cheap sharpening method

great ways to sharpen your chisels without expensive stuff

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[UncleEti]

sorry I am french, I did not get what do you say you are using starting from 2"40' , an old fashion what...with what ? Merci beaucoup

Eti

[jdn6863]

old fashioned strops were leather strips rubbed with a pumice powder or some such abrasive. They are still commercially available and are used with nothing on them or are rubbed with polishing compounds of various micro powder abrasives such as emery, white tripoli, red jewelers rouge, etc.

[funloverc]

Your advice is really helpful. For heavy sharping I use stone made of aluminium oxide and water, because sand paper has short life, and don't use oil because they trend to sticky mixing with dust and dirt. I've also use a stone for sharping Japanese Sushi knife for final finish, the result is good if you keep "move your body" style.

[MrRichot]

thankyou sir, ive tried many methods to find out how sharp the chisel is once sharpend, have scars to prove it ! Now it back to my shed and shave my arms,why didnt I think of it. Cheers

[kezxr]

not to sound rough but i use a belt sander takes about 30 seconds and finish with a oil on and sharpening stone in a figure of 8 motion take 1-2 minutes per chisel ideal on site where you need to be quick

[Donegaldan]

@Charrister Its 800 grit (wet and dry) emery paper that can be bought at any DIY store

[Charrister]

New to all this. What is that sheet of paper you have on top of the tile? Is it a type of sand paper?

[gervaseevans]

Please have a look at this way of sharpening at chiselsharpener.co.uk

I'd like your comments

Cheers

[HuntWildBoars]

The best parts of this video are the Move your body, use marble and use a cheap piece of leather Like the rest of your videos I can see both a strong history of craftsmanship in your methods and some low cost yet excellent advice.

I hate the guys who show you how they do their work using tools out of a commercial (money making shop). If I wanted to do that I probably would be working in that industry not a home hobby worker trying not to break my budget on the latest gadget.

[rbechard]

I'm a strong believer in this method as well but I find what every once and a while my sharp tools end up cutting into the paper. Do you have any tips to get around this?

[donepearce]

A luthier friend of mine says no to secondary bevels. He says they are simply a lazy way to sharpen, but they result in a far poorer cut than a single bevel. I have taken his advice and not looked back since.

[unclegaryjerome]

if you can learn something new like i just did then that day was worth living.thank you