http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c&p=50233&cat=1,4307 2
Ken's link.
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| Author: | mikev [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:13 pm ] |
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Can someone point me in the right direction to either a link or a description of the proper way to sharpen a curved chissel. I use scary sharp on flat chissels and plane irons, but what about those curves. Can't seem to get them right. thanks |
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| Author: | Martin Turner [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:55 pm ] |
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If you can, get yourself a copy of 'The complete Guide to Sharpening" by Leonard Lee (Taunton Press, ISBN 1-56158-067-8). It covers sharpening of just about any sort of tool. Cheers Martin |
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| Author: | crowduck [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:16 pm ] |
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Mike, Good question! Something I've been wondering about myself. I wonder if this might work. Lay the curved chisel on its side and trace an outline of its curve onto the side of a piece of hardwood, and cut that curve carefully with a bandsaw, then line that with the scarey sharp papers to get the backside of the chisel. The front can still be sharpened flat, I think. CrowDuck |
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| Author: | KenMcKay [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:55 am ] |
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Mike this is going to be extremely hard to convey in words but is really quick and easy, With one of the slipstones, the wite one in the photo http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx? c=2&p=50233&cat=1,43072 I hold it between my thumb and forfinger and in a movement that looks like I am rocking my hand Point to me with thumb point to you with finger. The slipstone moves in a rocking motion. With the right hand, I hold the gouge near its tip and rotate it as it touches the stone and sharpens. Can I post a little movie here? Truthfully, it works like a little machine. For the inside channel of the gouge the slipstone has a rounded edge that I use. 30 seconds per gouge and it shaves hair. |
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| Author: | Graham Steward [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:19 am ] |
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http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c&p=50233&cat=1,4307 2 Ken's link.
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| Author: | Scott Thompson [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:48 am ] |
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The method that I use, which is covered in the Leonard Lee book that Martin mentions above, is to carve a trough in one edge of a board and a crown in the other and load these with honing compound. |
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| Author: | Peter J [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:03 pm ] |
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What Scott said.... Here is a link with a photo and good explanation that shows the trough and crown utilizing some rouge or compound: http://www.carvingpatterns.com/sharpening-2.htm 
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| Author: | Miketobey [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:44 pm ] |
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Have you tried transfering 'scary sharp" by finding dowels of the appropriate radius,wrapping with your abrasive paper and honing? Also, you need to say whether the gouges are in-cannel(bevel inside the gouge) or out- cannel(bevel outside edge of the gouge). The trough and "male" board edge with abrasive papers also work,especially on the out-cannels. On the out-cannels, the rolling push stroke on a stone(oil or diamond-will wreck a waterstone) works well and it is odd just how forgiving this is regarding maintaining the angle-micro bevels work well on gouges too.Ken's suggestion of a little video would be great. It is definitely easier to show than tell. |
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| Author: | PaulB [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:12 pm ] |
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Here's a Link to a great web site I found today, there's a description there about sharpening gouges. Actually there's a lot of great stuff there that most here would find interesting. |
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| Author: | mikev [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:04 pm ] |
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I have tried the trough with paper in it, not compound. It didn't work for me, although I can't figure out why. This morning I discovered the norse woodsmith page and decided to give it a try. I had one great looking edge on the gouge, shinnnny, But still didn't cut well.. I think why angle keeps changin.. I'll figure it out.. |
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| Author: | Kim [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:21 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=PaulB] Here's a Link to a great web site I found today, there's a description there about sharpening gouges. Actually there's a lot of great stuff there that most here would find interesting.[/QUOTE] Hey Paul, you allways seem to come up with a good link just when needed, thanks for posting that 
Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:00 pm ] |
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Yep cool link Paul, Thanks! |
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| Author: | Miketobey [ Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:59 am ] |
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There is a jig for this for out-cannels- OAR- I think I saw it in Hartville and possibly Garrett-Wade. |
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