I'm trying to settle into a good plane iron and chisel sharpening technique without much luck. I've read in a few places that when you're new, pick a method and stick with it so you learn its nuances.
I have an ACE hardware combo corborundum stone, a combo India stone, and a combo soft/hard Arkansas stone.
I'm trying to reestablish the primary bevels on several irons using the corborundum coarse stone to start (because I think it's the coarsest of all my stones) and a Veritas Mk II jig. The process has been frustratingly slow. Several of my irons are A2, which is quite resistant to sharpening on my stones. The others are old irons from '40's-'60's, made of thinner metal, and even those take a long time to sharpen. Several of them have nicks at the edge, and after grinding down most of the bevel, I can't touch those knicks (using my jig). Using a permanent marker, I color in the bevel, and the nicked areas always retain the marker color.
I know oilstones are slow to sharpen but am I doing something wrong? The corundum stone wasn't pre-oiled so I soaked it in Smith's honing oil. The Norton India came presoaked (I still apply a light coat of honing oil while sharpening). Do you push down hard while sharpening with oil stones?
I have an ACE hardware combo corborundum stone, a combo India stone, and a combo soft/hard Arkansas stone.
I'm trying to reestablish the primary bevels on several irons using the corborundum coarse stone to start (because I think it's the coarsest of all my stones) and a Veritas Mk II jig. The process has been frustratingly slow. Several of my irons are A2, which is quite resistant to sharpening on my stones. The others are old irons from '40's-'60's, made of thinner metal, and even those take a long time to sharpen. Several of them have nicks at the edge, and after grinding down most of the bevel, I can't touch those knicks (using my jig). Using a permanent marker, I color in the bevel, and the nicked areas always retain the marker color.
I know oilstones are slow to sharpen but am I doing something wrong? The corundum stone wasn't pre-oiled so I soaked it in Smith's honing oil. The Norton India came presoaked (I still apply a light coat of honing oil while sharpening). Do you push down hard while sharpening with oil stones?