- 1. [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:48:34 -0400
- I seem to have lost the knack. Actually, I haven't tried to sharpen a chisel in maybe 8 years. The one I did back then is still pretty good, but I can't sharpen the rest of the set very well. I have
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:35:38 -0400
- The above suggests most of the chisels are as they came from the manufacturer. Out of the box, most chisels won't hold a decent edge, so you need to flatten/polish the backs. Google "Scary Sharp". On
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:40:04 -0400
- On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Peter J. Thomas<pj_thomas@comcast.net> B one the little you make wood the I'm not a big fan of scary sharp. It's not that it doesn't do a good job, it's just that it'
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:36:21 -0700
- I tried the scary sharp method, found it time-consuming. Not a bad method if you're just touching up a reasonably well-kept chisel or plane iron. In my case I had some vintage early-1900's Stanley pl
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- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:51:40 -0400
- I also prefer oil stones for regular sharpening, but most chisels initially need significant material removed to flatten them, so "scary sharp" is a good way to get them lapped flat and polished init
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:37:19 -0400
- On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:51 AM, Peter J. Thomas<pj_thomas@comcast.net> two to MIssed the "one stone" thing. Yeah. probably a two sided silicon carbide stone. They're a lot better tools then they're
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- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel? (score: 1)
- Author: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:42:25 -0400
- First, thanks for all of the helpful responses. In answer to some specific points raised: Yes, I've been using a two-sided stone. I'd never considered that the blades might not be flat to begin with
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