getting started (gotta' be somewhere)

6/14/04, 10:24 PM #1

John Longwitz-Doraville, GA
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getting started (gotta' be somewhere)

John Longwitz-Doraville, GA

>Was all set to go out and buy a few better bench chisels and learn how to use them. After a little research here and other places I decided to learn how to care for them first. I remembered having a very old Buck Bros that belonged to my Father in Law and plan to make a user out of it.

Trip to Woodcraft and I'm armed with a Norton 220/1000 waterstone and a no-name honing guide. Plan to get a 4000 and 8000 later after I've got the back flattened and all the geometries right.

No questions right now but I'm sure there'll be plenty once I get started.

Re: getting started (gotta' be somewhere)

6/14/04, 10:34 PM #2

Bruce, a MN Galoot
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the slope is slippery,

Bruce, a MN galoot

>but an awful lot of fun. Welcome to the crew!

Bruce

Re: getting started (gotta' be somewhere)

6/15/04, 12:59 AM #3

John Longwitz-Doraville, GA
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Re: the slope is slippery,

John Longwitz-Doraville, GA

>Thanks Bruce,

I also won 10 more Buck Bros vintage chisels (some socket, some tang) on eBay so will get lots of practice. Also at making handles as none of the ones enroute have them.

Re: getting started (gotta' be somewhere)

6/15/04, 10:08 AM #4

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
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Re: sharpening

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Leonard Lee's book "The COmplete Guide to Sharpening" is probably the best book on the subject, available in paperback for about $17 at Amazon. It answers a lot of questions you will have or maybe not think of, such as what angle you are going to sharpen that chisel at. The cutting angle is probably the most important thing in sharpening a chisel. If you are flattening backs of chisels on water stones, you will want to make sure the stone stays flat as you hone the back of the chisel; the stone will wear relatively fast, and conform to the shape of the chisel back.

getting started (gotta' be somewhere)

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