Sharpening: the one thing that finally worked for me
wry-thistle-74
Stopped chasing grits. One coarse stone, one fine stone, a strop, and a marker on the bevel to see what I'm actually doing.
hollow-sparrow-953 more
Store chisels in a canvas roll. Cheap, quiet, and the edges stay safe.
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mossy-otter-262 more
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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pale-sedge-9
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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gentle-reed-30
Could you share a photo of how it turned out?
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copper-thistle-452 more
A rusty vintage plane, cleaned and tuned, beats nearly every cheap new plane you can buy.
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dusky-reed-0
copper-thistle-45 wrote:
A rusty vintage plane, cleaned and tuned, beats nearly every cheap new plane you can buy.
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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sunlit-clover-33
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