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Sharpening: the one thing that finally worked for me

wry-thistle-74

Stopped chasing grits. One coarse stone, one fine stone, a strop, and a marker on the bevel to see what I'm actually doing.

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hollow-sparrow-953 more

Store chisels in a canvas roll. Cheap, quiet, and the edges stay safe.

mossy-otter-262 more

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.

pale-sedge-9

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

gentle-reed-30

Could you share a photo of how it turned out?

copper-thistle-452 more

A rusty vintage plane, cleaned and tuned, beats nearly every cheap new plane you can buy.

dusky-reed-0

copper-thistle-45 wrote:

A rusty vintage plane, cleaned and tuned, beats nearly every cheap new plane you can buy.

Same experience here.

The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.

sunlit-clover-33

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