Aloha everyone!

Welcome Cliff, it’s great to have you! To add an avatar, click on your own profile link, then click the Edit button which you’ll find on the right side of the orange bar that says “Profile for …” Then click on the tab that says “Avatar Image”. You should be able to upload your photo from there. Please see the screen shots from my profile page:

Hi Cliff, welcome here! Great that entire families are joining the forum 😉 .

As to resurfacing diamond stones… hmmm… Maybe somebody else has good ideas, but I think this would be rather hard. The diamonds don’t break out from the substrate they’re embedded in, but they do get more rounded as they wear. And to try to sharpen every diamond in the stone… It takes a very long time, though, before they’re worn out.

I’ve also never made my own strops, but I do know there are people who have. So let’s wait for them to chime in. I don’t know if you have any whetstones, but you could use these to make your own stropping compounds. It works particularly well with Choseras. Simply scrape off the mud they produce and there you go.

I just happened to recommend a loupe in another thread. http://www.wickededgeusa.com/forum/2-welcome-mat/13187-to-get-the-2000-3000-wets?limitstart=0&start=10 . It’s very cheap, but it works well.

Enjoy your WEPS!

I’ve been reading the forums for a while now since a certain Uncle of mine *cough* Gib Curry *cough* showed me his Wicked Edge setup and I knew it was the way to go for me as well!

Can’t remember last time I had a hobbie that was so fun. I’ve made alot of progress in last month or so, even whittled a hair first time ever few days ago! :blink:

-Cliff

You were infected with the “disease” long before I showed you the Wicked Edge. We were probably both infected by your GrandPa Curry.

If you’re going to be OCD about mirrored knife bevels and popping or slicing hair, you’ve got the right equipment.

I know you’ve already got the “eye” for it; now you have the equipment and the company and expertise of the “sharpest” forum on the Net.

Are there other owners in Hawaii or on Maui?

So, now the thing is, weather the hurricane….

(Love you, nephew. We’ll talk soon.)