Sharpening Stones: A Complete Beginner's Guide

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What to know before you get started with sharpening stones. Links for every product featured in this video below! Courses: https://www.rexkrueger.com/courses Super Cheap 4 Piece Diamond Stones: https://amzn.to/3BXnLAS Products from this video (affiliate): Oil Stones: Norton India Combination Stone: https://amzn.to/3SpnbTf Fine Natural Stone: https://amzn.to/3fqDO2p (a little expensive right now). Green Buffing Compound for your strop: https://amzn.to/3StfYlc Full Video on Oilstones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmyW8nFDLr4 Video on How to Make a Strop: https://youtu.be/Om7zdDcXWVo Diamond Stones: Super Cheap 4 Stone Set: https://amzn.to/3BXnLAS Equally Cheap 5 Stone Set: https://amzn.to/3y4IBx6 Same Set/Different Supplier: https://amzn.to/3SpnIVy 3 Stone Set: https://amzn.to/3y4Fvt4 DMT Coarse Stone: https://amzn.to/3C0lFA4 DMT Fine Stone: https://amzn.to/3SMHf1K DMT Extra Extra Fine: https://amzn.to/3USbcPR Diamond Stone Review Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4BEQeW8cdo&t=4s Water Stones: King Dual Sided Water Stone: https://amzn.to/3CnwZrC Trend 2 Sided Diamond Stone for Flattening: https://amzn.to/3fm0Qra --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Hock: The Perfect Edge: https://amzn.to/3y4H1v7 Hock Tools: https://www.hocktools.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get My Book, Everyday Woodworking: https://amzn.to/3oyjC0E --------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a member of this channel! Get custom badges and emojis you can use during chats: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj4SLNED1DiNPHComZTCbzw/join ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for Fabrication First, my FREE newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gRhEVT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood Work for Humans Tool List (affiliate): *Cutting* Gyokucho Ryoba Saw: https://amzn.to/2Z5Wmda Dewalt Panel Saw: https://amzn.to/2HJqGmO Suizan Dozuki Handsaw: https://amzn.to/3abRyXB (Winner of the affordable dovetail-saw shootout.) Spear and Jackson Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/2zykhs6 (Needs tune-up to work well.) Crown Tenon Saw: https://amzn.to/3l89Dut (Works out of the box) Carving Knife: https://amzn.to/2DkbsnM Narex True Imperial Chisels: https://amzn.to/2EX4xls (My favorite affordable new chisels.) Blue-Handled Marples Chisels: https://amzn.to/2tVJARY (I use these to make the DIY specialty planes, but I also like them for general work.) *Sharpening* Honing Guide: https://amzn.to/2TaJEZM Norton Coarse/Fine Oil Stone: https://amzn.to/36seh2m Natural Arkansas Fine Oil Stone: https://amzn.to/3irDQmq Green buffing compound: https://amzn.to/2XuUBE2 *Marking and Measuring* Stockman Knife: https://amzn.to/2Pp4bWP (For marking and the built-in awl). Speed Square: https://amzn.to/3gSi6jK Stanley Marking Knife: https://amzn.to/2Ewrxo3 (Excellent, inexpensive marking knife.) Blue Kreg measuring jig: https://amzn.to/2QTnKYd Round-head Protractor: https://amzn.to/37fJ6oz *Drilling* Forstener Bits: https://amzn.to/3jpBgPl Spade Bits: https://amzn.to/2U5kvML *Work-Holding* Orange F Clamps: https://amzn.to/2u3tp4X Screw Clamp: https://amzn.to/3gCa5i8 Get my woodturning book: http://www.rexkrueger.com/book Follow me on Instagram: @rexkrueger ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:15 Humble beginnings 2:34 On water Stones 5:11 How to get started 6:15 Buying Oil Stones 8:17 Buying Diamond Stones 9:58 Buying Water Stones 11:19 Outro