Hand Tool Sharpening - How to Sharpen Irons & Chisels. Learn free hand sharpening with an approach that is the reason I always have sharp tools. A method that’s fuss free, swift, no sweat & back to work.
The other face of the 1×4 is for chisels, which are held in a different notch in the honing guide. If you need to check the angles produced by your particular guide, clamp a ruler in the guide and use that to check the angle on a protractor. If you have the ubiquitous (Megan tau...
I was raised by a machinist/locksmith/gunsmith and spent most days after school in his shop. He had me sharpening and making tools by hand, including lathe tools, drill bits, chisels, axes, knives, etc, etc. Having a file or sharpening stone in my hand is the most natural thing I can...