Sandpaper Sharpening Jig - Sharpening Tools On a Budget
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3 жыл бұрынThis is one of the least expensive and most effective sharpening jigs I've ever designed -- I use it for all my plane irons and most of my chisels. Unless the tool has been massively abused, you can usually sharpen it in under 10 minutes. The secret is using ordinary wet-dry sandpaper on a hard, flat surface. You have a broad choice of grits and you can replace a grit when it wears out for just pennies. And if you use the trick I show you with honing compound, you can get an edge sharp enough to shave with. Really! -- although that's one of those "don't try this at home" remarks...
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@WorkshopCompanion 3 жыл бұрын
If you like to make the jigs I show in the video, the plans are in my book on "Sharpening", pages 31 and 68. Lots of other handy jigs, tips, and info there as well. See workshopcompanion.selz.com/item/sharpening .
@simpleman283 2 жыл бұрын
I was going to get the book, but did not see : ship to address, or shipping charge. Does it ask these question? If it does, will it take my money before showing? I want the book, but it can not ship to my billing address.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
@@simpleman283 It's an "ebook" in PDF (digital) form and a download link is sent to your email. We could not possible afford to print, inventory, fulfill and ship paper books for the prices we're asking.
@peterkernebone37 Жыл бұрын
Tried to browse to your site on the link given, but get an error 1020, access denied. Has the link changed?
@mickshowtos8252 3 ай бұрын
@@peterkernebone37 yeah same as me
@wmcrosbyesq 8 ай бұрын
NIck is a great woodworking teacher. No BS, no patronizing, and no hocus pocus.
@WorkshopCompanion 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. But I like to think that there's a little hocus-pocus, although most of it is added by Travis post-production.
3 ай бұрын
Pure knowledge. No sponsored have to buy tools.
@buddlersen 2 жыл бұрын
This shows, there is still good people on earth with a pace to comfortably live with. Thanks a lot.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@edstimator1 2 жыл бұрын
I read a book about wooden boat building once. The author said that the first thing he taught his carpenter helpers was how to sharpen their tools. That always stuck with me and I study the art with a passion. It really is the foundation for quality woodworking. It simply cannot be accomplished without sharp tools and tooling. You, sir, have mastered the process. Thanks for sharing that knowledge.
@SurelyLightFoot Жыл бұрын
My grandpa used to say the only thing he missed about working without power tools was how quiet the mornings were. First thing everyday before starting everyone would be just focused on sharping all their saws, chisels and drill bits.
@micahshively2831 10 ай бұрын
Bro just saved me several hundred dollars and then gave me a shot of a cute dog. 10/10.
@connorharriger1839 3 жыл бұрын
Great video still waiting on how to build a guillotine for $1200 or less
@drunkenhobgoblin417 2 жыл бұрын
I’m a big fan of guillotines and trebuchets. Gives you something to do with the leftovers of oligarchs…
@DragonHeart5150 2 жыл бұрын
😆 LOL!!!
@geneticdisorder1900 2 жыл бұрын
Hell my brother made one in jr. high school, he could cut a two inch branch with it. The fun part was he had to push it 2 1/2 miles on small caster wheels in order to get his credit in English class Tale of Two City’s. Teacher had to remove a ceiling tile so he could get it into the classroom and the maintenance guy had to cut it apart at the end of the day. The good old days back in the 1970’s 🤣🤣🤣. And NOBODY was offended !!!
@michaelvarney4723 2 ай бұрын
There is, but it's in French with no subtitles.
@Narutoninjaqiu 2 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised by how well thought out and well paced these videos are. Thank you
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
We try. Thanks for saying so.
@WeGoWalk 2 жыл бұрын
You just saved me a thousand dollars in my not having to buy a Tormek grinder! Thank you!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
1000 bucks? Really? I had no idea they had gotten that expensive. That last time I reviewed a Tormek was for my sharpening book and they were a third of that cost. Can't see paying that much for any sharpening system. Glad to have been of help.
@brostelio 2 жыл бұрын
You are a joy to watch. Love your dog too!
@johnrice6793 3 жыл бұрын
Those are most excellent jigs. Thanks!
@stewwolfe1 2 жыл бұрын
Nick, I think I own every book you’ve ever put out and people can’t believe the knowledge I can sometimes impart. If I like the person, I loan them the book the tip came from. Neither the Build It Better Yourself, nor the Workshop Companion books were cheap, since I bought them when they came out from Taunton, but they have proven to be outstanding investments over the past 30+ years. Keep up the great work. I only wish you were still writing books because I would buy them!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. As for more books...well, you just can't sell what folks expect for free on the Internet.
@stewwolfe1 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I guess I understand.
@donwatt1440 2 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this gentleman‘s videos and tutorials; great common sense approach that you don’t need fancy hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of tools it’s all about technique and skill.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
You get it.
@JohnDoe-zb7dz 2 жыл бұрын
Great info and tips. Many folks don't realize the angle needs to be reset if you take a lot of metal off. Just the nature of it.
@newlab20 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate all of your woodworking wisdom and knowledge
@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@joer5627 2 жыл бұрын
Glad I found you. Entertaining but if greater importance - informative. Thank you
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@martinpook5707 2 жыл бұрын
That is the most useful woodworking video I've seen on KZfaq!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Quite a compliment. Thanks.
@martinpook5707 2 жыл бұрын
@@WorkshopCompanion It's the most difficult thing for new woodworkers and this is simple, cheap and effective. A piece of tempered glass from an oven door would also work.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
@@martinpook5707 It would. I actually use a marble pastry stone. Another friend I know who's a machinist uses a registration stone. You can also use a lapping plate. But those things kinda take this procedure out of the range of "cheap," so I elected to go with the cheapest flat, waterproof thing I could find at my local lumberyard. Melamine works well.
@meddlesomemusic 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@thegallantsaint2034 2 жыл бұрын
Damn! Thank you sir, I think you’ve saved me a couple hundred bucks. 👍
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome.
@steven6068 2 жыл бұрын
Another excellent Video with a great explanation on using a simple way to sharpen your cutting tools. Please keep up with the videos.
@eugenetswong Жыл бұрын
Thank you and your team for this. I like the music, too.
@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@PaulJacksonOttawa 8 ай бұрын
Brliant teacher here! Unbelievably good content always. I absolutely love your videos ans teaching style. Great video 👍
@WorkshopCompanion 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words.
@michaelclark2840 2 жыл бұрын
Loving your presentation techniques. Very engaging.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@joem9380 8 ай бұрын
Though frightened, I appreciate the common sense sharpening jig you came up with.
@AlexStoJAr 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video!
@righty-o3585 2 жыл бұрын
If there was a typical Disney Channel shop teacher, he'd look just like you. Please don't take that the wrong way, shop teachers are awesome, and usually very intelligent. Just when I picture a shop teacher, it's you 😁🤘🤘
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Good to know. I strive mightily to be typical...;-)
@righty-o3585 2 жыл бұрын
@@WorkshopCompanion lol A typical shop teacher?? Because like I said, they're usually awesome people 😁
@soniarosado5971 6 ай бұрын
I am glad to hear that you have found this book to be very informative and helpful for your woodworking project kzfaq.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO It sounds like you are well prepared and confident to build furniture for your house. I commend you and your friend for your enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things from this book. I hope you enjoy your woodworking journey and create some beautiful pieces.
@ten4ranch 2 жыл бұрын
Just getting ready to start my own sharpening service so I love seeing other ways folks do it more efficiently. Awesome results. I’ll be honest - once I saw your ShopSmith in the background I hit the subscribe button! Thank you.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@denisamiranda8011 2 жыл бұрын
WOW !!!!!! Thanks a lot, MASTER !!!!!!!!!
@theBoonarmies 2 жыл бұрын
This is a mighty good video.
@tetetoons2371 Жыл бұрын
maaan your videos always give me the best knowledge about it
@derekbaker8791 2 жыл бұрын
This was a very pleasant video to watch and I learned something! Subscribed and ordered the Sharpening guide. Thanks much
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome...and welcome.
@HWCism 2 жыл бұрын
Very simple, thanks
@knightclan4 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
You're m,ost welcome.
@solodolo9474 Жыл бұрын
My dad would have loved you! Great video! Thank you
@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@NATEINATOR-sj6fs 4 ай бұрын
One thing that I'd like to suggest from my experience with sharpening knives is to use a sharpie (either black or blue) to mark the edge. It helps show if you're getting the full edge or if you're a little off. It also helps in finding the angle of the blade or cutting edge. The only downside is that the sharpie gets a cut in it and leaves a line in the center if you try to write with it, but then it just becomes a dedicated sharping tool.
@WorkshopCompanion 4 ай бұрын
Great tip.
@mbww8572 Жыл бұрын
Nick you are Amazing! Every video I learn so much. Going to check out one of your books too. Cheers!
@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
Cheers back. And thanks.
@everydaystruggle4253 2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel. Thanks for all the knowledge!!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@elibooks7660 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos ❤️
@dannyphelps9440 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome you sure have a awesome way of teaching. You got my vote!!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks...and what was I running for? ;-)
@annapascal8652 2 жыл бұрын
This is incredible! Thank you so much for sharing!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@jgo5707 2 жыл бұрын
Solid value in this video, earned a sub and a comment for the KZfaq algorithm!
@karibeauchamp4358 2 жыл бұрын
I just did my first half lap joints last night, and had to finish them up with DULL DULL DULL harbor freight chisels that my dad had purchased years and years ago. Thank you for this video!! I have everything I need but the shower door rollers - this is amazing!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for saying.
@tommcnally3646 2 жыл бұрын
Great information
@t.j.wilkinson8699 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very informative!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@eamonstynes440 2 жыл бұрын
This is the best sharpening video I’ve seen, and the simplest
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
In engineering there is the concept of the "elegant solution" -- an effective, straightforward design that solves the problem with a simplicity that is in itself amazing for being so easy to execute. I feel that today's vast selection of wet/dry sandpapers is the elegant solution for most sharpening needs.
@mrb4408 2 жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel Sir and are finding your vids very well made and informative. I’ve subscribed and are binge watching. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, and welcome!
@maxp9058 2 жыл бұрын
I subscribed to this channel... saved me $15 dollars!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help...and welcome!
@arsenez 2 жыл бұрын
Great, thank you for sharing !
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome.
@makenchips 10 ай бұрын
This was a very excellent methodology to sharpening. Very inexpensive and it works well it works very well! The only negative I see is the use of water on sandpaper one hold it down to two on top of it is totally unnecessary. You can tape the paper down you can glue the paper gown or you can leave it free taking a board including a piece of sandpaper to it then just lay in the other sandpaper on top of it it will stay in place. No Mess no water no double boards no paper stacking. Clean the paper I use a magnet the race metal flakes off the paper makes it look brand new. You can use paper over and over and over until it becomes so dull when you know it's time to discard it. Also the paper method Works excellent I just tape it down with masking tape on each side then when it's all done put a new sheet down. Stay away from the water suggestion not necessary at all!
@orangetruckman 2 жыл бұрын
Really good video sir 👍🏻
@jacobinvest 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Exellent video and excellent performance.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@crustycurmudgeon2182 Жыл бұрын
So... I just got back from Harbor Freight, bought an electric hand planer (cheap) and a few other gewgaws. One of those gewgaws was a 6 piece set of chisels ranging (in increments of 1/4") from 1/4" to 1-1/2". Cost was under $12.00. Sadly, those cheapie tools are better than the two older chisels I've had for over a decade (1/2" and 3/4"), that I spent more money on 10-12 years ago! Guess I'll keep those for brute-force tear-outs in the future, use my new ones for touching up. I've watched this video three or four times over the past year or so, I think I can make that jig without plans-- it's really not complex. But, hardwood? Scraps? Not friggin' likely!
@mheermance 6 ай бұрын
Wow, that plane iron left that end grain incredibly smooth. I have a plane and three chisels that I should sharpen with this technique. Come to think of it, I have a collection of antique wooden planes that I inherited from my great grandfather. I sometimes wonder if I could rehabilitate them.
@WorkshopCompanion 6 ай бұрын
Of course you can. Properly tuned, wooden planes are a joy to use. I have a whole set that I use for carving propellers.
@markmacthree3168 2 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed,I like your ways I've found a craftsman on KZfaq who has sense 🤓, good man,....... from Liverpool Britain.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome -- and thank you for those kind words.
@Dickie2702 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos, as an old timer myself incan see the logic in your methods and attitude. It all comes from being "time served". I have a shop full of gadgets and jigs I've devised over the years, just, I imagine, like your good self.
@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
True that. But in my case, I was encourage by my publishers to come up with what you call "gadgets." Back in the 80s and 90s, jigs and fixtures were a heavy-duty selling point for woodworking books and articles.
@Dickie2702 Жыл бұрын
@@WorkshopCompanion I understand but it seems to me that having to solve problems or improve workflow in the shop back in the day that meant building a jig or fixture to ease your pain, or if it was really good, pain could turn to pleasure😁😁😁 These days people seem to think that they have to buy the solution rather than craft it themselves. This doesn't inspire the creativity that was so necessary when working in the shop back 8n my day. It also makes woodworking, to the uneducated eye, look eye wateringly expensive. By way of example take the company that makes all the red tools that every self respecting KZfaqr has hanging prominently behind them in every shot. They make a set of clamping squares, clamps not included that retail at £85 on my side of the pond🤐🤐🤐. You show your simple plywood clamping squares that achieve the same result made from scrap plywood. First thing I made as an apprentice when I was training was a t square, still using today 51years later. Thats why i so enjoy watching you video simple practical advice, backed up by time served knowledge and a great sense of humour. By the way thank you for taking the time to reply.
@paulcooper2897 2 жыл бұрын
After watching a few videos on sharpening, I found this one ... and it makes it look easy and attainable!!! Not some secret voodoo that only "years of experience" pros can attain. Subbed!!! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
@jack002tuber 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that was real keen
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
;-)
@draztiqmeshaz6226 2 жыл бұрын
Awwww, at 2:00 i see you have the same type of machinists toolbox that I got from my Grandpa. What a beautiful thing that is.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
It's an ancient Kennedy tool chest, one of two that I own. We use it to organize and store all our layout, measuring, and marking tools.
@yishaiwolfe6308 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@donaldsmith5684 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jimsjacob 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was great. I kinda sniffed at this on my own a while back. I kept a 1” slab of glass from an old copy machine that was being thrown away. It’s mirrored, so it had to be perfectly flat and I did the same process, albeit not nearly as thoroughly as you’ve done here and it worked pretty good. Did it free hand however as I didn’t have the awesome jig you made…. Thank you for the video and the confirmation that I was getting close to the process needed to sharpen.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome.
@richardsilva-spokane3436 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation and information!!! New sub 👍
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@dethvyper3136 2 жыл бұрын
Haha it's amazing how different minds think alike. I made a Chisel sharpening jig 98% identical about 30yrs ago. I used bearings from a Skateboard, and I had never seen any jig for that sort of thing prior, I'm not saying they didn't exist, I just hadn't seen one at the time. I still have it somewhere.
@paulbateman5769 2 жыл бұрын
Why are you not on mainstream TV? Brilliant stuff
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@user-sl3te3iz8z 5 ай бұрын
Такой классный дядька. Подача великолепна. Подписка
@edbernier5513 3 ай бұрын
Helpful Tip: Take a magic marker/sharpie and mark the whole cutting edge. Drag it across the sandpaper. This will indicate if your angle is steep or shallow. If the mark disappears completely, your angle is perfect.
@snowflakemelter1172 2 жыл бұрын
Use this method all the time, on a thick piece of mirror glass which is always dead flat.
@exogator 6 ай бұрын
For my sharpening jig I use a sheet of thick glass,it was a part of an old glass coffee table to its thick (about 10mm) and its about 150mm×300mm so it's just right to spray glue a few sheets of different grits too, I used glass so I can use a razor blade to scrap the old paper off easily, I have a little tunnel just under my workbench top to keep it tucked away, safe and easily accessible.
@WorkshopCompanion 6 ай бұрын
Glass is a good sharpening surface. I've also used marble pastry boards, registration stones, table saw worksurfaces, and cast-iron planer beds. Anything dead-flat and hard.
@shermanhofacker4428 2 жыл бұрын
When using a similar jig, before I go to the next finner grit, I put a thin piece of plastic sheet under the rollers to slightly raise the back of the tool. Then leave that thickness down for the passes at the next grit. Another piece is added for each change. This results in a very slightly rounded edge that seems to stay sharp longer.
@johnbesharian9965 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you're doing two things; adding a micro bevel with each change and saving the rollers from wear at the same time.
@drenth27 2 жыл бұрын
my father would of loved these videos
@chrisp7957 2 жыл бұрын
👍🏻 thanks
@Konstantinos340 2 жыл бұрын
Huh never thought about paper and compound. Paper compound and a sponge can make a really neat strop
@LarryBinFL 2 жыл бұрын
I have found it helpful to mark the plane blade with fine-tip magic marker to show me how deep it is/was in the sharpening jig. In a plane, the marker line seems to last until the next sharpening, so I know right where to put it. Chisels get too much handling for that, though I suppose I could lightly score a line.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Good tip.
@fatherburning358 6 ай бұрын
Sensei. Enough said. 🙏🧘🤺
@wichitarick 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! well done , is funny how many very $$$ knife sharpening tools and ideas I have seen in a life time, BUT rarely do people hear the basic thought of an edge is a series of scratches like you said:) (thx DAD) :) I saved scrap but new emory paper from commercial belt sanders in a glass factory for yrs so that 20$ is free in my case:),Like the idea of holding the wet paper also :) my knife sharpening jig(one of them) in my kitchen is a plastic wedge with brass wing nuts like yours ,made from the plastic or nylon ? from cutting boards! I have lots of $ stones but still go to a block that is scrap 2by 4 with emory cloth stapled to it :) ,keep it wet in the sink! have made those cut at an angle to sharpen garden tools to that same edge you have on that plane blade:) Thx also forgot what to call the "green" rouge ? and have never just rubbed it on paper like you did ? much easier:) I have suggested to many others on here to use polishing compounds, "rouge" to make quick work on gun steel , used it for yrs polishing glass and brass in jobs I had! Love your shop ,reminding me I truly need to get my shop back in order .Peace Rick
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@morespamfortom 2 жыл бұрын
Keen video.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
XD
@disklamer 2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, what is your experience with different sharpening angles for different tasks?
@robertkovacic4623 8 ай бұрын
Not at hard wood, but soft wood, because soft wood likes to "retreat" because it is soft... the test on hard wood is too easy. It is the same, e.g. in the knife sharpness test...the test on thick stiffer paper is too easy...the kitchen paper test is the ultimate test. However, it is true that this may be a bit too high a level for the average home user. Otherwise, a nice presentation, I like it a lot.😃👍
@ciderandthorazine 2 жыл бұрын
very nice ideas; sound theory, practice and explanation. i'm surprised our host hasn't rigged something to keep his glasses from slipping down, though! (i jest)
@Brian-dr2yi 2 жыл бұрын
Any chance of making an audio book of your book. Your fun to listen to
@sincerelyyours7538 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick, that's some really useful stuff. Will help me get back into woodworking after a long hiatus. Over the years I seldom used my Shopsmith as a lathe in part because I couldn't reliably sharpen the chisels. Now I know how without spending a ton of money on sharpening tools. I'm also too tall for the thing so that's my next challenge. Any ideas?
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Almost everyone is too tall for the Shopsmith when it comes to lathe work. If I have to spend more than an hour turning, I put the machine up on 6" blocks. You may want to go higher than that. You should be able to stand with your back straight with the chisel on the tool rest and not have to bend over to see your work.
@sincerelyyours7538 2 жыл бұрын
@@WorkshopCompanion Thanks. I'm somehow relieved to know that I'm not the only Shopsmith owner with height issues. Love the machine otherwise.
@keycontroller 2 жыл бұрын
Angle and grid are both defenitly important get grit# as fine as you can get
@robhensel2097 3 ай бұрын
Peep the Kennedy tool box. Old school cool!
@WorkshopCompanion 3 ай бұрын
Good eyes. Found that Kennedy a few years ago rusting away on the back shelf of a junk store. It was in bad shape, but easy to restore. Have a smaller version that I have carried around to job sites for 55 years and it still works like new. They are battleships.
@DaveBoatBuilder 2 жыл бұрын
A handy second jig if you can even call it that, is two blocks of hard wood face screwed and glued together, so that one is offset back from the other the exact distance the plane or chisel protrudes from the sharpening jig. You can use it to reset the blade to exactly the same protrusion/angle each time.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Great tip. Thanks for sharing.
@brianstevens3858 2 жыл бұрын
I have something similar I made but uses a diamond stone and swaps out to a honing stone.
@lukasparo194 2 жыл бұрын
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@fdort3971 5 ай бұрын
@workshopcompanion thanks for the lesson...I inherited several slim chisels and gouges. Including v shaped and very curved...I'm talking thin as a #2hb pencil! I've been struggling to sharpen these (I've recently discovered I've started out way too low in grits. Unfortunately I'm the first to do anything with them in 40+ years...they were not kept in great condition to begin with. I've used my rotary tool with various bits after I cleaned them with "metal rescue " which is similar to "evapo rust "...both great products btw... What angle should these be sharpened please?
@WorkshopCompanion 5 ай бұрын
Depends on what the chisels are used for and how they are used. Hardwoods require greater tool angles, softwoods lesser. Mallet-driven chisels require greater tool angles; hand-driven lesser. The tool angle range that you are looking at is 35 degrees for the greatest angle (mallet-driven mortising chisel in hardwoods) to 22 degrees for the least angle (hand-driven carving chisel in softwoods).
@fdort3971 5 ай бұрын
@@WorkshopCompanion thanks
@philrab6696 2 жыл бұрын
Just bought the book. Do you just glue the supports on or screw them . Also I can not work out the thickness of the jig.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
All parts are 1/4" (6 mm) thick hardwood, glued together.
@jtoker9758 11 ай бұрын
DO you think putting water on the sand paper extends the life of the paper? I usually run my dry, but only bc I don't want to get a mess everywhere. But I might try it out wet next time. I really like those jigs you made too.
@fatihyilmaz-Gtr 2 жыл бұрын
9:25 best jig for sharpening.
@Vincent-qc3kd 2 жыл бұрын
Your sharpening jig looks like exactly what I've been looking for. Do you sell the sharpening jig already made? I do mostly carving and I don't think I have the tools needed to make one. Thank you.
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
No, we don't. Perhaps a woodworking friend might help you out. Or you could take a look at the Japanese Kakuri sharpening jig, which works along the same principle.
@rwe2156 2 жыл бұрын
Did he mention don’t go to next grit until a burr is formed? Very important!
@user-dq6jh3vh1b 2 жыл бұрын
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@mysteriousdeath14400 2 жыл бұрын
*gasp* You have a ShopSmith too?!?!
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
An ancient Goldie, and two others. Used to do a little work for Shopsmith.
@HansZarkovPhD 2 жыл бұрын
Ibought a factory made, metal one of these on ebay for 9.00 about a year ago.
@johnnorris1227 Жыл бұрын
The problem with alot of those is they have one skinny little roller in the middle so unless extreme care is taken they can rock back and forth giving an uneven edge.
@garrett45388 2 жыл бұрын
Son of a.. 😧👏
@lorettacude6395 2 жыл бұрын
I only pull away from the edge. Does sharpening in both directions make any difference? For my curved ones, I have large bolts that I’ve drilled out the center and cut in half. The I have a little boat to place my sandpaper in to sharpen all sides at once. I also use the white jewelers rough. What’s the difference for the white?
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
White polishing compound is a little (very little) coarser than red.
@jeetenzhurlollz8387 3 ай бұрын
hello sir, do you sell the sharpening jig on etsy already built?
@WorkshopCompanion 3 ай бұрын
No, sorry.
@txgearheads 8 ай бұрын
Have you ever tried using a leather strop with the compounds vs using paper?
@WorkshopCompanion 8 ай бұрын
I use leather both for touching up the edge and as a last step when machine sharpening. However, because leather can be compressed, allowing the point to dig in when you push the tool in the direction of the sharpened edge, I don't use leather when hand sharpening. Paper loads nicely with rouge or Tripoli and allows me to polish with a back-and-forth motion.
@txgearheads 8 ай бұрын
@@WorkshopCompanion Excellent point. Thanks for the reply!
@k.c.meaders4796 2 жыл бұрын
I use a 1/2" scrap
@cranegantry868 2 жыл бұрын
Clever tool design. How come you are not having them manufactured for you and sold?
@WorkshopCompanion 2 жыл бұрын
Time and $. Would rather use my time to teach woodworking and my money to buy wood. Thanks for saying.
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