In the video Lie-Nielsen provides with their #62 low angle jack, Deneb
Michalski (sp?) makes the same recommendation--flatten after every use.
=A0 Frank S in IA

--- On Tue, 11/20/12, Don Schwartz  wrote:

From: Don Schwartz  Subject: Re: [OldTools] Re:
Flattening Benchstones To: "Alex Moseley" 
Cc: "oldtools list" , "sparkler@e..." 
    Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 12:20 PM

On 11/20/2012 10:37 AM, Alex Moseley wrote:


>=A0=A0=A0Once you rehab a deeply dished oilstone, you might not want to
>do it again. 

Quoting part of my own earlier post:

"it was great fun flattening stones, but I would prefer not to make a
hobby of it. So I'm interested in any technique that purports to keep
stones flat. This week I've read in two different sources of the need to
flatten a stone AFTER EVERY USE.

1. The Joyner and Cabinetmaker, refers to workmen being expected to
   flatten the communal 'rubbing stone' after using it, and being fined
   for failing to do so. Presumably that rubbing stone (as distinct from
   a hone) was a piece of sandstone used in preference to a wheel
   thereof, so it would likely wear pretty quick, like some waterstones.

2. David Charlesworth likewise says in A Guide to Hand Tools and Methods
   that the hone should be flattened after each use.

So, two sources ... suggesting this be done. It sounds a little tedious,
but I expect it might be like putting tools away after use (or digging a
garden) - easier done a little at a time....

Charlesworth also promotes a technique for flattening blades ... which
he says gets the job done and reduces hollowing at the same time.
Without going into detail, he has a very specific recipe for number and
direction of strokes crosswise of the stone, and the portion of stone to
use, followed by equally detailed specifications for lengthwise strokes.

FWIW Don
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