Simple Joinery Series #2: Get Your Chisels Wicked Shaaaahrp!

Tommy -

Now I have the urge to get out in the shop, break out the Tormek and tune up my chisels! another well done video. Its good to see Al back in action!

David

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Thanks Tommy – great videos. I always learn something from the videos. Thanks for taking the time.

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Anytime Tommy, watching you work has taught me that there is woodworking, and then there is fine furniture. There is a big difference. PLEASE keep the videos coming when you have time, they are the highlight of my day when a new one is posted!

BTW, my Federal table is coming along nicely!

Regards,
JC

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Thanks, Tommy! Wonderful information that will help me a lot.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

I have been teaching Wood Manufacturing Technology at Fox Valley Technical College for 15 years. Our unit on chisel sharpening is “pass-only”, the student needs to do it correctly to pass. Your hand position for honing is perfect and I am glad that there is no nonsense about honing in a figure-eight or some other voodoo. You may want to mention that the chisel is held at about a 45 degree angle to the stone when honing the face to allow for less effort and better control. I always tell my students that they can’t hone the chisel correctly if they are holding the handle. Great video, one of the very few that is right.
Mark

You have once again made a hard task look easy thanks.

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Nice video, with some very good points and tips. But I am surprised that you did not use the Tormek for the whole process:- Flattening the back, Grinding the bevel, Removing the bur and honing the bevel.

The Tormek, as I am sure you already know, can give you just a sharp an edge as the method you used, without the need for buying an additional, expensive water-stones.

It would have been nice to point out that you do not have to go through the whole process every time you need to re-sharpen/re-hone your chisel (assuming the edge is not damaged or “nicked”), you can re-hone the chisel many times on the leather wheel and some polishing compound, before you have to re-grind the bevel.

Nice to see you sharing so much information with us LJs – Thanks very much

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Thanks, that was great. I see the slight hollow grind is essential, then the flattening. I was just given a twelve inch, two wheel grinder without motor, which I want to set up. It has a course wheel and a fine wheel. The coarse wheel is out of round and the fine wheel is chipped on the edges. Have to look into either refurbishing the old wheels or finding some new ones. Can’t wait to get it set up.

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sweeeet. those chisels look wicked shaaap. im looking into a wet grinder right now. i have a worksharp and i think by combining the 2 units i could get a beautiful edge. just dont have the money for the waterstones yet.

Now THAT is a sharp chisel! Thanks for putting together and sharing this wonderful video.

-- Rick, south Sweden

Your great Tommy, thank for your great video.
Your videos means a lot to me, so I can dream a way for about 10 minutes.
I hope there comes a day that I can go woodworking again,
but the doctors said to me last week that I must what for a wonder, because they
can’t help me from my pain.

Thanks again Tommy, and Al of course

Schummie.

-- Greetings from the Netherlands.