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Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel?

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Sharpening a woodworking chisel?
From: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:36:21 -0700
         I tried the scary sharp method, found it time-consuming.  Not a 
bad method if you're just touching up a reasonably well-kept chisel or 
plane iron.  In my case I had some vintage early-1900's Stanley plane irons 
to sharpen and they were very dull.  Scary sharp would take way too much time.
         I bought a Work Sharp WS3000 (www.worksharptools.com) and love 
it.  It's basically a medium speed grinder rotated 90degrees.  6" 
adhesive-backed sandpaper is attached to tempered glass disks.  Tool rest 
is adjustable to different angles.
         It ground down my dull plane irons in no time.  Put on a wicked 
sharp edge, too.  The tool rest means I'm always sharpening at the correct 
angle.  The Edge-Vision disk and media makes sharpening odd-shaped tools 
like lathe gouges a breeze.
         Sandpaper is somewhat pricey from Work Sharp, you can substitute 
other adhesive-backed media from 3M or Norton.


Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 269,000 miles
'01 Golf TDI, silver.   (new work car)       207,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (retired work car)   654,000 miles <- Gone to a new 
home :(
http://www.pureluckdesign.com <-Ferrari & VW stuff
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