Chisel and Driver Sharpening: Anvil 0126

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Жыл бұрын

Rescue and restore this paint can opener grade chisel to a lean, mean guided wood missile... We can solve this problem. NOT a tutorial...we show what you need to learn, not how to do . Cannot perform at this level? Do NOT attempt.
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@Otisthelesser Жыл бұрын

If you want to feel the presence of your dearly departed father or grandfather, sit alone in a quiet room and sharpen their blades.

@jsh6952 Жыл бұрын

And if you are Mark Novak, you also need a good cigar and a 25 year old Scotch. That's your zen moment.

@chriskendziora5424 Жыл бұрын

I used a cabinet scraper today for the 1st time. All I can say is wow...

@pmgn8444 Жыл бұрын

One of your sharpest videos yet! :) As an hobby woodworker and kitchen-table gunsmith, this was an excellent video on the basics of chisel sharpening.

@ericvogel1126 Жыл бұрын

Mark, you have a way of making mechanical concepts very understandable and helpful to us average tinkerers.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

That is the entire reason why we do this.

@1970bosshemi Жыл бұрын

@@marknovak8255 you are an incredible teacher

@paulwosmek7316 Жыл бұрын

Funny enough I was trying to sharpen my old chisels about an hour before this posted. Thanks Mr. Novak you’re a lifesaver.

@hirampritchard5588 Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks this was "Chisel sharpening 101" which was something I have needed to know for years. Awesome!

@geonote1789 Жыл бұрын

Mark ... your mastery of crafts (plural) is infectious and highly inspirational ... thank you!

@danbusey Жыл бұрын

You sir, are an Aritsan on so many levels. Please continue to share your well-honed skill sets with the rest of us. If you were a textbook you would be really expensive.

@scorpion2005765 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Novak.. I sir appreciate your videos, time and knowledge. Even if I was not into guns and the second amendment community, just watching your videos makes me proud to be an American and be able to have the freedom to own and work on my own equipment. Thank you!

@Zorglub1966 Жыл бұрын

Your teaching skills are exceptional, you've managed to get me interested (in a foreign language!) in a subject that i'm usually indifferent to. Well, now I'm getting lots of notifications about videos on planer maintenance...😄

@martinkarjalaine6585 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark and Bruno! It is like watching water falling in mountain stream. Gives some peace of mind and relax of thoughts in this mad world.

@halfinchholes88 Жыл бұрын

I bought my Tormek about 10 years ago. It is by far one of the MOST important machines if you work wood with wedge and edge. It is pricey, but the ability to sharpen any tool simplifies life dramatically. I hesitated purchasing it for about 15 years, but when I did, never going back to stones. The time saved sharpening, allows you to spend more time working wood, and less time sharpening. So easy and quick to tune-up a plane iron or chisel edge. Using their Japanese water stone, knives are wicked sharp, and easily tuned with a a polished steel. The drill sharpening attachment will put a better than new edge on a drill bit. The beveled chisel point always drills 'round' holes in thin steel. No walking or wobbling. As a bonus, they include a box of band-aids.

@k1j2f30 Жыл бұрын

Band-aids are a nice touch for people learning the details of sharpening, and the difference between sharp and crazy sharp. Plus, you may be able to use your index finger again someday!

@BillB23 Жыл бұрын

Your intro hooked me, as if that needed to be done. Thanks, Mark & crew. I greatly appreciate your tripling of your work load to bring us these videos. Bravo Zulu.

@slowhand1198 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. You just tacked about 12 hours onto my to-do list. On the other hand, you also just saved me untold hours fixing stuff I would have botched.

@---bs8dp Жыл бұрын

This is without a doubt the most important subject you have ever covered

@josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir this was the best demonstration of how to sharpen a chisel six stars

@JeepWranglerIslander Жыл бұрын

The ultimate woodworking tools guy on KZfaq is Paul Sellers. He's an amazing guy and demonstrates how to work wood like no other woodworker on YT.

@TheGeekiestGuy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial, Mark. And thank you for the rest, Bruno. You guys are awesome. 🤙🏽

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@beezo2560 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Mark. Enjoyed it.

@MrCrystalcranium Жыл бұрын

I’ve always used the “scary sharp” method using float glass as the flat reference and progressively higher grits of sandpaper adhered with 3M spray adhesive. Very important you don’t skip a grit. For disaster chisels I might start on the back with 100 grit all the way up to 3000. I get an absolute mirror on the back. For the bevel, I chuck the blade in a Veritas angle jig. It has variable angles and a broad brass roller on the bottom. Once I go through all of the grits honing the bevel, I use the venier gage on the jig to tip it 2 degrees and I go back to 800 grit up through 3000. A quick swipe or two on the back with the 3000 takes off the wire. I can shave end grain white oak with the edge. My wife always knows when I’m sharpening because I come in from the shop with completely shaved forearms!!!

@Bigrednumber77 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for existing my friend.

@kaschberle6948 Жыл бұрын

when doing the microbevel, coloring the area with a sharpie to visualize it can help

@johnny-james Жыл бұрын

Yes! I love those 1880's hand tools, nothing compares to the cross peen sledge hammer from the industrial revolution.

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding presentation on a practical way to keep chisels sharp. Bravo! Keep yer powder dry, sir.

@HDHD-yv9np Жыл бұрын

The way you explain things is awesome, I consider myself lucky finding out about your channel, I learned tons of tricks from you.

@TheGeekiestGuy Жыл бұрын

I have a Japanese chisel sharpening jig that has kept my gear razor sharp. Always love the videos. The biggest battle for me out here is rust. The bane of my existence.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Just throwing it out there, rust blue the blades. When they rust, convert the red to black oxide. Just like a gun

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

I did that to my wrenches Try keeping a small fan running all the time in your space. Keeping the air moving seemed to help in my current and last shop

@TheGeekiestGuy Жыл бұрын

@marknovak8255 great ideas. I live in Hawaii and I did convert the scraper I cobbled together to remove the grot and cosmoline. I've blown a few minds when I let people know they don't have to go through a stack of sand paper to remove finishes. Again, another great tool I made inspired by you. I think I have every rust treatment that exists. If I didn't get back into ham radio I'd have invested more into my gunsmithing gear. I'm a fan of making my own equipment since it isn't easy to get a lot of equipment that isn't totally borked. I haven't seen a Bridgeport in about 20 years. God help me when I find one. Thank you for posting your demo videos as well. I love the way you explain everything.

@mgreen7063 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but sometimes these vids make me cry a little. It's me, not Mark, and it just happens. And it's good, too.

@lepesh87 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Novak, now to the shop and start screwing things up

@ruthlessadam Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Novak.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Very welcome

@itatane Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful video Mark. Even though I knew the basics, it's a real leg up to see extra tips and tricks in demonstration. My grandad's workshop advice was get it done right, and commit to constant maintenance. Maintaining that edge for a moment will save a lot of time in the long run and a lot of frustrations and heartache as well. Of course, being a product of the Depression and WW2, he also would resharpen files and rasps as well, by immersion in an acid [30% vinegar, iirc]. Anything that couldn't be saved, like a buggered up chisel or worn out file, got converted into a knife blade.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Files make great springs too....

@kentuckyboy541 Жыл бұрын

So many parallels to putting a proper edge on a knife. Thanks for the lesson.

@disturbedmaynard3873 Жыл бұрын

I love ridiculously sharp chisels. Sure as hell don't want to attempt to do fine woodwork with something half assed sharp.

@tnekkc Жыл бұрын

I have made new handles on a metal lathe and sharpened ~250 old chisels. I now sharpen and grind the back flat with CBN wheels on a homemade grinder while holding the chisel with a magnetic square. Honing with diamond powder on a leather strop. I used to use the rotating wet stone. I used to use diamond hones and chisel fixture. I used to use chisel fixtures for the belt sander. I Used to use a 10" sanding disk. I have a library of dummy sockets and cones for measuring socket chisel angles. Most common is 7.5 degrees, but vary from 6 degrees to 8 degrees. Often someone has pounded the socket to a mushroom shape.

@nerdycus6935 Жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, more well-taught knowledge that I will never use in my life. Keep it up!

@WHATAGIRLWANTS2009 Жыл бұрын

Mark, Fantastic video and extremely helpful! You're an amazing teacher in addition to your knowledge of firearms. Thank you

@DB-yj3qc Жыл бұрын

A few months back I cleaned up a few of my father's wood chisels that were in bad condition. No power tools just started with sand paper, then to stones followed by leather strop. To be later in letting door hardware with them.

@corwinchristensen260 Жыл бұрын

Keep a strop close by whenever using edged cutting tools. A couple of strokes on the strop will help maintain that edge between sharpening sessions.

@MrCrystalcranium Жыл бұрын

Also...keeping your stones and wheels dressed is important too. You can't get a flat back or a parallel edge on a dished stone. I also use the DMT diamond "stones" for quick sharpening on chisels I know might get nicked or used for rough work. They can be used dry, with water or oil. Good product and I've had my set for 20 years and no dishing that I can tell.

@Uncleroger1225 Жыл бұрын

Good Job Mark! Your descriptions are always spot on! Thanks for sharing

@fusi0nn Жыл бұрын

Best channel on KZfaq hands down.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Help spread the word, because yt isnt........

@euchale Жыл бұрын

Not a gunsmith, but thank you so much for the video! Gonna fix some of my old tools now.

@---bs8dp Жыл бұрын

The shop towel of knowledge

@TheGeekiestGuy Жыл бұрын

That's a nice setup you have for that rig. I like making my own jigs but got damn if you can get one that's pre made and doesn't break the bank then you're set.

@1Ringsmith Жыл бұрын

You, sir, have the joyous habits of a good Brummy gunsmith, I wish we could both travel back to the Birmingham base of W.W. Greener, you would fit in seamlessly & I would busk it, but practical fun would be had !

@Bhartrampf Жыл бұрын

Good info, to many smiths don't know how to do basic sharping. In going to give you screwdriver grinding way a shot, I normally do it either with a file or on the grinder.

@ketchman8299 11 ай бұрын

Does the learning ever stop? I say it does not! Thank you for the knowledge imparted.

@krockpotbroccoli65 Жыл бұрын

Lacking a water grinder you can do the hollow grind with a run of the mill bench grinder. Just takes a steader hand and a fine grit wheel.

@polhokustaa4989 Жыл бұрын

Very useful stuff again! Thanks Mark!

@jimdavis9275 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff Mark!!!

@tonyjones9715 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your great videos. I so look forward to seeing everyone of them.👏👏

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them

@pgriff83 Жыл бұрын

I sometimes put a piece of electrical tape 30 thou back from the edge to set my microbevel. I've found it helps with consistency (for me)

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

I'm trying that, thanks

@b_hill1380 Жыл бұрын

If you did a video on how to keep your stones flat it would be greatly appreciated.

@villagecarpenter2266 Жыл бұрын

Always start with "Lapping the back" when sharping chisels.

@PatRMG Жыл бұрын

Yes Sir!

@billynomates920 11 ай бұрын

thank you, mark. i have just such a chisel. thank you, again.

@jd9119 Жыл бұрын

At 10:26 you can really see how crooked the tip of that chisel is.

@franksmodels29 Жыл бұрын

Great vid on sharpening thanks 👍🏻👍🏻

@barefoofDr 11 ай бұрын

After sharpening take a cut on the end grain of a White Pine board. If it cuts clean your sharp but if there is any tearing then it's back to sharpening. This is a great way to test the sharpness of carving tools..

@raymondhorvatin1050 Жыл бұрын

Thank for sharing your knowledge

@user-bu7rz1ej1j Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Mr mark that was very helpful

@ashleysmith3106 Жыл бұрын

Quick question:- having inherited my Grandfather's woodworking tools; how do I tell whether sharpening stones are oil stones or water stones ?

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Great question..natural stones quarried from the earth are water. Artificial man-made stones are typically oil, unless they tell us otherwise .

@TheGeekiestGuy Жыл бұрын

If anything, the smell. That's what I've done. If it's a true water stone, then it's sitting in water. I usually keep mine literally submerged in water. If it smells like a sewing machine, then it's an oil stone. Most folks have oil stones. Have fun with that gear. They don't make stuff like they used to, so you probably have some great stuff. 🤙🏽

@bishopcorva Жыл бұрын

Like fitting in an action or internal pieces to a firearm, taking your time about it and checking is far faster than trying to rush an edge. Seems counterintuitive to say, but it's true. Slow is fast, fast is smooth. Haste is waste. Of course if you think it's a project to get an edge back on such chisels, have a look at a framing chisel or a straight razor. Those are ones that'll drive you nuts if they get even a slight chip out or burr.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@MASI_forging Жыл бұрын

Great work dude.😄😄

@SirAngstAlott Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you

@o2wow Жыл бұрын

This video has a keen edge.

@S7eveThePira7e Жыл бұрын

You and I both know damn well you've used a chisel that large or larger in one of your videos before, Mark.

@joey243win Жыл бұрын

We had one of those machines in high school wood work Got blades sharp enough to shave with

@christurley391 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@chefemilj Жыл бұрын

Im not worthy

@napalmholocaust9093 Жыл бұрын

Wen made a little 2" wet wheel for chisels. Whole thing is half as big as a loaf of bread. Has a built in rest with angle settings. Kinda slow but worked pretty good when I started.

@mrparlanejxtra Жыл бұрын

Grand-dad's ones would have been yellow and red plastic handled or wooden handled. These ones are fairly modern from the 2000ands The big advantage of this design is the steel end plate so you can belt them with a claw hammer. Abusereally but very convenient.

@TheTarrMan Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@ekscalybur Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna go practice this on my new stones and the junk chisels I own that were probably never sharp.

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

No they weren't, you're correct

@davidboese6276 Жыл бұрын

How do I get in contact with you directly? I am in need of some assistance with my Drilling.

@graysontaylor6673 Жыл бұрын

Any tips on setting the angle on a regular grinder? Have an adjustable tool rest on an 8" grinder but getting that angle just right is proving tricky.

@macnitt4039 Жыл бұрын

ThAnk you

@tomhman6441 Жыл бұрын

Never thought of crap being dull. Stinky ,but dull?

@jensenwilliam5434 Жыл бұрын

Thank s

@erg0centric Жыл бұрын

Screwdriver tangential to the wheel, thank you. Where do I get the correct diameter and grit stone wheel?

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

1 inch diameter. Brownells, bit just about anything in this diameter will work

@mopro7666 Жыл бұрын

can a gun breech block be made of hss? I'm just curious i searched about it and found nothing

@adf360 Ай бұрын

Sure, cost prohibitive but possible, just need to use EDM technology.

@OLLE3770 Жыл бұрын

I own a Tormek T-7 just to sharpen stuff. Sometimes it works fast, sometimes it's a car crash. The jiggs are great but skill and experience is required. Tormek says you can use the side of the grinding wheel to flatten the "bottom" of the chisel... Is that a viable idea? Does it work or doesn't it? You used a separate stone... By habit or?

@marknovak8255 Жыл бұрын

The side would work, however I would turn off the drive. This evolution needs control, so yeah, habit.

@OLLE3770 Жыл бұрын

@@marknovak8255 Thanks a lot for the reply.

@flitchi. Жыл бұрын

XD trop golri ce balltrou !

@Z7d3nR4 Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@danhayward9186 11 ай бұрын

Never let your tools get blunt regular sharpening just a touch up , sharpning and gun cleaning I leave for Sunday mornings it cant be called work it is a labour of love so you cant go to hell for that

@RolfMikkelson Жыл бұрын

I missed the "Carbon Based Life Form"...

@johndiblasi4803 Жыл бұрын

👍✅

@michaelspinks9822 Жыл бұрын

it's a wet whetstone ;-)

@Milkmans_Son Жыл бұрын

but everything is ok....

@JamesSmith-su3oz Жыл бұрын

I don't disagree with Mark's methods or teaching. But cost vs output is not good, a whetstone is a lot cheaper than a tormak, just saying. The video and contents, aka knolage is spot on.

@aankivbay6668 11 ай бұрын

What about the rest of us 'peons' that don't happen to possess a gigantic polishing wheel and a sophisticated angle setting device to sharpen our chisels ? ? ? And, I do not intend to purchase that equipment, even if i could afford it ! I have always enjoyed and respected all of the informative and well executed videos from you ( Mark Novak ) but, could you maybe present a tool sharpening video for us common DIY guys ?

@Barnes-ml9wg 11 ай бұрын

Google it. Figure it out for yourself

@captmuttonchops Жыл бұрын

Algorithm engagement comment

@GreekPreparedness Жыл бұрын

nice... it would be helpfull though if there as away to recondition philips screwdrivers

@jsh6952 Жыл бұрын

It can be done, but you wind up rounding the corners of your grinding wheel. If you really want to go through the effort, it is best done on a small surface grinder with a v wheel. The shaft will need to be in a vice, and table stops are needed. Frankly, it is more work than it is worth, just buy another Phillips.

@ac9356 Жыл бұрын

Surely each time u sharpen them they become shorter

@bryanlatimer-davies1222 Жыл бұрын

Yes, they do, but that is the life cycle of a chisel.

@crunchytheclown9694 Жыл бұрын

Sdi is confused

@CrimeVid Жыл бұрын

I started sharpening about 60 years ago, I think I’ve got the hang of it… Can’t force myself to buy super-expensive toys like the Tormek just to play with, I don’t need them, you don’t need them. There are a few YT woodworkers that advocate a tiny back bevel, Mark is right, when flattening the back of a chisel do not lift the handle, just don’t do it. Came back to this, I do not care for hollow ground chisels, but I grind rough work or wounded chisels because hand sharpening out nicks and lost corners is just too tiresome.

@shaneharrison4775 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm

@jdavidkatz Жыл бұрын

A grinder would be the most efficient way to put the initial hollow bevel on that chisel. Also, when you are setting the angle of the chisel to the wheel, move the bar up and down to adjust it. That is far easier than adjusting the chisel in the jig.

@salty4496 Жыл бұрын

@Fireworxs2012 4 ай бұрын

*There is absolutely no good reason to hollow grind a wood chisel. All you're doing is shortening the service life of the chisel. For the record, skewed chisels are for cutting across wood grain. I don't think this Guy knows WTF he's doing*

@adf360 Ай бұрын

If you own a fancy sharpener, hollow grind is well worth it, the cut is appreciably better. I cheat and use my surface grinder, no comparison to a standard grind.

@Fireworxs2012 Ай бұрын

@@adf360 🐂💩🙄

@adf360 Ай бұрын

@Fireworxs2012 same concept used for higher end drill bits, end mill cutters, taps, reams, lathe bits, or any precision cutting surface. First make sharp, then remove the excess material behind said sharp edge creating a chip breaking effect. Literally the #1 reason people screw up scissors is because they fail to realize they are hollow ground on the inside edge. Understanding the concept is important for longevity of tool life especially when cutting harder materials. Sometimes you have to go an extra step and grind a small kerf of only half a thousandths behind the sharp to encourage/control the chip breakage. You aren't disagreeing with me, your disagreement is with a billion dollar industry that has this 🐂💩 down to a science. If your plain, sharp, non hollow ground chisel makes you happy, that's okay but why mock the guy who, prefaced his work saying, you didn't need to do what he was doing?

@Fireworxs2012 Ай бұрын

@@adf360 *You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Do yourself a favor, put down your smart phone and stop being so dumb. Maybe you can avoid further embarrassing yourself with your display of ignorance*