these (different brands and colors) for a wide variety of lead hardnesses. This one feels more solid in comparison to some other brands but I have not yet come across any that are unsatisfactory. « Show Less
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I don't know since I don't use a file. Instead, I purchased on Amazon an Oregon motor driven sharpener for about $350. If you google for stihl you can get an 800 number for customer service. I did this to get the chain number for my saw. Be sure to have your model number.
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Sharpened, which I love, because you can control the point you want :-). Hope this helps.
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The description on the package says it will sharpen all STRAIGHT edge "quality" knives.
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This sharpening system comes with the medium and soft ceramic stones, the harder stones can be purchased separately but I've never found the need, I find these much better than the diamond type sharpener when your looking to achieve that scalpel like edge, I do have a diamond sharpener for my work tools like chisels, axes, screw drivers and other items that require the more aggressive approach.
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If you buy the PowerSharp kit, the sharpening system comes with it. Watch the video on Youtube
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I'm no expert but I use carborundum on any type of blade. I think any type of sharpening system will work on any blade but like I said I'm no expert
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Work Sharp makes the WS3000 specifically to sharpen woodworking tools. It also has an optional belt sharpening attachment for knife and scissor sharpening, or can be used "unguided" for free-hand applications.
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Like with any other pencil sharpener just pick out the wood shavings and save the pigment .to either clump together and use it on a pallete for water color.or disolve in a bottle and use it as a spritzer . Those are a few ideas :)
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Any flat stone or crock stick will work. The blade is a modified tanto so it's a little less tricky to sharpen than the original style tanto. Good luck.
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You can buy the Fiskars hand held sharpener pretty cheap and that works really well!!!