Norton Product Reviews and Ratings - Sharpening - Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit from Jamestown Distributors

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Brand: Norton

Located in: Abrasives, Sharpening

The Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit utilizes water as a lubricant providing a clean, easier way to sharpen tools. 2 Combination grit stones offer a range of grits from 220/1000 for edge repair, to 4000/8000 for a mirror-like final finish. Each waterstone is packaged in a molded, stackable, hard plastic storage case with rubber feet that secures each stone while sharpening. A third coarse grit, silicon carbide flattening stone makes it an easy task to resurface the waterstones. Simply rub a well-soaked waterstone over the the V-grooved surface. Then rinse away the removed slurry. An included DVD demonstrates a step by step, freehand method for sharpening many woodworking tools. The 220, 1000, and 4000 grit stones should be soaked in water before use. The 8000 stone only needs a small spray of water. Stones measure: 8" x 3" x 1"

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Avg. Customer Rating:

4.5 stars

(based on 2 reviews)

Great System - Great Price

By Jules Fine Furniture

from Chicago, IL on 3/26/2011

Pros:

Easy to Use, Everything you need, Perfect mix of grits, Sharpens perfectly

Best Uses:

Sharpen chisels, Sharpen plane irons

Describe Yourself:

Advanced

Was this a gift?:

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Norton Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit:

Everything you need to keep chisels and plane irons razor sharp. [...] Price the best I could find.

Great Product

By Cory from Houston, Tx on 2/21/2011

Pros:

Easy to Use

Best Uses:

Indoor, Outdoor, Quick Fix

Describe Yourself:

Beginner

Was this a gift?:

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Norton Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit:

I was looking for a Water Stone set to sharpen some chisels and plane irons I recently acquired. I researched online and Norton came up often as the set to look at. I have to agree... I am very pleased with the water stones. I would suggest adding a honing guide for repeatable fool-proof results. I bought the Veritas MK2 honing guide and am glad I did. The combination of the honing guide and these water stones had me shaving my arm with my chisels and plane irons in a few hours.

The only drawback was that the flatening stone included was not perfectly flat on the front side with the grooves. I ended up using the back side of it to flatten my water stones as it was much closer to actually being flat. I think I am going to invest in a diamond flattening stone or a piece of glass and sandpaper for the future.

Overall it is an awesome product and Jamestown Distributors had the best price going at the time of my purchase.

Customer Reviews about the Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit at Jamestown Distributors