Master Chisel Sharpener

Master creaftsman David shows us how to sharpen a chisel

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[tubestick00]

@kenny474 bench grinders have whatever level of abrasive you choose. you generally have one coarser one and one finer one. ive always ground chisels on a bench grinder. it doesnt matter. its to remove material and shape the end of the chisel ready for honing on a stone. people get to fussy with shit like this. its just gotta be straight and sharp.

[kenny474]

I would personally never sharpen a chisel on a bench grinder, too coarse a grind. That's why they make Tormek style grinders, have a Grizzly 8" that works well.

Though I still like to sharpen on a granite surface plate or plate glass with abrasive paper up to 2000grit, though I do add fine diamond lapping paste to most of the paper to extend it;s life and get faster cutting.

Anyway, flat ground tools have more steel backing up the cutting edge and stay sharp longer in most cases.

[britty67]

Try sharpening your pencil lol

[TomDodsonMusic]

@5000loto I much prefer mounting the majority of my tools on the wall because it clears up an unbelievable amount of room, especially in a smaller workshop :) But with chisels, i do what you do and put them wherever is convenient for their current use :P

[zodiacoazul23]

this its best work.

[FLORINOID]

@Iregretmostofmyposts i always sharp my chisels manual why to take it to a shop?i don't think they can do it better then me.i now the angle i want.

[Iregretmostofmyposts]

Yup, some of the best work comes from crappy looking shops. Whether they be woodworkers or shoemakers, the masters usually have a shop with crap everywhere.

I'm more wondering what makes someone a "master chisel sharpener". In today's world of access to tons of techniques, premade jigs and systems, every wood worker should be a "master chisel sharpener".

[5000loto]

Why would you clean your shop? Clearly you have so much stuff there is no "away" place to store it. I attempt to clean my shop every so often and as soon as I am done entropy kicks in and I'm back to equilibrium. Anyway, putting something away assumes you will not be using it anytime soon..... I've actually taken to putting like tools (ie: chisels) into small boxes and moving them around as needed. It protects them and keeps them from being individually buried.

[vince99percent]

Having enough time for housekeeping is not a good sign for small commercial workshops, i've noticed. It's usually a sign of work shortage and cash-flow problems.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

The workshop is no disaster, it's just lived-in! In any case, we were supposed to be interested in chisel sharpening, not house-keeping.