Columbia Gorge Stoneworks
I first met Ben Dale in 1994 when he was looking for someone to make a plastic injection mold for a new design he had, the Apex. I was a tool and die maker working for a local company and wanted to start a business of my own, working from home. We soon had an agreement and I got started on his project. Around 2000 I started making the scissor sharpener parts, then the Pro carriages. Around 2015 I made a bunch of prototypes that would soon become the Matrix stones, and the revised polish tape holders. These were an offshoot of polishing tools that I made to polish custom stone switchplates that I started making in 2001. I make everything myself and use as much American made materials as possible.
This is my passion and hobby, but also how I support myself so please subscribe and visit my website at https://cgsw.us/
Thank you,
David
Guided knife sharpening basics 3
Guided knife sharpening basics 2
Guided knife sharpening basics 1
Comparing diamond powders used in knife sharpening stones, and Edge Pro Matrix diamond stones
Sharpening ceramic knives is harder than I thought
The danger of 666 subscribers
How many strokes per grit are best when sharpening a knife with Matrix stones
The best way to dress resin bond diamond stones
Dressing 3 x 8 inch Resin Bond Diamond Stones
Reprofiling and sharpening a recurve knife with radiused polymer strops and oil based emulsions
Sharpening a dull knife with strops
Sharpening a very dull knife on my guided sharpener with Edge Pro Matrix stones and polymer strops
Experimenting with the Bond Hardness in knife sharpening stones and strops
CGSW 1x4 inch diamond stones used with a guided sharpener
Hard Polymer Strops for Sharpening Knives
Improved KME stone clamp
Cleaning and maintaining Edge Pro Matrix and CGSW resin bond diamond stones
Edge Pro Matrix 250, how low of a BESS score can it sharpen?
Edge Pro Matrix and Venev Orion diamond stone comparison sharpening a Maxamet knife
Edge Pro Matrix and Venev Orion diamond stone comparison on S90V
Putzing around sharpening a knife and testing on a PT50A BESS scale.
Dressing Columbia Gorge Stoneworks resin bond diamond stones.
Sharpening a Kyocera Black ceramic knife with Matrix stones and leather strops loaded with diamonds.
Another sharpening a Maxamet knife with Edge Pro Matrix stones but with photos from my microscope.
Sharpening a Maxamet knife with Edge Pro Matrix stones. Best practices using diamond Matrix stones.
Slide Guide Knobs
Updated video of making the Slide Guide bodies for the Apex.
Making Slide Guide bodies for the Apex
Updated How to dress Edge Pro Matrix Diamond stones.
Machining the Slide Guide centers