
Veritas honing compound review. The surprising thing is that it cuts very fast so stropping with it doesnt take all day. Thanks everyone for the good info. A medium felt wheel is still very firm but is more suitable for carving tools where controlled bevel rounding is desirable to give edge strength. A narrow medium felt wheel is best for the inside of carving gouges.
It is a blend of chromium and aluminum oxide to give the best combination of cutting speed and fine finish. It will adhere equally well to felt leather or wood. Ive been applying it to a scrap of mdf just for honing micro bevels on plane irons and polishing the backs but it never quite seems to do what i expect. It can be applied to felt wheels and leather strops for final honing of almost any tool.
When the wheel is dressed with the veritas blade honing compound the edge obtained is comparable to most razor blades. Ideal for carving tools and firmer gouges. Gday folks some quick advice on using the veritas green honing compound if you please crayon variety. Youll see the green turning black as steel is removed from the blade withing a few strokes.
This honing compound is very effective. The green honingbuffing compound is listed by lee valley veritas trademark as 05 micron particle size. The bonding material is formulated to adhere easily to your grinding tool. Thats what i hear anyway.
Composed of chromium oxide and other abrasives. It cuts quickly but leaves a mirror finish. Flexcut gold i also understand that both the flexcut and the veritas contain a range of abrasive sizes where standard green buffing compound is a uniform 05 micron. Veritas blade honing compound.
It will adhere to felt. On a strop the range of particle sizes is supposed to give better results on carving tools.