If I can do it then ANYONE can get a razor sharp edge on a chisel.

Congratulations! It’s a good feeling, isn’t it?

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

I too have had that feeling you get when you take a tool that is duller than a butter knife and through a bit of determination and elbow grease honed it to surgical sharpness. The best thing is that after the initial work it just takes a few strokes on the stone to keep it that way.
BTW the arm hair grows back quickly…........

-- Frank Auge---Nichols NY----"My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, but it is price competitive."

Great work spaids. I too remember the excitement when I got my first scary sharp edge. What a thrill. Then I learned one of the golden rules of woodworking the hard way. The rule is clamp your work and keep both hands with all fingers behind the blade. You know with chisels that sharp, one slip and you can plant one 1/4” deep right into the bones in your fingertips.

Vinman

Nothin’ like a scary sharp chisel!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

I was raised by a man that wouldn’t carry his knife from one day to the next without re sharping it to a razor edge. I learned at an early age how to sharpen chisels and such. It’s always a pleasure to see the blade clean a beard as easy as a barbers razor. He kept a stone next to his chair and as a pass time sharpened a knife down to a pick in a short time. I don’t know how many knifes he replaced through the years. The reason for this story is I also learned from him that you could take your leather belt and strap it to your foot and clean the burr off the knife to get that extra edge. You can also do it with a chisel.

-- JJohn

sharp posting

-- making sawdust....

remember once you get it there strop often to keep it there.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

thanks for the link Spaids

-- Jason, AL

Alright now, go shave some wood with that puppy. THEN, try to shave your arm again. You’ll discover just how fast an edge can go south. Once you know this, you’ll keep your hone/strop nearby so you can whet it back into razor sharpness quickly so you can go and shave some more wood with it. Knowledge in woodworking always comes in the DOING of it. Keep it up and congrats on the newly earned sharpness.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Jenn gave me the LV sharpening rig for Christmas… I’m afraid I spent waaay too much time sharpening everything in sight. I am still amazed at the difference between sharp and scary sharp. It is actually fun to use a chisel the way it is intended to be sharp rather than the butter knives I had been using.

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

Anyone have a link to the stone/jig setup he referred to? I’d like to sharpen mine, and my planes too.

I was about to ask the same question mgradwohl….where do I get mine? Do yo have the vendors card?

Peach Tree Woodworking
These are the guys that I bought from at the wood show. I am actually in St. Louis and not from Atlanta where the vendor is. The set is $120 which is what I think I spent at the show but they gave us one more stone at the show. I got the same grits as the kit but only my 4000/8000 is a combo stone where the rest or separate. I think its a good deal to get everything you need to get started for only $120.

-- Total Freakin Newbie

Honing Guide
They also threw in the honing guide which I found to be a necessity. I am not sure if it is part of the kit. They have me this honing guide and a little piece of HDPE with rabbets cut into it at different lengths to allow me to set the right length for the angle that is needed.

-- Total Freakin Newbie