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Norton - 3-In-1 Oil Stone Tool Sharpening Kit - large

Norton - 3-In-1 Oil Stone Tool Sharpening Kit - large

Oil stone tool sharpening kit that includes fine, medium, and coarse grade crystolon sharpening stones. Also includes oil bath trough and honing fluid. Great for keeping an edge on cutting tools like saws, knives etc....

Norton Portable Tri-Stone Sharpening System

Norton Portable Tri-Stone Sharpening System

The Norton IM83 Portable Tri-Stone Sharpening Systems are unique "tool-box" portable kits that allow you to...

Starting at $171.61 / kt

  

Starting at $245.74 / ea
Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit

Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit

Waterstone starter sharpening kit includes 2 sharpening stones for edge repair and final finish work,...

Norton Sharpening Stone Oil

Norton Sharpening Stone Oil

Norton Sharpening Stone Oil is a highly refined lubricating oil specifically formulated for sharpening stone...

Norton Waterstone Sharpening Stones for tool sharpening

Norton Waterstone Sharpening Stones

Norton Waterstone sharpening stones have been used in the JD workshop and they are quickly becoming the tool...

Starting at $129.23 / ea
Starting at $5.23 / ea
Starting at $239.07 / ea
Norton Diamond Lapping Compound

Norton Diamond Lapping Compound

Used after a sharpening sequence, diamond compound contains diamond particles suspended in oil to provide a...

Norton Arkansas Single Grit Bench Oilstones

Norton Arkansas Single Grit Bench Oilstones

Norton Arkansas oilstones are used to restore the cutting edge on straight-edged tools such as chisels, plane...

Norton Combination Grit Waterstones 8 x 3 x 1

Norton Combination Grit Waterstones 8 x 3 x 1

Norton Combination Grit waterstone sharpening stones are available in a range of grits from 220 medium/1000...

Starting at $20.59 / ea
Starting at $9.62 / ea
Starting at $47.15 / ea
Norton Crystolon Combination Grit Bench Oilstones

Norton Crystolon Combination Grit Bench Oilstones

Norton Crystolon Combination Grit Bench Oilstones feature coarse and fine grit sharp-cutting silicon carbide...

Norton - 3-In-1 Tool Sharpening Kit - compact

Norton - 3-In-1 Tool Sharpening Kit - compact

Norton Abrasives offers this sharpening stone system that has a selection of three stones and oil. Designed...

Norton IM200 Professional Oilstone Sharpening System

Norton IM200 Professional Oilstone Sharpening System

The Norton IM200 Professional Oilstone Sharpening System is a smaller version of Norton's famous IM313...

Starting at $20.20 / ea
Starting at $67.13 / kt
Starting at $77.76 / ea
Norton Diamond Tool Sharpening Stones

Norton Diamond Tool Sharpening Stones

Diamond tool sharpening stones from Norton Abrasives will sharpen even the hardest materials, including...

Norton Hand Sharpening Stone

Norton Hand Sharpening Stone

Norton 6 Inch hand Sharpening Stone sharpens tools knives scissors and mower blades. Double grit; coarse for...

3M Flexible Diamond 6200J Specialty Products

3M Flexible Diamond 6200J Specialty Products

Specifically made for hard to grind material, stone, glass, ceramic, metal, carbide, and composites. Tough...

Starting at $73.50 / ea
Starting at $7.18 / ea
Starting at $13.14 / ea
3M Flexible Diamond 6210J Hand Files

3M Flexible Diamond 6210J Hand Files

Designed to perfectly grind hard to cut materials, fine finish delicate surfaces, bevel edges, remove burrs,...

Norton Crystolon / India Combination Grit Bench Oilstones

Norton Crystolon / India Combination Grit Bench Oilstones

Norton Crystolon / India Combination Grit Bench Oilstones feature the fast-sharpening, medium grit silicon...

Starting at $57.85 / ea
Starting at $30.20 / ea

Tool Sharpening

Hand tools, especially cutting tools, need to be sharp in order to be effective. Sharp tools are safer, work faster and yield a better cut and finish. Tool sharpening systems usually consist of a stone, sometimes as a wheel, and or a bath to cool the sharpening process. Most hand tools today are not sold as sharp as they should be for maximum effectiveness. This is due, in all likelihood, to a combination of cost, liability, and safety. When sharpening a dull hand tool, be it a chisel blade, knife, saw, or other blade, the idea is to achieve as close to a zero radius intersection as possible. A sharp blade has an edge only a few microns thick!

Good sharpening stones can feature diamond sharpening material, and can be lubricated with either oil or water. Kits that feature an oil or water bath utilize the bath during sharpening to wash away metal filings and to lubricate the fresh surface.

Grinding wheels have long been used to give heavy duty tools (shovels, axes, pick axes etc) a sharp edge. However, the wheel that comes standard on most bench grinders is too hard for proper tool sharpening, and you can easily burn an edge if you are not extremely careful. Norton offers softer grinding wheels specifically made for sharpening, and they are available in medium and fine grits.