Work Sharp Station

Nice setup, Tom. For somebody like you that uses your planes so much, I’m sure this will be a great solution and time saver for you.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

That’s pretty slick!

I just have my Tormek sitting on the end of a bench.

I will need to do something about that.

Gary

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

My, my, my. I was thinking about building at least a storage solution for the glass plates and abrasives. Your timing is impeccable.

Have you ever tried the see through wheel and sharpening from the underside?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Tom, I’d love to read a review on this unit from you. I was within an inch of buying one this weekend at our local tool show. I decided against it in favor better of bettering my skills with traditional methods first. All told, I could have gotten out for about the same price after buying the supplies I opted to get (stones, etc.).

Wayne, I know you and Tom (mot) were going back and forth discussing the WorkSharp vs. the Veritas. Did you do an actual writeup that I missed. Thanks in advance for any input you guys provide.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Wayne, I haven’t tried the see-through yet. I just do things on the top like I always have. You’re free-handing anyway so why not on top.

Jeff, I’ll get some thing put together for a blog. It sharpens things.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Yes we reviewed both.

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/WayneC/blog/1113

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/mot/blog/1149

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Was responding while Tom A posted. Tom (Mot) did a review of the Veritas Sharpening system. It was the leader in the Fine Woodworking Tool guide that just came out, but costs about $200 more than the worksharp. I would love to hear your opinion on the Worksharp Tom A.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Looks like a good place to keep the whatcha callits and so forth to keep the thingy’s around the shop sharp.

Buckskin – I like your terminology. Nothing like the right nomenclature. :-)

Gary

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

That looks like a great setup, Tom. I really need to get me one of those, but I’m still trying to figure out how to make sharpening the tools as much fun as using them.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very Nice. I need to house mine somehow. It is just on the floor getting dusty right now. Hmmm/

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Wait a minute, your supposed to sharpen these tools?

I use a tormek, water stones, diamond paste on MDF, and a poplar block turning on the lathe, treated with jewelers rouge. Or the scary sharp system.

I use the feel method to determine which method I’ll use for what tool.

It all depends on what I feel like.

I really don’t have a favorite way of doing it, and do like having a choice.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Nice setup Thos. it’ll make a big difference having it right by your work station. All you gotta do is turn around give your knife a quick touch up. Cool, mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Gary, I was just following Tom’s lead. ;)

Yeah, Lee,
I’ve got diamond stone, Arkansas. a hard wheel on a grinder with green paste. jeweler’s rouge on my strop and this thing. I’ve even got a scythe stone somewhere. I’ve probably still got my sharpener to do mower knives. And the danged stuff is still always dull! Dang!! ain’t this fun?

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Now Gary, you be nice to Buck. He’s that-a-way because of the hat , just like me.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Tom I thought it was because of those Rocky Mountain winters, not the hat. Laughing.

You’re probably here because of one of those long Rocky Mountain winters. LOL I’ve got two kids named Blizzard and Snowstorm.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

LOL and in truth, my first name is Forrest. Probably named that way for similar reasons. At least that is what my dad claimed.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

It’s sure a coincidence. I turned on my TV early yesterday morning, & they were running a sales pitch for work sharp. It looks like a great tool. I’ll have to put it on my list.
A neat set up you have there.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Kinda looks a little elaborate to me…that is not an insult, just an observation. I like gadgets and doo-dads,maybe too much. Part of the fun of having a shop is “shop projects”, making jigs and fixtures just for the sake of it. I know a little about tool sharpening, its not that hard http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/pb/wpbfda54f2/wpbfda54f2.html?0.49090033601846617

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

Great holder Tom. I’ve tried about all I want to on sharpening. I’ve now got my way that works well.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Karson, That’s all that matters. There are many roads to the same destination. The wood cares not how it is cut.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Amen.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Daren, the purpose of the work station was to keep the parts and pieces corraled and not lost. You’re right, sharpening isn’t that hard. But sometimes finding the tools to do it is.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

“But sometimes finding the tools to do it is.” You said a mouthful. I have had problems on both ends at times…when I find my oil stone I forgot where I laid the chisel I was going to sharpen.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/