Reply To: Paul's Sharpening Method
[quote quote=10642]I’ve only used the free hand method on blades from 2″ down to 1/4″. The 1/4″ took some concentration because it seems like it would be real easy to…
[quote quote=10642]I’ve only used the free hand method on blades from 2″ down to 1/4″. The 1/4″ took some concentration because it seems like it would be real easy to…
[quote quote=10752] Kelly Scroggins wrote: I’ve only used the free hand method on blades from 2″ down to 1/4″. … Kelly- … On second thought, I do not even own…
…parts I bought the plane for. So I called my welder from when I ran jobs and he said he’d braze the cast iron for ‘free’ if I bought the…
…also free floating with respect to both the frame of the house and to the first layer, so sound isn’t transmitted from layer to layer through the structure. That leaves…
…work. It has a greenish hue – if you don’t like this I’d recommend alder. It has a similar grain with a blonde-red hue. Neither would win a beauty contest…
…do freehand sharpening you’ll have to make sure you don’t lift the blade on the backward stroke. That’s a mistake i made as well. It may leave you with a…
[postquote quote=779773] Ill take a picture of it tomorrow I am not even sure if you can see it. All I did was did the 5 points of contact method…
…has a distinct sound and feel that gives feedback when sharpening. Learning to hear and feel that removes a lot of uncertainty from freehand sharpening. The problem is that, if…
…a honing guide, primary and secondary bevel. I gritted my teeth and took them to the diamonds freehand. Made a strop with a block of wood and piece of leather,…
…combination and sliding squares, a calibrated Base square (T-square) complying to better than DIN 875/2, a straight edge confirming to 874/1, and a 0.025 mm feeler gauge of unknown precision….