How To Sharpen Wood Chisels
Some do it strictly by hand while others use a jig.
How to sharpen wood chisels. Some sharpen with oilstones others with waterstones and still others with diamond stones. In this video youll learn an easy method that. Items Needed There are numerous ways to sharpen chisels.
Sharpening your chisel can be simply honing your chisel regularly to keep the cutting edge razor sharp or sharpening your chisel on the bench grinder and then honing the chisel. It will increase the longevity of the stone. Sharp tools particularly hand tools like plane irons and chisels make woodworking more enjoyable and safe.
Slide the chisel forward and back on the wet sharpening stone. To start with you want to abrade the bevel to 25 to do this protrude your chisel blade out the end of the honing guide by 40mm This may be a different measurement if you use an alternative guide to the Eclipse model. Distribute the passes to all over the stones.
One is blue-gray and the other white. We used the darker-color wheel which is harder and will keep its shape longer. If necessary use a protractor to check.
The drawback however is that it grinds hotter than the softer white wheel. 2 Get a sharpening stone. To sharpen the bevel place the chisel in the honing guide bevel down.
As you grind the chisel make sure you keep the rollers on the underside of the honing guide in contact with the stone to ensure a true bevel of 30o. Sharpen the cutting edge Next sharpen the cutting edge on stones or sandpaper grits. With the chisel in the honing guide and with some oil on your sharpening stone start to firmly and steadily move the chisel across the entire length of the stone.