Hi All,
i am really surprised there is not a separate section of this forum for sharpening. I have as many sharpening questions as I do woodworking questions. I am sure I am not the first to raise this idea.
Just a thought. Thanks
Joe
Hi All,
i am really surprised there is not a separate section of this forum for sharpening. I have as many sharpening questions as I do woodworking questions. I am sure I am not the first to raise this idea.
Just a thought. Thanks
Joe
I think you found it. We just call it the “Neanderthal” forum for some reason.
Hi Joe.
You're right, the question has been asked before. Here's the last thread I could find on it. LINK
But as Ken said, just ask your question and a lot of guys will chime in to try and help. (Be warned that it may get contentious, but that's just us.)
Fred
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
Really, you want to share sharpening threads with the Turners, CNC Operators, General Woodworkers, etc?
One sharpening forum for all?
Nicholas is right. Our Hand tools totally rely on sharpening for the most part, that is inseparable. The people that do it are here, so proudly ask your question......
Not saying we don’t need a back bevel forum.......
Last edited by William Fretwell; 07-16-2019 at 9:19 AM. Reason: Add
You can do a lot with very little! You can do a little more with a lot!
We should have a list of sharpening experts.
Then take turns to be the sharpening sage of the month.
The sage of the month gets to answer all the questions if someone talks our of their turn they go th ether back of the line.
Aj
I have a small family circular saw blade sharpening business. If I can help in that area, please ask away.
Bill
Bill
Kinda like "what's the best kind of oil?" on a motorcycle forum.
Life's too short to use old sandpaper.
A sharpening forum would need sub forums:
Hand sharpening
Water stones sharpening
Oilstone sharpening
Diamond plate sharpening
Then we would likely end up with forums about sharpening a pocket knife versus sharpening a scythe.
Sharpening saws and the optimum point count for every job.
Then there is the powered sharpening questions over low speed versus high speed.
Flat disk versus wheel sharpening.
So Joe, if you have a question about sharpening, ask it. Then stand back and be ready for the barrage.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
I've got a couple of sharpening questions, not trying to highjack Joe's thread but I bet a lof of us newbie sharpeners have the same set of questions.
What are some good recommendations for books, videos, etc to learn how to sharpen plane irons and chisels?
A sticky with that level of detail could be helpful. What if a person were interested in sharpening hand saws, knives, axes, scissors or even my old pair of Klein linemen's pliers? Having that in a sticky seems like it would be a useful thing.
But I would really like to know resources for sharpening plane blades and chisels. :0)
I'll post my second sharpening question in a separate thread.
Thanks in advance!
Update: After I added this comment I seemed to recall being pointed to some sharpening tips here earlier this year. Found the Neanderthal/Wisdom FAQ. But my question regarding favorite resources for sharpening plane blades & chisels still applies.
Last edited by Mike Manning; 07-16-2019 at 11:56 AM.
Never happen....