G S Haydon Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I needed a coarse slipstone to enable me to sharpen some moulding planes. I could not find a "coarse" Norton for love nor money. I had to buy from http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/ . Did it by phone as normaly I have a green light on in the web address bar during card transactions. Customer service was excellent. I have to wait two weeks or more though! Sorting out the moulding plane iron will be done with the "fine" in the meantime :-(. Any way, it was a pleasing first US transaction (along with the Neil Young from Kiki ). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I needed a coarse slipstone to enable me to sharpen some moulding planes. I could not find a "coarse" Norton for love nor money. I had to buy from http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/ . Did it by phone as normaly I have a green light on in the web address bar during card transactions. Customer service was excellent. I have to wait two weeks or more though! Sorting out the moulding plane iron will be done with the "fine" in the meantime :-(. Any way, it was a pleasing first US transaction (along with the Neil Young from Kiki ). That's what happens when you just can't control colonists, they make you buy from them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Graham, We appreciate the business but chances are, if you bought it in the states, it was made in China 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Norton makes many of it's products in Mexico I think. That's what it says on my "fine" slip and combo stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 urm classic hand tools has a full range of the things I order from the states all the time. its ok but it did take 8 weeks for my books to get here. Must have been delivered by pack sloth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Norton makes many of it's products in Mexico I think. That's what it says on my "fine" slip and combo stone. Oh, I forgot about Mexico. That's the other country the U.S subs it's manufacturing to. Actually, how could I forget about Mexico, with a thousand illegal visitors a day coming over for an extended stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 If you are looking for fine stones then check out the offerings from this guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Keep buying here Graham and your accent will go away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Mark, thanks for that. I did try http://www.classichandtools.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2eclassichandtools%2ecom%2f&WD=slipstones&SHOP=%20&PN=Norton-Slipstones%2ehtml%23a1_21NSS14#a1_21NSS14 but I want a coarse slipstone http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Norton-India-Round-Edge-Slip-Stone-P180C30.aspx in the same shape as my fine. If you do find someone who sells them let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Keep buying here Graham and your accent will go away Alright Graham, repeat after me: "Thanks y'all. I'll git'er dun" Get that down and Skeeter's your uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post G S Haydon Posted July 15, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Cheers Tony , I should do a YT vid for WT where I try to be American........or not . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wilkins Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Cheers Tony , I should do a YT vid for WT where I try to be American........or not . If you need someone to subtitle it for ya or do a little translation in a box in the corner of the vid let me know - I's your guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Customer service was excellent. I have to wait two weeks or more though! Sorting out the moulding plane iron will be done with the "fine" in the meantime For the "in the mean time" coarse work can be done with sandpaper on a dowel, a small cylinder or conic head on a dremel or other rotary tool, and because some of those vintage irons are somewhat soft a chainsaw file can work well also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baok Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Then there's Dan's Whetstones in Hot Springs, AR. Quarried right there. Nice oil stones. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Cheers Chris, Greg, they would be lovely. Not sure how coarse natural stuff is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Cheers Tony , I should do a YT vid for WT where I try to be American........or not . I want to hear that one Graham. You could put a Devonshire slant on it loike. Have a look as this one - although I think this guy sounds more Bristolian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 He's not even close . Far to Bristolian :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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