Cambered irons and hollowed stones...

Re: Old Timers

Patrick Gibbons, Houston

>Warren, I have an old sandstone wheel that came from my childhood. I have no apparatus on which to turn it and use it. I would love to see a picture of yours or have some details so that I could build a frame to put the stone to use. Also the edge is dished and quite uneven. What's the best way to flatten it?

Re: Cambered irons and hollowed stones...

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Now I'm really curious. I wonder who introduced two most highly respected woodworking magazine editors to this new sharpening tool? Was it perhaps yourself, or Odate-San or the DMT founder?

Not me

Joel

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Re: Old Timers *LINK*

Warren in Lancaster, PA

>Here is a link to a picture of a sandstone wheel similar to mine. My frame has horizontal rails which support both the stone and the seat. If your stone is thicker and has a square hole I think it is an earlier style; I can't remember how they are mounted.

I wouldn't worry about truing the wheel until it is securely mounted. I used the tang of an old file to true the wheel. The sandstone is rather soft and is easliy worn.


sandstone wheel

Re: philosophical question

mike recchione

>I'd like to try a well sharpened LN smoother or some other high-end plane someday, just to see if it's much different from what I'm used to. Then again, I'm afraid I'd like it :-). I truly enjoy the time I spend woodworking now. Why create a whole new level of expectations? So maybe I'll just stick to what works for me.

Re: Old Timers

Patrick Gibbons, Houston

>Thanks Warren, mine is wider and with a square hole. It would be nice to figure out a way to make the rpm's constant.

Re: Old Timers

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>With a wheel of that mass, once you get is started, it's going to want to stay at the same speed.

Note that these old water cooled sandstone wheels often suffered after the old timer whose living relied on them keeping his farm tools sharp retired to Frostproof or Winter Haven. After that, one side of the stone was often left in the water bath, where the water dissolved it a lot faster than the remainder of the stone that was exposed to the air. That left a flat and a light, very porous side. Removing a dish is relatively easy, but getting rid of significant water damage on one side may require the removal of a lot of material.

Re: Old Timers

Patrick Gibbons, Houston

>Luckily there is no water damage. I've had a plan in a book for making the frame but I'm not sure about the key, which attaches to the bearings at one end and the rod at the other. Stepping on a foot pedal pulls the rod which moves the key. But there has to be a clutch mechanism of some type so the key doesn't revolve 360 degrees with the wheel. I'll do some more digging and figure it out. Yet another unfinished project waiting for me to get a round tuit. Writing this made me just wonder why can't the key go completely in a circular motion? Hmm....

Re: New thread?

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>At this point, I think it might be helpful to you to start a new thread on these issues. You are more likely to attract the attention of someone who knows something about them.