sharpening cheap chisel

Andy: I have a few “cheapies” I use for loners. Funny, I always get them back…..

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Me too but none of my lenders or nail pullers are as bad as these. The wire edge will not sharpen away. The steel must be made from old bikes or something. ha ha

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Very nice video on sharpening.

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I think that those are the same chisels that they sell at Harbor Freight here in the USA. Chinese junk. I had a set that I actually managed to get pretty sharp, but it took forever. It was a true pain and once sharp, they did not hold an edge very well. I eventually gave up and gave them away to someone and then spent the money for some better chisels. I still hope, someday, to get my hands on some genuinely high quality chisels such as a Lie Nielsen or similar.

Doc

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Andy: Very nice video and very helpful. I will switch from light oil on my stone and give kerosine a try. I never thought about using kerosine as a lubricant for sharpening. Thank you very much. How about a video on sharpening jointer and planer blades.

-- TheOldTimer,Chandler Arizona

Hi ya Old Timer. I will do a video on replacing the blades but as far as sharpening goes, we usually send ours away to get sharpened. One of our machines has an in head grinder and that is very handy. At home I have in the past mounted jigs made from wood on my bench grinder and had satisfactory results. Also I have tickled the blades up on my belt sander which has got me by when I was too tight to pay to get them sharpened. You can get a little more life from the blades by running your oil stone over a few times while the blade is still mounted in the machine.

Andy.

-- Andy Halewoodworker. You can't finish if you don't finish. So finish it, because finish is everything.

Thanks Andy, I will give the oil stone tip a try on my Jointer. Good luck to you and your students.

-- TheOldTimer,Chandler Arizona

And here I thought there wasn’t a reason for me to buy kerosene anymore. Thanks for the tips Andy.

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The only comment I have about cheap chisels is: The steel used will not produce or keep a sharp edge. The quality of steel is paramount to being sharpened. I sharpen all my tools with diamond. I find it makes for quick results. Sharpening tools was a skill I picked up 20 years ago with a saw and tool sharpening shop I operated.