05M0801 - Veritas Honing Compound
This honing compound, which took over two years to develop, is the most effective on the market.
It is a blend of both chromium and aluminum oxide to give the best combination of cutting speed and fine finish. The bonding is formulated for ease of charging. It will adhere equally well to felt, leather or wood.
Cuts quickly but leaves a mirror finish with a light wax film. The average size of scratch pattern it leaves behind is 0.5 microns or 0.00002 inches. Ideal for carving tools and firmer gouges, it can be used for final honing of almost any tool. Used with a felt wheel or leather belt for power honing or with a leather strop for hand honing.
Available in 4 1/2" × 1 1/8" × 3/4" bars.
Made in USA.
The compound is a blend of chromium oxide and aluminum oxide. Chromium oxide provides fine finishing while aluminum oxide contributes cutting speed, and the combination is formulated to cut quickly while still leaving a mirror finish with a light wax film.
The average scratch pattern is 0.5 microns (0.00002"). That is fine enough to bring most edge tool bevels to a mirror finish ready for use, without the need for a finer secondary step on most tools.
Yes, the bonding formula was developed to adhere equally to felt, leather and wood. It charges a leather hand strop just as readily as a felt wheel or leather belt on a polishing motor – apply by rubbing the compound bar against the strop surface.
It is well suited to carving tools and firmer gouges, and can also be used for the final honing step on chisels, plane blades, knives and most other edge tools. It works on both carbon steel and high-speed steel.
| Materials | Chromium and aluminum oxide blend in wax binder |
| Dimensions | 4 1/2" × 1 1/8" × 3/4" bar |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Includes | Honing combound bar |
| Weight | 6 oz |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Veritas Honing Compound
This honing compound, which took over two years to develop, is the most effective on the market.
It is a blend of both chromium and aluminum oxide to give the best combination of cutting speed and fine finish. The bonding is formulated for ease of charging. It will adhere equally well to felt, leather or wood.
Cuts quickly but leaves a mirror finish with a light wax film. The average size of scratch pattern it leaves behind is 0.5 microns or 0.00002 inches. Ideal for carving tools and firmer gouges, it can be used for final honing of almost any tool. Used with a felt wheel or leather belt for power honing or with a leather strop for hand honing.
Available in 4 1/2" × 1 1/8" × 3/4" bars.
Made in USA.
