trialbyfire Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 This one is for the woodworkers new to hand tools like me. I have managed to dog-ear my 1/4" & 1/2" chisels. I most likely did this with over zealous and sloppy sharpening techniques. BUT! I have found a semi quicker way of regrinding the bevels true. I have found that if I make X number of swipes on my coarsest grit, then skip a grit and do X number of passes on that grit and continue to go back and forth. I make much faster progress than just grinding it out on my coarsest grit. Occasionally I will go up to a polishing grit to really check my progress as sometimes it's difficult to see just how much longer I have to pay for my sharpening sins. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I think this works because I am making the non-dog-eared portion of the bevel flatter by swapping to the less coarse grit which makes it easier to for the coarser grit to do its thing. Is that about right? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk I made it this far in about 30-45 minutes. For reference the true area was only about half that size when I started the technique above. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 I thought I might be imagining it, but I have found the same thing. If I'm taking down a lot of metal it helps to switch to a medium grit for a little while and then go back to the coarse diamonds. I figured that I'm seeing faster results because I'm scoring a grain pattern with the coarse plate and then taking off the high points with a medium grit before I go back to the coarse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 One more reason to use the MKii Jig from Veritas ! Trust me I made those mistakes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 One more reason to use the MKii Jig from Veritas ! Trust me I made those mistakes too. That's what I'm using to fix my mistake now and how I initially sharpened my chisels. Im pretty sure I was scooping interest of stroking. After I fix it I will definitely go slowing during my free hand tune ups. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk I thought I might be imagining it, but I have found the same thing. If I'm taking down a lot of metal it helps to switch to a medium grit for a little while and then go back to the coarse diamonds. I figured that I'm seeing faster results because I'm scoring a grain pattern with the coarse plate and then taking off the high points with a medium grit before I go back to the coarse. If you're imagining it so am I lol Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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