The biggest sharpening mistake woodworkers make (And why...)

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@jameslatour9545 5 жыл бұрын

This made an instant difference in my chisels! When I got my stitches today the Dr. commented on how clean a cut I had. I can’t wait to use them in a day or two again!

@theone614 4 жыл бұрын

LOL I hope you're okay

@zapster5499 4 жыл бұрын

Hah, great joke ( I hope )

@charmianwebster3668 3 жыл бұрын

Very funny!!!!

@thesuzz9141 3 жыл бұрын

lol I hope ur ok though.

@wesleymorris9990 Жыл бұрын

What a manly way to test them. 🤣

@froggore52 3 жыл бұрын

Stumpy Nubs may not be the flashiest KZfaq woodworker, but he's by far the most valuable. The amount of education and insight I gain from his videos surpasses any other YT channel, even my favorite ones.

@blue47er 4 жыл бұрын

I do like this chap: plain, uncluttered advice of real value.

@HarshathJR 4 жыл бұрын

3:52 "...and you know how hard it is to get rid of a belly" - great line :D

@cna9708 4 жыл бұрын

10 times better explenation than anything else i found so far. Thank you!

Жыл бұрын

I'm just getting started and the amount and quality of content you produced is astounding. I'm certain that you have a very meaningful impact on woodworking worldwide. Thank you so much.

@johnmack1185 5 жыл бұрын

"If you never pay attention to the back of your tool, you're only doing half the job" words to live by brother...

@jimlinn 5 жыл бұрын

It’s very good of you to credit David Charlesworth with this, given that he invented it. I’ve been on all his courses and using his techniques means that sharpening becomes a pleasurable and satisfying experience that is part of the task rather than a chore which has to be got through. I remember his tool tuning course in 2005 which was a revelation; lifts you from clueless to sharpening expert in one week. Once you get your rhythm, the blade is sharpened whilst the tea is brewing. I like the fact that you give logical reasons why - with great little drawings - one should sharpen both sides of all blades.

@socj1000 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Stumpy. It's always nice to learn the basics in such a way that you get the reasons why, so you can 'think with the tools'. Thanks for going the extra mile to explaining it exactly in this fashion!

@DavidLaFerney 5 жыл бұрын

I almost didn't watch this because... I know this subject - It's pretty basic. But it's so well done that it IS worth watching - it pulls everything together and makes it very clear. So... Great job. You are a fine communicator Stumpy Nubs.

@pianoman88x88 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. I am so impressed at your teaching - clear, conversational, and motivated (and motivating). Subscribed immediately. Thank you.

@skippylippy547 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you. This answered a lot of questions for me and solved some issues I was having.

@MakeSomething 5 жыл бұрын

Such a great explanation!

@StumpyNubs 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

@nearzero1555 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of videos on sharpening chisels, this was the most informative. Thank you.

@npb1066 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Uncluttered and valuable advice to all chisel users.

@hannatree478 5 жыл бұрын

Well, my day's work has just begun. I'm off to the workshop to flatten 10 chisels and three plane blades that can then be sharpened properly. This has been an eye-opener for me. Excellent, detailed explanation of the finer points of sharpening. Thanks Stumpy.

@MrIshraq 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastically clear!!! Easy to understand.

@makermark67 5 жыл бұрын

Relatively new subscriber and love the common sense you put in the videos. Thanks for sharing. Great channel.

@k.b.woodworker3250 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanations! I always knew the backs needed to be flat, but have some unused tools, like the least used sizes of chisels, because I never had the time to flatten the backs. Your explanation of the ruler trick was great! I finally understand it and may try it on some planes that I've been meaning to refurbish.

@barbarafeeney5262 3 жыл бұрын

This was the most informative and comprehensive tutorial I've come across. You gave me a LOT of good information and I REALLY appreciate it! So thank you!!

@edlauren9434 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Now I know what to look for when I am sharpening my tools. Very informative and easy to understand:)

@kookyflukes9749 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks James. Makes a whole bunch of sense. Great diagrams for explaining what your saying

@cadeltarat 5 жыл бұрын

Been looking for a good site on how to sharpen my knives and chisel and plans. Great job on explaining how to do it right.

@samshambles391 3 жыл бұрын

Try Paul Sellers.

@harrypowers9412 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson-You are the BEST!

@FergusVoice 5 жыл бұрын

Really excellent explanation of something I had never thought of. I use a diamond "stone" nowadays, because fed up with ordinary stones getting rounded, and only flatten the last two inces of a chisel - but I had never heard of the convex and concave problem. Brilliant, thanks.

@ThaBeatHunter1987 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh... I wish I was your apprentice.. Another great, perfectly executed video, thank you for the exceptional tutorial.

@billybrewer237 5 жыл бұрын

Hi stumpy I love your videos iv just finished my level 3 bench joinery at collige I think your videos are helpful and full of information thank you for teaching me your technics 👍🏻keep it up

@jota893 Жыл бұрын

Times passes but metal and wood persist. I go back to your videos as l learn, and you definitely make a difference.Thank you

@bwanasibu4240 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Great explanation.

@johnallen944 5 жыл бұрын

Great to see you are doing the 'figure of eight ' sharpening technique. many you tubers seem to use the simple back and forward technique inadvertently literally grinding grooves into their blades

@noire1001 5 жыл бұрын

If there is a belly on a plane iron you can give it a tap with a plastic mallet and it will straighten it out a fair bit. I got that tip from one of Paul Seller's videos and tested it myself and it really does work.

@colemanadamson5943 5 жыл бұрын

This is the 1st video of yours I've watched and I find your presentation excellent, so much so I've subbed your channel, despite my not being a woodworker. I appreciate things well done (just not my steaks) : )

@familyminute9502 5 жыл бұрын

me too!

@daz1098s 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent and informative video. Just what i need to cure the frustrations i have been experiencing with my chisels. Many thanks.

@edwardwesterdahl9285 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation style ! The drawings really help your explanations, and how what you are talking about. Your set is something to look at also.

@SmallWorkshopGuy 5 жыл бұрын

Keep them tips, tricks and techniques videos coming, Stumpy - learn from pretty much each one - thanks!

@1KJRoberts 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. And I'll have you know, you did a brilliant job of tricking me into learning something.

@brenly__2247 2 жыл бұрын

this video is FANTASTIC. all information no over explaining.

@th34lch3m1st 5 жыл бұрын

Just solid unquestionable woodworking truths. Thanks for sharing. And yes, the pleasure it's all mine.

@harrypowers9412 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks James...this is a very useful instructive video-it is appreciated.

@GetMeThere1 5 жыл бұрын

What a great channel. Thanks so much for these PRICELESS videos!

@plakor6133 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Stumpy! I learned a few things, good stuff.

@brushbros 3 жыл бұрын

I am an amateur lapidary. I wonder if a "flat lap" would be of any use to sharpen carpentry tools? They are simply a spinning disk which may be coated or "sintered" diamond of any grit, or an un-coated disk may be faced with wet-or-dry sandpaper. The laps are absolutely flat (especially so since they will be spinning.) Since the motor operates on DC current, their speed may be adjusted. They have a set-up which allows water to be dripped as they spin. And they can flatten an abrasive block too - the diamond is ever-so-much harder than it is (actually flattening sharpening stones also "dresses" the lap, since more of the diamond is exposed.) You have such a nice speaking voice! I like the way you explain yourself too.

@CVCceo 5 жыл бұрын

I've been shaving with a beard knife and now I have a bread knife. You are my favorite artist!

@ottoroth9377 5 жыл бұрын

Too funny James

@familyminute9502 5 жыл бұрын

me too

@arthurjohnson5441 5 жыл бұрын

James Bushey 8

@symonf1966 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting Mr Nubs.

@MrMarkpeggy 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video James! Thanks for the great explanation.

@WmLatin 5 жыл бұрын

"Ain't No Hollow-back Girl!" ;-) And I bet I'm the only one who thought this...

@ginafarducci1600 4 жыл бұрын

I always hollow grind mine before I sharpen the front. I've been doing it that way for 45 years and it hasn't failed me yet.

@thesuzz9141 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@vacuumelite2065 5 жыл бұрын

This is excellent information. Thank you kindly for posting !!

@johnsigsbury2999 3 жыл бұрын

Im a professional sharpener and this guy is the real deal! Fantastic production, pace, and illustrations. A+++

@piotrszymczak5772 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. This person is one excellent presenter, best I've seen in ages. Well done, and thank you for the instruction.

@barrythomas7565 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree !!!

@MarkMiller-zm2th 5 жыл бұрын

Simple to understand, thanks mate, gives me something to work with.

@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus 5 жыл бұрын

A tool will never be sharper than its back. If it’s microscopically pitted or contoured , it’s never going to work well. So many guys I’ve worked with with never understood this simple concept. My chisels used to get a freshen up on the back before the bevel : and this usually just required a quick wipe on a fine hone and finishing on a leather strop . Works with everything from 1/8” paring chisels to 4” Shipwrights slicks. Great video. Subscribed.

@shonaoneill5151 5 жыл бұрын

I never understood this until watching this, so simple. It's always the case, simple when you know how. But, it's a shame there are so many fellas out their giving their own respective but entirely false opinions 😡

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@watermain48 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video and explanations James, thanks for the lesson.

@RobRobertson1000 5 жыл бұрын

Hi James, I've been using 'Electrical Tape' instead of the ruler for some years now. It is thinner, it doesn't affect the stones, it gives a perfectly uniform angle as it is taped to the blade itself and going from one grit to another keep the same angle of attack. You don't have to faff around with keeping the ruler from moving around either. AND - I use it on most of my chisels too. If you do the calculations the ruler creates nearly a 1 degree back bevel at 2 inches from the edge (0.9 degrees to be precise). The electrical tape is .14mm thick against at least 0.8mm for the ruler and the resulting angle is a mere 0.14 degrees, still useful to get a quicker mirror face on the back and no real impediment to even paring work. Try it, you'll like it :)

@williambranham6249 5 жыл бұрын

I like the word faff!

@TheSeancassady 5 жыл бұрын

Does the electrical tape hold up during the rubbing or does it start to roll off or become dislodged?

@RobRobertson1000 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheSeancassady No, it glides over my diamond stones without showing signs of wear, and also the Japanese 6000 grit water stone. Obviously, it is a one-time use process. I'm careful to measure and tape it exactly 50mm from the tip so that next time I get the same micro angle. I wouldn't use things like painters tape though. That would break up. Electrical tape is really consistent in thickness too.

@eamonnboyle1349 5 жыл бұрын

Rob Robertson 8

@shonaoneill5151 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good tip, but wouldn't engineering shims that are within +/- 0.002mm be better as they much more accurate?

@JohnnyT7070 5 жыл бұрын

Always great, clear and concise information. Thanks.

@garyschmidt7320 5 жыл бұрын

Best yet video. I appreciate that you mentioned David Charlesworth. I've read his work and hold him in high regard concerning planes and sharpening. Cannot believe he is not better known.

@stereodreamer23 5 жыл бұрын

i'm a bookbinder, and there is a knife I use for skiving leather that has to be SUPER sharp to shave the edge of leather down to paper-thinness for wrapping round the edge of cover boards. This sharpening technique is one of the first things i was taught as a bookbinder--first you get the bevel sharp, smooth, at the right angle, and mirror-polished. THEN you sharpen and polish the back of the skiving knife. Most skiving knives come from the manufacturer needing a LOT of work--mst of mine have taken several hours of hand-honing on several progressive grits of diamond stones and strops to get them "right". And then every few weeks, I strop and polish them to maintain the edge. it only makes sense that this method would also be appropriate with wood tools too. Great video!

@oxhornsupporter985 4 жыл бұрын

Those drawings really help. I understood the concept but the drawings really helped me picture it.

@imhigh0013 5 жыл бұрын

Your delivery on your videos is terrific. One man show? I am very impressed. You've two big skills, woodworking and videography. 3 if we include the artisic drawings.

@gdblackthorn4137 5 жыл бұрын

This is really useful information! I didn't know most of this!

@watermain48 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, this was just as good this time as it was the first time I watched it.

@SmallWorkshopGuy 5 жыл бұрын

Stumpy.... another good video - seems I learn most of my fundamentals from you. Others show how to do something, but I like the way you take the time to explain why you do something! Thanks! I am look forward to seeing your subscriptions grow to 1,000,000 plus in 2019.

@andrebartels1690 5 жыл бұрын

That was easy understandable and very useful. Thanks for sharing!

@amrn123 3 жыл бұрын

Super clear and concise! Thank you!

@cnicus 5 жыл бұрын

I learnt something new today. Thank you.

@usd25674 5 жыл бұрын

Great video just subscribed.

@travissmith7471 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million for the video... You have been extremely helpful...

@TimPiggott 5 жыл бұрын

Really helpful. Thank you!

@alforbes1802 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see the dedication to hand tools. I am a Toolmaker. Modern /plastics molds. Efficient machine grinding works better with the subject metal in its hardened state.

@g.fortin3228 3 жыл бұрын

You have so much good knowledge ! Thank you again!

@rowanashby1155 5 жыл бұрын

As the son of a plane maker, former sharpening tutor and a cabinet maker, I could not agree with you more. I used to spend up to a day per blade lapping the backs of the blades by hand for my father's small plane making business. There is nothing more important that a properly flat, straight and square edge. It lays the foundations for properly flat, straight and square workmanship. Thank you for the video.

@MurrayDrums 5 жыл бұрын

Great tips Stumpy. One you missed was one I got from Paul Sellers! If you have a cheap chisel with a belly on the back, (from end to end rather than across the width) it is possible to put the tool onto a couple of pieces of wood then use a hammer or something to straighten out the blade of the chisel prior to flattening / polishing the back.

@rato7718 5 жыл бұрын

thank you, another great talk and demo

@stevenkofoed1698 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video by the master, thanks!

@Fireatank 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Learned this from a German woodworker who told me his first year in the shop as an apprentice was to learn how to sharpen chisels a saws and scrapers etc. Why water stones need to be true prior to use. Very very nice.

@toysoldier46552 5 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation, I tend to hit the back after I hit the bevel, 10 strokes generally keeps it very sharp.

@mychairisits6533 5 жыл бұрын

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@cobberpete1 5 жыл бұрын

Great info as usual James, It's a one off on buying chisels and plane blades. I lap approx 30mm of cutting edge, and then it's good to go forever (most of the time). It does not take that much effort and not having to think about when you used the ruler trick last.

@KiatHuang 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I learnt new, useful stuff!

@wb_finewoodworking 5 жыл бұрын

You made some great points. Thanks.

@vic_tim7956 5 жыл бұрын

great vid - lovely style! Thanks.

@Grazfather 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't touched a wood working tool in years. Why am I watching this? Why can't I stop?

@jakespede7540 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation and content. ONE viewing and I am now a subscriber. Absolutely love the back drop of tools!

@oswynkn 4 жыл бұрын

same here lol

@mgoldsmith4376 4 жыл бұрын

I am new to woodworking. My parents flipped houses 40 years ago before it was a thing so I'm not new to tools. However your advice for the woodworker, which is more of an art is very clear and easy to understand. And the additional information and comparisons descriptive illustrations are very helpful to me. A really good balance, not so involved as Paul Sellers advice (I'll have to retire to have that time, but can dream of it) and what is really practical for those of us who want the do it right but with the realistic time frame we have available.

@OldToughDW 5 жыл бұрын

Good video! Many wood workers are taught to never sharpen the back of the chisel. That is good advice for novices, and you can ruin a chisel by sharpening it improperly. But as with all tools, if you know what you are doing then you can fix almost any mistake.

@musiq002003 5 жыл бұрын

I want to than you for this video. No one has explained the hollow on the back as in detail like you. This is amazing, thank you again.

@lowescottage 4 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent informative video, thanks.

@adrianluica6960 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you great video. So well explained.

@kokanut92 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, as always from SN- thank you. I thought the drawings were extremely effective in visualizing what you were talking about.

@gmajorspresents 5 жыл бұрын

Really informative . Excellent presentation.

@ronwhittaker6317 4 жыл бұрын

totally worth the time Stumpy.

@RusticByNature 5 жыл бұрын

Great information, Thanks for sharing.

@BobsWoodStuff 5 жыл бұрын

Great video James. This is all very sound sharpening advice that clearly comes from someone who has a lot of experience. And the drawings really help to illustrate the concepts you are talking about.

@ODGColornChrome 5 жыл бұрын

Great info! I had No idea.

@frameriteairdrie578 5 жыл бұрын

A fascinating video. Very informative.

@stenlyspa1325 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this info!!! and this STAFF behind you :)

@vvjkumar 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice sketches describing the issue

@michaelzlab 5 жыл бұрын

Very excellent video.. Thank you!!

@wisconsinGreg 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great video it explains things really good. Thank You

@photohounds 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, mate. On the rare occasion I want a back bevel, I use 3-4 turns of electrical tape (start and end on the bottom). More usually it's a bit of 2000 Wet/Dry taped to a piece of flat glass - (stick-on rubber feet on the bottom). (tape works there too and saves my rulers :) Man, that's an impressive array of vintage hand tools behind you! The plane collection in particular, is mind-blowing. Subscribing.