3M (TM) 7 Sheet 4-1/4 inch x 11 inch PSA Lapping Microfinishing Film For Scary Sharp Sharpening System Aluminum Oxide AO

Sheets work very well. Problem is durability and quantity. Most will never need all 9 films, youre better off buying sheets of 9x11 in grit needed. You can also get Diamond film from KME which lasts way longer. KME gives you five 4x1 slabs which last about 5+ times longer. These are nice due to size but dont help me. When using KME these sheets will get you through 1 maybe 2 knives that need moderate work. The KME ones will get you through 7 or more as they are diamond. ALWAYS remember to hone away from edge if you push towards edge you will cut film and ruin it. If using KME system you will need a glass blank for film(or alum/glass blank) for backing. The film removes better from glass

Only went 4 grits in and then accidentally cut off a little translucent layer of skin with the chisel. That was good enough for me to stop there lol. Also careful doing sharpening by hand. If you use your finger to feel for the bevel and it touches this stuff youll burnish you skin before you know it!

Like the adhesive back, disappointed by the durability. Might work well for touching up chisel or plane but I was touching up heads and didn’t hold up

These films work well when used with flat substrate, though the finer films are easily cut unless care is taken to use only pull stroke. Coarser films OK for back &forth grinding.

Received as advertised. Good experience.

Love 3m products. I use small chisels on a daily basis and these true up an edge really well really quickly! Must have in addition to your glass or stone.

Like many woodworkers, Ive spent a lot of time and effort in finding the most convenient, but effective, method to sharpen our chisels and plane irons. I could start a second hand store with all the products Ive tried but dont use due to one issue or another. Lately Ive used wet/dry sandpaper on marble slab with excellent success. My tools come out extremely sharp and the process to touch them up is reasonable. The only real issue is the expense of changing the paper so often. In steps the Taylor Tools answer to the scary sharp method using 3M lapping film. The advantage to sandpaper is two fold. First, the film provides longevity that paper backed products can only dream of ... secondly, the finer films take my tools to a whole new level of sharp. What a pleasure it is to use my tools again. I havent counted just how many chisels and irons Ive sharpened with any given set, but I can tell you that for me its been significant. I have five stages mounted to a 12x24 marble plate to create and maintain my micro bevels. It takes a mere couple of minutes to touch tools back up once you have a good primary bevel established. This is my current soup du jour of sharpening and Im going to be quite satisfied with it for a long time to come.

Polished a L max blade. Worked as advertised. Just pour delivery.

So far so good with these, Ive used them to polish/hone some straight razors to try this method out. I prefer an actual stone though after trying this but then again this isnt what these sheets were designed for so they get 5-stars from me for their quality.

This is what you need if you are using it to sharpen along with a honing guide. Managed to get a great and sharp edge to a well used second hand plane. Works for chisels as well.