Nyuk Nyuk. What else do you have up there on the top shelf/windowsill? Nice set up. I find we sharpen a lot more often when there's a dedicated station always set up for it. CB.

Daiku, I think this is what you are refering to....



Official Drink of Stumpkin Carvers.

Why does one need 16 different grid paper/stone to hone chisels?

I am so spoiled by my Tormek, I have never and do not want to try anything else. Sharpen the chisels and then hone on the leather wheel with honing paste. You can hold a piece of paper and take your chisel and slice right through it. Done within 3 minutes for 10 chisels, even when they have a mountain landscape on them before I start.

Which mountains? The Alps, or the Berkshires?

Dave

PS, I like the look of the Makita type sharpeners, I prefer flat ground to hollow.

I had problems with the Makita grinder keeping my bevel even and 90 degrees to the body of the chisel, but I only worked with it very briefly.

I use the Makita wetstone freehand to grind and with a hard felt wheel and buffing compound to polish. When working if I feel a loss of edge I hit the felt wheel for five seconds to bring back the razor edge.

Dave,

the Alps
Always hurts to drop a sharp chisel just to see all those indentations. But then again a few minutes on the Tormek and it is all good again.

Inspirational!

Howdy,

Well, different strokes for different folks. That's the beauty of keeping your tools sharp.

As for tequila, I stay away from aqave products. That 90 degree mental back bevel isn't good for stick framing, let alone timberframing.

Zach

Only for for final honing, to remove the jagged wire edge that develops at the end of day.

one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor!