WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

The flattest surface you will ever have for sharpening plane irons, chisels and knives. Great surface to polish and deburr parts. Works great with wet/dry ultra fine grit sand paper. A must have surface to use to measure part with a indicator. The sale price made this an extremely great buy and value.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

The flatest surface you can use in conjunction with ultra fine sand papers to sharpen plane irons, chisels and knives. Also great for deburring and polishing parts with sand paper or emery cloth abrasives. A must for use in measuring parts with surface gauges and indicators. When on sale, is an extremely great buy.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

Great for touch-up sharpening

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

I use this to sharpen + flatten plane parts and chisels. It works well.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

This makes a great little assembly table for very small pieces. Set it atop anything and you have a perfectly flat surface that glue won't stick to. Also, you can't get a flatter surface for sharpening chisels, jointer knives, or whatever. A Little water and some wet/dry sandpaper and away you go.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

I should have purchased this a long time ago. One of those necessary items in the shop.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

Makes it so much earier to prep your chisels and hand plane blades for final honing.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

As a metal shop guy it just seems "wrong" on so many levels putting abrasives on a surface plate,,, but it sure does work great!!! I picked mine up on travel two years ago, and packed it home. Wife still doesn't understand [$] for a flat rock ;-)

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

I got this surface plate on sale at my local Woodcraft. I used to use a big hunk of plate glass for lapping and sharpening, but this is much, much nicer. I got some stick-on (PSA) rubber feet and stuck them around the bottom to prevent it from sliding on my bench. I've used it for lapping and sharpening plane and chisel blades, and also for lapping the soles of planes. Most recently, I used it to lap the sole of my new Lie-Nielsen block plane dead flat, and I got a rusty old Stanley #3 at a garage sale and turned it into a first-class production plane (after quite a bit of lapping...) For coarse grit sandpaper, I spray on a VERY light coat of 3M 77 spray adhesive to the back of the sandpaper ONLY, wait a few minutes, then smooth it down. Sheets peel up fairly easily, and I remove adhesive residue with a razor blade followed by an acetone wipe. For wet/dray sandpaper (finer grits, up to 2000), I have a spray water bottle and I mist the surface lightly then smooth it down. Cleanup for water is just a wipe down with a paper towel. Man, I love this thing! Use it for all routine honing. Sits on the corner of my bench and gets plenty of use.

Comments about WoodRiver Granite Surface Plate 9" x 12" x 2" A Grade :

Love it. Who knew a flat slab of granite could put such a smile on someone's face? This thing is HEAVY! [...] The stone also comes with a factory/lab report, guaranteeing the flatness of the surface. Pretty cool.