Questions tagged [sharpening]
When, why, how to sharpen what. E.g. How to sharpen a cross-cut saw?
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Why can't I flatten the back of my mortice chisel?
The back of my mortice chisel is not completely flat. Specifically, the corners of the cutting edge are both slightly shallower than the rest of the back face, meaning they aren't honed to form a ...
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How to sharpen hand saw with grouped teeth
I recently inherited this saw, which needs a sharpen. Before I invest in the (large - the saw is 5tpi) file needed, is it possible to sharpen them? I can foresee at least 2 challenges.
First, normally ...
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How to re-establish a uniform bevel on a plane iron (grinding or honing?)
Per Robert Wearing’s advice in The Essential Woodworker (image pictured below), I decided to put a curved edge on my jack plane iron. I used my low-speed grinder to do so.
In doing so, I seem to have ...
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Honing a blade from sheet steel?
I need to make very specific blade for a wood working project, where I need to make a short of "pencil sharpener" for dowels of rosewood, and it requires I hone an edge on a piece of tool ...
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Plane/chisel sharpening technique
I’m looking to improve my sharpening technique when sharpening my hand plane blades and chisels. I use a Veritas honing jig and diamond stones and can get a nice edge that cleanly shaved the hairs on ...
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Unable to sharpen cabinet/card scraper
I am unable to sharpen a card scraper despite trying many times. I am using a Crown card scraper and burnisher. Most times I start by filing the edges, followed by whetstone, and then on to the ...
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Can you store a synthetic waterstone in water permanently? [closed]
Can you store a synthetic waterstone permanently in water? Will it degrade the stone?
When I was last doing woodwork classes the school had a water cooled rotary grind stone/wheel, and I remember that ...
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Sharpening stone identification
Can anyone tell me if this is a oil sharpening stone or water sharpening stone? It was my grandfathers, and I would like to put it into action, but not sure exactly how.
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Correct angle for a bull-nose rabbet plane (Record 76) blade
I have a Record 76 rabbet plane.
The plane is bevel side up, and the primary bevels as ground by the manufacturer appear to be 45° or close to it. (If I apply pressure to the bevel whilst bevel side ...
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Is there an advantage to removing the guard on a grinder with a CBN wheel?
I've been reading about CBN "diamond" wheels (*) recently which apparently are great for sharpening woodworking tools.
In comparison to traditional grinding wheels which apparently are ...
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Can I use glasses-cleaning leather to make a strop?
I am having difficulties finding some scrap piece of leather in order to make myself a strop in order to aid the sharpening process for my plane blades and chisels.
I was thinking to use this kind of ...
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Are sharpening jigs reasonably universal? [closed]
I'm considering buying a new sharpening system, either the Axminster Ultimate Edge Reverse or a Sorby Pro-Edge.
And I'm wondering about sharpening jigs, I've got chisels and woodturning tools, but I'...
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When sharpening 3/8" chainsaw chains, do you use the same file for 3/8" low-profile as you'd use for regular?
I'm in a bad spot because I got a "5/32 file & file-guide" kit but it doesn't seem to 'fit well' with any of my chains (all 5/32", some low-profile some regular)
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How to cleanup diamond plate efficiently?
I'm using diamond plates for sharpening bench chisels, and plane irons, and It's been difficult to keep them clean and performing to expectations. The instructions that come with the plates mention ...
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How to set up a Veritas Basic Grinding jig with short chisels
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I need to regrind new bevels on some old worn-out chisels, without
using free-hand techniques, which I know how to do already. After
some belabored research on grinding jigs, I purchased a ...
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