My curiosity (nosiness) has me wondering when most of y'all sharpen your tools, so I thought I would take a poll and find out.
Before I begin turning
After I finish turning and before putting them away
Just as needed
I use dull tools
My curiosity (nosiness) has me wondering when most of y'all sharpen your tools, so I thought I would take a poll and find out.
Actually A, B, & C. Sometimes before I finish, sometimes after I'm done, and always when they need it.
Raymond Overman
Happiness is a warm chainsaw
"Do not wait, the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command. Better tools will be found as you go along." Napolean Hill
Yep...Me too. I want mine super sharp all the time. I sharpen before I start and, depending on the wood and conditions, I will sharpen throughout a session many times.
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
Okay, I admit it. I do not sharpen my own tools. A fellow turner at my home chruch sharpens them for me. But, I was at the NWA show in Saratoga NY and saw these tools and instantly found my 21 st birthday present.
Take a gander at these guys, they saw they never have to be sharpened:
http://newedgecuttingtools.com/welcome.htm
My brain hurts!
Shameful... just absolutely shameful.Originally Posted by Jeremiah Jordan
Ernie
I do B & C. I always try to sharpen my tools I used after I am done and as needed during turning.
Bernie
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
I tried a few of these a year and a half ago as a potential review (no cost to me) and didn't particularly like them. Most are really aimed at production spindle work...which I don't do. I declined to do the review as a result.Originally Posted by Jeremiah Jordan
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
All depends on the task or session at hand. But in general - frequently.
Only the Blue Roads
Jeremiah, where in Upstate NY are you ? I am a member of NWA and the turning group Adirondack Woodturners. I was at the show all weekend and did a lecture/demo each day. Check out our website at adirondackwoodturners.org for more info. We're also having another woodturning symposium in Albany this October. Stop in and say hello!
I want to turn everyone on to a new tool I use to help keep my tools sharp. I use an 8" grinder with two white wheels normally. I tried Harbor Freight's cheap diamond paddles for touch-up tool touch-up but they didn't hold up well (the diamond/metal matrix came loose from the plastic backer). I recently found a multi-grit AlOX sharpening stone (about 2x6in) at HF for under $3. It has fine and medium sides. It works great for a quick touch-up on turning tools and leaves a nice burr. I leave it right next to my lathe. It less time than my grinder takes to come up to speed (less than 10 seconds) to put the burr back on your tools.
Yes, I still use my grinder for shaping after a few touch-ups with the AlOx stone!
Hey Don. I am originally from the heldeberg mountains, in a small place called Berne. I just moved out to my cousins, but plan on moving back to Berne soon.
I could only make it to the show on that Sunday, do not mean to hurt your feelings but me and my dad went to go see Roy Underhill's seminar. He has a wicked cool lathe.
I will log onto the site, thanks Don.
My brain hurts!
Same here. With some woods it seems like I am at the grinder more than the lathe.
Ernie
I sharpen mine several times while turning. Especially scrapers. I think the burr left from grinding gives a much better cut.
I usually sharpen the tools I used when I'm done turning.
Jim Davenport
Reporting from the depths of the Magic Garage
I pick up my tool, check for a burr on the edge with my thumb if it good I start turning, if not I go to the grinder. Then as I turn I sharpen when necessary.
A, B & C for me, too. Sharpening is something that is a continuous operation, sometimes after only a few revolutions of the piece if it's heavily spalted and the cuts are finishing shear cuts. (The calcite that makes up the black lines will take off the edge nearly instantaneously)
I start with sharp tools and try to end with sharp tools, but always check them before starting the next turning day.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...