This Neander stuff is tough Chisel Sharpening
Hi everyone
I have a set of my Dad's old chisels kicking around on a shelf in the shop, they are German, the label is diamond shape and says Wolfram-Vanadium Carantie around the perimeter, with the word "Bracht" in the center of the diamond.
Anyway, I decided to "tune up" the set, now I"m not so sure! I just spent 3 hours on the first chisel. I have a 220 DMT diamond Whetstone and a Norton 4000/8000 water stone. I have an older version of the Veritas sharpening jig,
This was a long hard slog, I couldn't get a mirror finish on the back, but it appears to be flat (uniform "polish" across the entire surface). The Veritas jig worked well on the bevel, and I was able to put a microbevel on very easily. When all is said and done, I can shave the hair on my arm with the chisel, now I should try it on some wood.
I know that I'll "only have to flatten the back once" but I wonder if I"m doing something wrong to take this long. Six more to go! Wrists back and elbows are all a bit sore from all the stone work.
Thanks for your help.
Jay
Re: This Neander stuff is tough
Hi all, first post - great site.
Using a belt sander sounds like the best approach. I don't have one, and I've found 220 grit is too high to start, even (or especially) with a diamond stone. If you don't have the sander handy, try 100 grit aluminum oxide sandpaper. Then move up to the 220, and as someone above mentioned don't jump increments too much.