Diamond edge sharpening!!!

Hi Matrix,

I have used stones and sandpaper but could never get a sharp enough edge on them. About a year ago I went with the WorkSharp system and am producing razor edges on my chisels and irons. It won’t do anything but chisels and plane irons though.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I have DMT stones, waterstones, a slow speed grinder, a high speed grinder with a felt buffing wheel. Depends of the stage of sharpening I need to do. I try to keep everything in the water stone/buffing wheel stage. I normally touch up the edge with the buffing wheel, periodically while I’m using my tools. If something gets a little rough, I’ll go to the water stone or maybe the finer grits of my DMT stones.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

I made my own sharpening station but I also use diamond paper that was made for the optical industry. I’ve got 5 mic and some .5 micron paper. I stick them to a piece of granite to do the final touchups, But the paper is tough enough to remove metal also.

But from my blog you can see that I’ve tried everything.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I tried the sandpaper route and was never too happy with it. I bought some cheap DMT knock offs from Amazon. The difference in the results is quite amazing. The finest grit I have in these diamond stones is only 340. While I am not shaving my firearm with my chisels yet, I am doing better than before in cutting and planing wood.

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

Emery paper stuck to glass gives a good flat surface but I prefer the diamond stone.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python