View Poll Results: How do you sharpen planes and chisels?

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  • Something with power (Veritas, Tormek, or whatever)

    11 7.53%

  • Something manual, without electricity (stones, scary sharp, or whatever)

    80 54.79%

  • Both

    54 36.99%

  • Neither (outside sharpening service, or whatever)

    1 0.68%
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Thread: How do you sharpen planes and chisels?

  1. 02-13-2007, 8:40 PM #16
    Rik Rickerson
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    I goofed. I chose power only rather than both. I use a combination of Tormek and diamond/waterstones.
    -Rik
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  2. 02-13-2007, 9:43 PM #17
    chip hamblin
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    7" 1725RPM Bench grinder for reshaping when needed.

    Waterstones with LV Mark II jig for honing.
    Chip Hamblin
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  3. 02-13-2007, 11:40 PM #18
    Steve Schoene
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    1725 rpm grinder, with Veritas tool rests for grinding to shape. Then oil stones for sharpening--starting with a medium india stone, and going to a hard arkansas, and if the situation warrents finishing on a translucent hard arkansas. I'd rather leave a film of oil on a tool than water. Swarf,whether in oil or water, is not good on projects so about same clean up requirements for each. Oil doesn't freeze either.
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