JamesCL 2 Report post Posted May 29, 2008 I have a knife stone here in the kitchen, and dont have time to run out to get my skates sharpened before my game, can i use this on my blades? same thing isnt it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted May 29, 2008 What color is it and what's the grit like?Is it an Arkansas whetstone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesCL 2 Report post Posted May 29, 2008 What color is it and what's the grit like?Is it an Arkansas whetstone?dark grey, looks similar too a regular skate stone but just thicker and bigger, i couldnt tell you the grit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biff44 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 The answer depends on if you know what you are doing, or are without a clue! You DO realize that the skates have a hollow radius ground into the bottom. You can only do that with a rounded rotating stone.If you want to clean up the edges a little, you can take a flat stone of any type and hold it against one of the flat edges and polish the flat part. THen you move the stone to the other side and polish that flat spot. You must be careful to keep the stone held flat to the surface, not at an angle. A little water helps if you need to do a lot of cleanup.But this side polishing will only do so much to help your skates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesCL 2 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 The answer depends on if you know what you are doing, or are without a clue! You DO realize that the skates have a hollow radius ground into the bottom. You can only do that with a rounded rotating stone.If you want to clean up the edges a little, you can take a flat stone of any type and hold it against one of the flat edges and polish the flat part. THen you move the stone to the other side and polish that flat spot. You must be careful to keep the stone held flat to the surface, not at an angle. A little water helps if you need to do a lot of cleanup.But this side polishing will only do so much to help your skates.I'm aware of how to use a stone, just was wondering if it was okay to use a knife stone, but thanks for looking out.Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 Yeah, you can use a knife stone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kovalchuk71 212 Report post Posted May 31, 2008 How would you set the hollow though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LkptTiger 1 Report post Posted May 31, 2008 He's not using it to sharpen his skates...he's just stoning them to clean-up the edges a bit. He's not doing anything to the hollow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted May 31, 2008 He's honing the skates. Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty22 833 Report post Posted May 31, 2008 Can't wait for the "Help,I just flat ground my blades with a knife stone" thread...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kovalchuk71 212 Report post Posted June 1, 2008 My fault. I was thinking of an electric knife sharpener. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P5man 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2008 funny story:someone thought they could beat the system and take their skates to a knife sharpening place. i'm sure you could figure out the rest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 41 Report post Posted June 2, 2008 funny story:someone thought they could beat the system and take their skates to a knife sharpening place. i'm sure you could figure out the restActually, there is a knife sharpening store that does skates in Hopkins, MN. You'd never be able to tell they sharpened skates from the look of the building, but I was desperate for a sharpening one day and wandered in. They did a decent job, but too deep a hollow for me. I never went back, so I don't know if they would have been willing to change hollows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
