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Success! I agree with what you all are saying and I appreciate the advice very much. I think I've found what will work for me: For chisels and plane irons: Hollow grind primary bevel on Tormek,...

Such great information here. It helps a lot. I also learned about https://scienceofsharp.com/ It's all starting to make sense. I'm glad to put my new "grinder" in its place now. Though I can see...

Thank you for your thoughts. Yes, I am a perfectionist, but really, how I think of it is effectiveness. I know perfection is an illusion. I think the point of struggle that I'm grappling with is...

Another thing is that the stone grader doesn't seem to return the wheel back to a very coarse grit. Does anyone know what grit the wheel is after using the truing tool? I don't think the grader...

Kevin,
Thank you for your thoughts. Yes, I am using the grader, but I didn't spend a lot of time at the finer grit. Sounds like I need to do that to get rid of the serrations then a bit more time...

I've watched some videos that recommend automotive window cleaner. They claim that there is no amonia in it and has some ingredients that inhibit rust. Good info or bad? I personally don't know. ...

The Veritas does look like a nice system for a good price. Looks like if I want a flat bevel with the Tormek, I'll need to get a diamond wheel.
We'll see how it goes with the hollow grind method....

I'm not quite sure how to respond to this. Regardless, I thank anyone for constructive input in my journey. We all start somewhere.

Wow! Thank you all so much for the thoughts. I was just amazed at how long it was taking to flatten the back of a cheap chisel with a coarse diamond stone. Money is less of an issue for me, so I...

Hello, I'd love some opinions on this topic. I am fairly new to hand woodworking. I just purchased some diamond stones and flattening a set of cheap chisels. Wow it took a lot of time. I...

Thanks for this tidbit. I'd never though about this or heard anyone mention it as a downside of secondary bevels.

I'm going to o post a topic on hand sharpening quality chisels or wheel...