Evan Ryan
06-13-2015, 2:04 PM
I want to sharpen this old chisel that I bought to cut big mortises.
When I see big mortise chisels they usually have a curve from the shaft to the tip, but in the sharpening advice that I've found, people sharpen pigstickers and they get rid of that curve.
Do I sharpen it like the drawing that I've included, the bevel is a long straight angle? Like Ray Iles mortise chisels.
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Or can I just sharpen the tip after the curve, like the photo I've included with the chisel laying on my grinder rest?
Most of the threads I have seen are concerned with secondary bevels, and I bet my question is basic, so
thank you for looking and providing your help and any opinions you have about getting this chisel working.
When I see big mortise chisels they usually have a curve from the shaft to the tip, but in the sharpening advice that I've found, people sharpen pigstickers and they get rid of that curve.
Do I sharpen it like the drawing that I've included, the bevel is a long straight angle? Like Ray Iles mortise chisels.
315647315646
Or can I just sharpen the tip after the curve, like the photo I've included with the chisel laying on my grinder rest?
Most of the threads I have seen are concerned with secondary bevels, and I bet my question is basic, so
thank you for looking and providing your help and any opinions you have about getting this chisel working.