Product Description

Add to the functionality of your WorkSharp wood tool sharpener. Leather hone kit is for honing a mirror finish on tools. Includes 150mm tempered glass wheel, leather honing disk and chromium oxide honing compound. Wheel Diameter (in.): 6, Wheels (qty.): 1, Wheel Type: Leather Hone

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6816 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Work Sharp
• Model: WSSA0002001
• Dimensions: 2.10 pounds

Features

• Works with Drill Doctor Work Sharp WS3000

From the Manufacturer
Includes tempered glass wheel. For use with the Work Sharp WS3000 Tool Sharpener only.

Customer Reviews

Razor sharp
I'm used to doing the sharpening by hand and this is wonderful. This was the perfect addition to the Work Sharp system because it adds that final sharpness to planes that lead to outstanding results.

Works fine but beware
Because you're free-handing this from the tool rest, beware that you don't gouge the leather. Carefully face the tool's sharp edge AWAY FROM the direction of spin. First time I used it, I slowly lowered the cutting edge perpendicular to the spinning platter (parallel to the rest) and in the blink of an eye I cut a gouge about an inch in from the center. Chalk it up to inexperience and not thinking this through.

Just lucky it didn't rip the plane iron from my hands and fling it across the workshop, nor did it damage the glass plate under the leather.

I think I'll buy the micromesh disks and retire the leather hone.

Good for final honing---but can't use sharpening port
This leather wheel is good for putting the final edge and polish on your tool. It includes a little packet of petroleum jelly that you smear on the wheel the first time you use it, as well as the green compound that you charge the leather disc with.

Note that you can only use this wheel *facing up*---it's not meant to face down, so you can't use the sharpening port. If you have the wide tool accessory that fits on the top, then you will be able to hold your tools that way. Otherwise, if you don't have it (like me), you will have to free-hand it, using the tool rest. This is no problem for back of blades, but for the blade bevel, you have to carefully hold the blade by hand at the correct angle. So far it's worked ok for me, but it would be nice if you could use it with the sharpening port.