eric.l.mathison Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 What tools in the shop do you need to worry about sharpening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tpt life Posted September 25, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Worry? Also, very tempting to say anything that cuts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I only sharpen chisels, hand plane blades and band saw blades. The rest of my blades I either replace them or have them sharpened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamV Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I sharpen pretty much everything if it's dull. Circle cutters, hand saws, nickers, drill bits over 1/4' or so, kitchen knives, Unibits, pretty much you name it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Daniel, you sharpen your own bs blades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.l.mathison Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I sharpen pretty much everything if it's dull. Circle cutters, hand saws, nickers, drill bits over 1/4' or so, kitchen knives, Unibits, pretty much you name it. Do you have specialized sharpeners for everything? I only sharpen chisels, hand plane blades and band saw blades. The rest of my blades I either replace them or have them sharpened. Whetstone or grinder? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 52 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Daniel, you sharpen your own bs blades? Yup. I use a Dremel following Mathias Wendel instructions. Works great and doesn't take much time. 25 minutes ago, eric.l.mathison said: Do you have specialized sharpeners for everything? Whetstone or grinder? DMT diamond stones. This is my sharpening station: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown craftsman Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 My favorite tool to sharpen are my jointer knives.I have three different types of high speed steel. I use my tormek it is slow but the edge is superior to the saw services I bring my Table saws blades too. Small stuff like marking knives and my tiny chisels are my least favorite. Stiil working on sharpening my Carbon steel Bandsaw blades. Aj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I have 3 sets of planer and jointer knives that I sharpen on my Tormek as well. It is slow going but it does an excellent job, far better than any sharpening service. Keeping saw blades and router bits clean frequently makes a big difference ! I use those little diamond paddles to touch up router bits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 3 hours ago, eric.l.mathison said: What tools in the shop do you need to worry about sharpening? Probably easier to list what I don't worry about. I replace lipped bradpoint bits, "house brand" router bits I pick up for $5 and carbon steel bandsaw blades. Things I let others sharpen for me are circular saw blades, Kreg bits and router bits. I pretty much sharpen everything else including touch-ups on the items I send out if it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Like Daniel, I have used the bandsaw sharpening method demonstrated by Mattias Wandel..Works great on a standard blade, I don't know about carbide. In fact, I used the dremel to turn my 7 tpi blade into a 3 tpi blade, and was amazed how much better it worked! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamV Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 16 hours ago, eric.l.mathison said: Do you have specialized sharpeners for everything? Hardly, sharpening stones, bench grinder, files for the saws. Really all one needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.l.mathison Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 So if one doesn't have a Tormek, the best thing to use is a manual Whetstone? What are you using for drill and fornster bits? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I have Sigma waterstones & like them. For removing a chip on an edge I use a 600 waterstone. Rarely use a grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, eric.l.mathison said: So if one doesn't have a Tormek, the best thing to use is a manual Whetstone? What are you using for drill and fornster bits? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk If you have a lathe, you probably need a Tormek. I don't have one and I never use a grinder to sharpen my blades, only the stones. For drill bits there is the Drill Doctor. Again I don't need one, since I'm not a professional woodworker and I don't have to be cost efficient. I just replace my bits when they are dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.l.mathison Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 If you have a lathe, you probably need a Tormek. I don't have one and I never use a grinder to sharpen my blades, only the stones. For drill bits there is the Drill Doctor. Again I don't need one, since I'm not a professional woodworker and I don't have to be cost efficient. I just replace my bits when they are dull. I'm not a pro either, but I don't want to replace a $40 bit if I can sharpen it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, eric.l.mathison said: I'm not a pro either, but I don't want to replace a $40 bit if I can sharpen it Yeah, but I don't buy $40 drill bits or forstner bits. $40 buys me a full set of PC forstner bits and they will last me a long time because I use them sporadically. If you want a sharpening solution for every tool you will spend a lot of money and then a lot of time using them. Time you could spend on your woodworking projects. But of course, YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.l.mathison Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Yeah, but I don't buy $40 drill bits or forstner bits. $40 buys me a full set of PC forstner bits and they will last me a long time because I use them sporadically. If you want a sharpening solution for every tool you will spend a lot of money and then a lot of time using them. Time you could spend on your woodworking projects. But of course, YMMV. I guess my greatest concern is saving money where I can. And time is money. If I can sharpen a chisel in under 3 mins, that'd be worth going to the store and spending $5 on another one. Ts blades are expensive and a pain to sharpen, so on the ledge there. Dremel sharpening a bandsaw blade is easy but takes time. Drill bits I may look at cheaper options so I can just replace. I hate sharpening but it's something you have to do so you don't spend a ton replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 There is also a sharpening quality difference. I don't know of many chisels that come with an edge as good as i can get off of a 6000 water stone. Shannon Rogers the Renaissance woodworker is a huge proponent of stropping. Using stropping regularly in his process he keeps the edge well honed and causes him to sharpen less. This really only works for chisels and hand planes. Also if your replacing don't forget your time driving to the store. If you buy online the time to unbox and open packaging. I'm mentioning the unboxing because if your splitting hairs over 3 min sharpening a chisel it probably takes me 2 min to open a package and then it's more time taking out the trash. Hate to link you to another thread but there is some good information on sharpening for chisels and hand planes here. For power tools i either replace or send off for sharpening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 If you have chisels or hand planes, you need to know how to sharpen them, that's out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Chisels and Handplanes I sharpen, there's no way around that. I use a King combination water-stone and a strop, keeps 'em nice and shiny. I don't drill many holes, so I haven't worn out a drill bit yet. Or possibly I've been upgrading the quality of my bits faster than I wear them out. I use cheap-enough sawblades (Freud Diablo) that it's not been worth getting them sharpened, and they last a year+ anyways. At least where I used to live the local sharpening service was expensive. Some day I'll upgrade to that Forrest II, but probably not this year. I also sharpen my knives, but I use an old round combination stone for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted September 26, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, BonPacific said: I also sharpen my knives, but I use an old round combination stone for that. I take my knifes to one of these guys, they do a great job! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: Shannon Rogers the Renaissance woodworker is a huge proponent of stropping. Using stropping regularly in his process he keeps the edge well honed and causes him to sharpen less. This really only works for chisels and hand planes. I took up stropping after I began using carving tools. It is difficult to find a "super fine" slip to hone the inside of a curved edge. Stropping allows you to tune up the edge of a carving gouge for a long time before you have to go to a true sharpening. Besides carving tools the only others I personally sharpen are chisels, plane irons, card scrapers, and my marking knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.l.mathison Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Ok so I'm kinda confused on something I'm reading. Why do you need to use a file and a burbisher to sharpen a card scraper? Couldn't you just use a stone (same as a hand plane)? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 31 minutes ago, eric.l.mathison said: Ok so I'm kinda confused on something I'm reading. Why do you need to use a file and a burbisher to sharpen a card scraper? Couldn't you just use a stone (same as a hand plane)? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk A card scraper needs a burr. You use a burnisher to create the burr. You use a file from time to time to flatten the edge and remove previous burrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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