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  1. R

    Grit progression when sharpening?

    I’m curious what grit progressions you guys use and what products. I used to use sandpaper on a flat piece of leftover granite from a job I was working on. I’d start around 300 and work my way up to 3000. It got my stuff pretty sharp but not where I thought it should be. Last year I got more...
    • RedBeard
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  2. W

    Block Plane Repair

    I am in the middle of making the bench plane I just bought from an antique mall functional. I paid all of $20 for it and have done a majority of the repairing just today. I have watched a fair share of plane repair/ refinish/ sharpening videos to get by with the work myself - at least I hope...
  3. charlessenf

    Need Carbide Saw Blade Sharpened near Lenoir, NC

    I have a dozen or so 10" carbide saw blades in need of sharpening; a couple in need of a tooth or two and a smaller blade from a biscuit joiner that I would like to reduce the kerf a bit. I have not been able to find a shop in Lenoir (or nearby) that does this sort of work, and would appreciate...
  4. CarvedTones

    Can I sharpen small gouges with this?

    I picked up one of these drill sharpeners used on CL. The stop for the bottom of the bit is easily removed. It seems like I could use it to sharpen small turning gouges, like my 3/8" bowl gouge. Any reason that wouldn't work or would be a bad idea? Also, if anyone has one of these and...
  5. LeftyTom

    Which Do You Do First: Sharpen or Start?

    When preparing to use the chainsaw for the first time in a while, which do you do first: start the saw or sharpen the chain? On which side of this great ideological divide do you fall? I am a "start it first" guy. After I have the cleaned/replaced the plug, file the bar oil and put some gas...
  6. J

    Sharpen , or Replace

    I need to have the blade (Delta 35-7657) on my saw sharpened. With freight both ways, a new blade from Cripe Distributing (delivered) is almost the same price. So which would you do, order new, and then later send blade out for sharpening. Or just send it out. Oh yeah, I do have a couple other...
  7. jonnyfontaine

    how to sharpen carving tools

    hi guys, i've got a few carving gouges and some small planes that have short curved irons and i'm not sure how to sharpen these, does anyone have any tips of how to do these easily? thanks, jonny
  8. froglips

    Freehand sharpen convex bevel?

    Ok, all you way backers out there, got a sharpening question for ya. This fellow did a fine write up on sharpening irons and chisels with a convex bevel. As in, the opposite of a bench grinder bevel. http://www.owdman.co.uk/howto/howto.htm I grabbed my high end Sears/Craftsman $5...
  9. steviegwood

    What to use to sharpen planer knives?

    Hi Y'all, I would be interested in how you all sharpen your planer and joiner knives? What tools and or jigs do you use? I can not find anyone locally to do a good job of sharpening these and would like to be able to do it myself. Thanks. Steve
  10. JRD

    Sharpen Forstner Bits?

    Ok, There are times when I feel infected with terminal dumb, and this is one of them. Working today, I ran my drill press at too high a speed, effectively ruining a one inch forstner bit. Can they be sharpened, or is it best just to buy another and toss the old one out? Jim
  11. J

    Sharpen, or Replace Jointer Knives

    This seems to be a common problem. A new set of knives from Global Tooling is often cheaper than sharpening. Also, Amazon often runs new Freuds for less than sharpening. That is if they stock a size that fits your jointer/ planer. ( They don't for my Grizzly's.) Where to get them sharpened is...
  12. H

    How do you sharpen your chisels?

    I've been thinking about how nice it will be to finally get set up for carving, or at least learning more and I started wondering about sharpening. I've read a few things that promote stropping for the most part, but how about gouges and V tools? I have an oilstone, but it won't take care of all...

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