I seem to have finally gotten the sharpening thing down with sandpaper - the Scary Sharp technique. I'm able to get my chisels sharp enough to shave my arm, although my wife was not impressed. Anyway, I buy paper at $1.00 a sheet, and it lasts through maybe 1 sharpening of 3 chisels, so with tax for
7 sheets, about $2.50 every time I sharpen a largish chisel. 1000x/4000x combo water stones are $25 from Lee Valley. Not having used stones before, how long do they last compared to paper? Has anyone done a cost comparison? Is there one sharpening method that is the most cost effective?Cheers! Dukester