Comments on: Repair a Shattered Sharpening Stone

By: mgbacon@bellsouth.net

mgbacon@bellsouth.net — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:29:13 +0000

I did the same thing with a 8000 grit. If you don’t mind me asking, what sort of epoxy did you use?

By: Tom8021

Tom8021 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:32:41 +0000

I repaired my 8000 Shapton a few years ago. I didn’t use a backer and it seems perfect. Mine has some deep fissures that I have to work around but enough of the stone is there to get a sharp edge on tools. I have no problems with glue bumps.

This experience made me put rubber mats all over my workspace. Well this and my propensity to drop just about everything.

By: Publius Secundus

Publius Secundus — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:01:50 +0000

So Megan can do this with the flattening stone you flattened with the claw hammer and no safety glasses? “Oh grow up.”

By: stjones

stjones — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:03:29 +0000

You’re worried about slurry-stained oak sitting in that crusty, gnarly plastic box you’re using as a stone holder? Snide comments aside, I live in fear of dropping one of my water stones, so this is encouraging. Thanks.

By: andrae

andrae — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:31:56 +0000

“You put stuff on them. But not hot stuff,” he replied.

Reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about the Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things.

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:09:39 +0000

I think the glue is softer than the stone. But in any case, if you keep the stone flat, you’ll never notice the seam. It is less than a hairline.

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:47:47 +0000

I’m sure this works, but I’m struggling to understand how.

If the epoxy that you use is not the same hardness of the stone that you’re repairing, I would anticipate that it (the epoxy) would wear at a different rate than the surrounding stone. The result would be a little ‘bump’ in the stone as your tool is passed over the repair cracks.

In practice you must not observe this? Or maybe it’s not noticeable with hard (5000) stones. But what about repairing a 200 grit stone?