If you realy want to learn how to sharpen a chisel, you have to see this video on how he does it. This guy is really unbelievable and even more astounding when he demonstrates the edge after sharpening. I hope you will enjoy this. I know I did!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKzZ6-dQ2C0
Mike, this guy is amazing. How did he do that without overheating the chisel?
I'm more comfortable at a more pedestrian pace. I would use a belt sander for a major flattening project.
Ken
Sorry to be Mr Contrary but I couldn't agree. He seems like Mr Slapdash to me! He even tested his freshly sharpened chisel on his lovely bench vice!!!
He has no control over the grit, the bevel angle or indeed himself it seems.
He seems the worst kind of bodger to me (although certainly entertaining)
Luckily he'll probably win the Darwin awards when he sets fire to his workshop, thus removing his DNA from the gene pool (thank goodness) :-)
Just so everybody knows it, I just posted this because I thought it was funny and ridiculous. I can't believe what some people purporting to be experts can show on Youtube. Fun to watch anyway.
ah....irony...from an American....clearly you've been in Europe a while Mike :-)
Yes Rob, I even get a small pension for the time I worked in the UK.
you'll be declaring your love for Monty Python next :-)
That might be a step too far Rob.