M-Power white abrasive wax stick, 60 g, step 2 with grade 2500. M-Power strop polishing wax can be used wherever a traditional polishing wax is required: on a bench-mounted buffing wheel when restoring old tools, or with a Dremel and cotton buff for intricate polishing of detailed jewellery.
M-Power white abrasive wax stick, 60 g, step 2 with grade 2500. M-Power strop polishing wax can be used wherever a traditional polishing wax is required: on a bench-mounted buffing wheel when restoring old tools, or with a Dremel and cotton buff for intricate polishing of detailed jewellery. M-Power's three abrasive grades, 1800, 2500 and 5000, are mainly designed for harder materials such as tool steel, high-speed steel, stainless steel and silver, and the wax gives a stellar finish when stropping newly ground chisels, plane irons and knives.
Facts:
60 g (2.1 oz)
Colour white
Step 2, grade 2500
For stropping and polishing
Data sheet
Specific References
There are several good ways to sharpen chisels and plane irons: water stones, diamond stones, oil stones and sharpening machines such as Tormek. All give sharp edges, but they differ in speed, maintenance and price.
A honing guide makes it easier to keep the same angle every time. The most important thing is to find a method you enjoy and use often. The guide helps you choose.
Which water stone you need depends on how dull your edges are and how fine a finish you want. A common setup is a coarse stone around 1000 grit to shape the edge and a fine stone around 5000–8000 grit to polish it. For chipped edges you need a coarser stone too.
Water stones wear unevenly and need flattening regularly. The guide explains grits, brands and flattening.