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Ed Fasano

Ed
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SHARPENING PREFERENCE POLL (edited / corrected)

To satisfy my own curiosity, which of the following best describes your primary, go-to method of fine sharpening of chisels and plane irons? If there are sufficient responses, I will post the results.

  1. Oil stones
  2. Water Stones
  3. Ceramic stones
  4. Diamond plates
  5. Sandpaper on a reliably flat surface
  6. Tormek or Tormek clone system
  7. Work Sharp system
  8. Some combination of the above
  9. I avoid the use of edge tools because effective sharpening is a black art
  10. I outsource the sharpening on my hand tools
  11. Other – Please specify
 
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Mike Davis

Mike
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I have a couple different belt grinders I use along with DMT diamond plates.
 
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Chris C

Chris
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It looks like the OP has tweaked the poll a bit and changed some for the numbers.....and it changed my response.
 

Henry W

Henry
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4 Sandpaper (although not necessarily on a 'reliably' flat surface)
for both normal chisels and plane irons, as well as for lathe chisels (on my stationary disk sander with a homemade Ellsworth type gouge jig)

Henry W
 

danmart77

Dan
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I use

4, 6, strop, buffing wheel and compound and diamond paste on maple strop when on the road.

After edit by OP
I use Diamond plates
 
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bbrown

Bill
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Leather strop for 95% of my sharpening (just frequently touch up with a few quick strokes).

Japanese water stones about once every 6 weeks.

I just bought an Extra-Extra Fine (8000 grit) DMT Diamond plate ($80)- that might enable me to only use my Japanese stones every 2-3 months. Grinding is almost never needed. I have to drop a chisel and get a big nick before I use my grinder.

--Bill
 

pcooper

Phillip Cooper
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I've tried several methods, and I need someone to show me how to use things like stones and grinders effectively, but my one way that works is scary-sharp...sandpaper on plate glass.
 

Phil S

Phil Soper
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8" grinder with wolverine guide for lathe tools
Workshop 3000 for chisels I have mistakingly taken to work and I get them back looking more like screwdrivers. Workshop does a good job of getting them back in service

For everything else I use a Richard Kell guide and diamond plates from DMT

I hone on a strop made from mdf with chromium oxide powder milled at .5 micron
 

Gofor

Mark
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7 (3 + 4) Diamond plates first to 1200gr, with finish on wet-dry paper (2000gr) on a granite block (scary sharp method). Prior to purchasing the diamond plates, I used mainly wet-dry paper.

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