Then I tried high-quality sandpaper as the sharpening medium, used with an angle jig. To my surprise and delight, the process proved to be remarkably quick, easy, and effective. Indeed, it now takes less than two minutes on average to sharpen a dull plane blade or bench chisel with a ...
A properly sharpened bit will have clean chisel (cutting edge), a heel that is lower than the point (called positive relief), and the chisel angle should be at 1-1:30 when looking at the bit as shown. If the angle is at 2 o’clock, try again, only move the notch 1 to 2 places...