He explains here how to sharpen chisels. Holding your chisel against the tool rest for leverage, grind a recess on the bevel that's perpendicular to the blade...

Below is the general procedure for sharpening chisels. The same process applies to hand plane irons. Also below are some hints on how to sharpen drill bits,...

Raise the handle of the chisel a tiny bit, and with a nice steady stroke, push forward to the other side of the stone. Pick up the chisel (don't draw it back on the stone)...

4 Jan 2017 The traditional angle of a bench chisel is 25° but a little more or less isn't a big deal. Paring chisels should really be lower by at least 5° and...

30 Jan 2014 This episode originally aired on July 8, 2011. The grinder is a very useful tool in the hand tool shop. While there are certainly alternative...

The method you choose to sharpen an edge tool, such as a plane iron or chisel, will result in either a hollow ground or flat tool face....

Take a stone with a grain size between 3000 and 8000, and grind the bevel and the flat face of the chisel alternately, several times, exactly as described above....

Keep moving the chisel across the face of the grinding wheel at a 45-degree (or factory replicated) degree angle. Remove and apply the chisel end to the wheel as...

24 Mar 2017 Packed with tips and best practice pointers, Peter teaches how to set up and maintain grinders, how to use tool rests and jigs, and grind chisels...

28 Feb 2019 When I first learned how to sharpen, I bought a very simple and This creates a 30° bevel on a chisel and a 35° bevel on a plane iron....

1 Feb 2017 In the last section, we prepared our grinding wheel so we are ready to grind our chisel. Before you grind, you have to make sure that the back of...

How to Sharpen a Chisel. From dull to razor-sharp in no time!...

Since the grinding operation takes place only at the circumference of the wheel, the The right hand vertically presses the chisel against the wheel in a position...

5 Apr 2012 Learn how to use a conventional bench grinder for perfect bevels on your chisels and plane irons....

Begin with a coarser stone and start to remove the grinding marks, honing the bevel perfectly smooth. Move from coarse to ever finer grained stones, making the...

4 Mar 2010 You gotta stay sharp! Photo: sharp chisel. You can't do good work with dull blades. Here's how to make your chisels cut the way they're...

14 Oct 2013 A bench grinder is all you need to turn rusty old hardened-steel tools, like cold chisels and punches, into useable workhorses....

Do you want to learn the simplest, most effective method of sharpening a chisel to a razor edge? This is how to sharpen a chisel in 30 seconds or less...

17 Nov 2017 Turned a smashing chisel into a left-handed skew. Getting a 90 degree edge on narrow chisels can be troublesome. Particularly if you're free...

Place the bevel flat against the coarsest grit on the stone. Using both hands to hold the guide, move the chisel back and forth over the stone in a very thin, stretched...

6 Nov 2015 In issue 68, Paul Anthony shows how to restore an abused chisel to its former working glory. The article explains the 3 steps involved: flattening...

Wood chisels should be sharpened on bench stones. If you must grind a wood chisel, take great care not to get it hot, as this will ruin it.Cold chisels on the other...

16 Sep 2020 The Eight Steps of Sharpening Your Chisel · Step 1 - Use the Honing Guide · Step 2 - Parallel and Straight · Step 3 - Use Oil on your Sharpening...

Follow the three steps necessary to sharpen a chisel or similar tool with a grinding wheel. · 1. Square the Cutting Edge. Set the tool rest so that its top surface...