This is a great video! I sharpen my own chisels much like this except i do it with natural stones and I don't use a grinder. I just keep going much like you do to make the entire front flat on a coarse stone, and work through the medium and fine stones. I also have a translucent fine stone for final polishing of my blades. It really gives em a mirror finish. Have you ever tried to strop your chisels with leather or steel to straighten the burr?
Couldn't you eliminate the back and forth of flipping the burr by cutting into the stone? Most of the time, whether it be knives or chisels, I do my finish edge work into the stone, not away from it, essentially cutting the burr, not moving it around... not sure if this would deliver different results... just wondering.
@matthewlramsey You want to be careful breaking the burr off as that can leave a jagged edge at the tip, which results in an edge that will not be as sharp and will wear more quickly. When you "chase the burr" as it's called, you lever it off gently (with back and forth bending) leaving a crisp edge when it falls off.
@MrAcronim The 4000/8000 stone was somewhere around $70 when I got it. A little pricey, but it'll last you forever. The 220 stone has worn for me pretty quickly, though after a couple of years it still has plenty of life. But the 4000/8000 stone hasn't lost any thickness in a couple of years. You do handfuls of strokes on it - so it wears pretty slowly. And a combo is a great way to go so you can quickly move through the grits, just like sandpaper.
Great! Thanks so much for sharing. Huge help.
bobbieiler 5 hours ago
Great demonstration. Makes me realise that I'm going to have to spend some time to sharpen my chisel set.
BakersDelightSam 15 hours ago
great video thanks for posting
beastenick 4 weeks ago
where do you find the money for all these expensive tools
ironlionkalo 2 months ago
Really learned a lot. As a production carpenter and deck builder you put my chisels to shame. Thanks for the video I'm going to put it to use.
sprtman 4 months ago
Great video and very informative. I have always had a problem getting consistent edges on chisels but have never tried the hollow grind method.
You may want to change the battery in your smoke detector. (Chirping sound in background LOL)
esdinges 7 months ago
This is a great video! I sharpen my own chisels much like this except i do it with natural stones and I don't use a grinder. I just keep going much like you do to make the entire front flat on a coarse stone, and work through the medium and fine stones. I also have a translucent fine stone for final polishing of my blades. It really gives em a mirror finish. Have you ever tried to strop your chisels with leather or steel to straighten the burr?
PetertheGreatest1 7 months ago
Couldn't you eliminate the back and forth of flipping the burr by cutting into the stone? Most of the time, whether it be knives or chisels, I do my finish edge work into the stone, not away from it, essentially cutting the burr, not moving it around... not sure if this would deliver different results... just wondering.
matthewlramsey 7 months ago
@matthewlramsey You want to be careful breaking the burr off as that can leave a jagged edge at the tip, which results in an edge that will not be as sharp and will wear more quickly. When you "chase the burr" as it's called, you lever it off gently (with back and forth bending) leaving a crisp edge when it falls off.
MWSMorton 7 months ago
great vid there isn't a lot like this on youtube! how much was your 4000-8000 sone
MrAcronim 7 months ago
@MrAcronim The 4000/8000 stone was somewhere around $70 when I got it. A little pricey, but it'll last you forever. The 220 stone has worn for me pretty quickly, though after a couple of years it still has plenty of life. But the 4000/8000 stone hasn't lost any thickness in a couple of years. You do handfuls of strokes on it - so it wears pretty slowly. And a combo is a great way to go so you can quickly move through the grits, just like sandpaper.
MWSMorton 7 months ago