For everyone who is scared to try just go for it. You won’t ruin your chisel even if you do a horrendous job it can be easily fixed. Keeping the edge sharp as you go is so nice and doesn’t shut down your work flow because everything in the shop had become a butter knife lol. I find sharpening very therapeutic but have been told I’m weird. Good luck you’ve got this.
Great to see both of my favorite you-tubers collaborating again! I have been using a Tormek wet sharpening system for the last 4 years. Just love it. Will give you an unbelievably super sharp chisels, plane blades, and knives. I also have the stones and guides, but takes a lot more time to do. Thanks for the tutorial Scott!!
What a nice guy.. and a great teaching manner. Sharp chisels will make your life so much easier. And how adorable is that kitten! My dog ignores the cat. They co-exist peacefully but their lives would be so much more interesting if they played with each other.
I actually found Scott about the same time I found you. I’d already watched his video on sharpening chisels and had to stop myself from immediately ordering stones and a guide. I could go broke buying tools. 😊
You absolutely can! It’s so hard to mess up bad enough that it can’t be fixed. I would say start with a cheap chisel first to learn though. Good luck you can do it.
Well this completes the circle!. first I view two of my favorite YT channels working together. Thomas Johnson and Scott, and Now Scot and Trena! Its nice to see them being close enough to be able to travel to one another's shops. So besides Trena learning the proper way to shapen her chisles, I got a refresher course I can see there is lots I forgot and Scott brought them back to the surface of my being.Thank you both for this. and for all that you do. it is really appreciated. ECF
Cool! I love Thomas Johnson’s channel, too. I just found Trena’s channel & was so impressed with her skills & it is lovely to have stumbled upon a community of educational experts in my new found retirement hobby. I will subscribe to Scott’s channel, too.
sorry, but as retired furniture maker, i cannot say how pleased i was when diamond stones arrived on the market. they cut quicker than anything else and don't need flattening, soaking etc etc. it takes me 30 seconds to take a dull chisel back to razor sharp, which is how you make your money. take time to train your body to freehand the chisel. any angle between 25 and 30 is fine. youtube has turned the act of sharpening a chisel into a ritual that needs incense and chanting etc.
This was THE video I needed and searched for last week... I still got my 8 hinges in, but thank you both for this! Never knew about the micro- bezel, but makes so much sense. Can you link the sharpening tools used? Thanks!
Yes that's all fine basic sharpening, but... when you making restorations/repairs etc you don't have or you don't want to spend time sharpening chisels, that's the reality of things, so why don't you consider save your self time and frustration by investing (if possible) on a Work Sharp - WS3000 system or even an older model 2000 (second hand for half the price) they all do excellent clean and fast work on chisels and planers.
OMG, What would the ghostbusters say, ‘dogs and cats living together!’ Great. There is no more dangerous tool in the workshop than a blunt cutting tool, nice blog 👍😄
Actuelly found his channel a few weeks ago, and was a bit confused for moment on which channel I am watching... Great tutorial, tips and pointy instructions😉
Thank you so much! My hubby, who doesn't know a hammer from the heel of his shoe, has a set of chisels. Why, I don't know because he has never done any work where chisels would be needed. These chisels have been banging around in his small toolbox since forever. Now I know how to sharpen them and use them for my projects. Yes, I am the handy one in the family. He likes to say that he is in charge of finance and clean up. LOL!
Next up, sharpen plane blades! I have that Veritas system and its so great. Just need to keep them blades/edges sharp!😜 I also sub'd to Scott's channel.
Scott is good..but not as good as you. I bought the inexpensive set of chisels. I discovered a half and quarter inch more expensive chisel made of better steel hold there edge much better. Those two sizes seem to be what I use the most. I got the set angle sharpener with the cheap set of chisels and it works well. That's my experience.
@Trena~ Nice tutorial with a very straight forward and quick technique for "maintaining" your chisels. I couldn't help but think about your sweet Dad sharpening your chisels for you in a recent video. If you start maintaining your chisels, what are you going to have your Dad do for you, when your parents come for a visit though?! HAHA!!! 🙂 🙂 I'm already subbed to Scott's channel, but it was nice to see you guys do a collaboration. Cheers! ~~Christy~~
shaping chisel and planer blades or saw blades learned at a young age to have a shaped knife on you too my dad and uncles love the farm auctions and do anything for a buck they bought to hand saw i still have bins full of them too chisel too
I don't like chisels JFR. Why ?....because I nearly cut my finger off with one. As a guitar player that didn't go down to well with me. Cool vid but will leave really sharp chisels to the experts and keep all my fingers thank you very much.
Some good advice on technique, though that stone combination looked more like a water stone. A whetstone technically is any abrasive stone, oil, water, dry. I'm a bit pickier about cutting edges, a 4000 would be absolute minimum, 8000 makes a huge difference, now I use a 16,000 grit for finish, particularly in hand planes. Once you've gone to stones that fine, you'll not go back. There will be those who say the 4000 is good enough, your choice.
I'm chuckling to myself because having watched Trena doing a lot of her restorations, chisels are more of a beater tool and less of a fine carving tool. Her chisels are getting more love than they've seen in ages. Stop using them to pry off paint cans! I'm kidding!
This is awesome. Dad always kept a wet stone to sharpen moms kitchen knives. This was very interesting and thank you so much for sharing this. Kudos to you both for what you do. Going over to look up Fixing Furniture and subscribe. Love your content and I am sure I will enjoy the new channel as well. Blessings
So funny to hear Trena say "I just rush through things" when my reason for daily watching this channel is for calm, but also to set a goal for myself to slow down. For all of my life my mode has been "Any job worth doing is worth doing twice" 😂. If I just slow down I could be a craftsman
I have always enjoyed your videos and your magical touch and sensibility in furniture repair and restoration. However, I have also always cringed whenever I have seen you working with a chisel. I am very glad that you have received instruction now in how to sharpen a chisel. If you actually follow the instruction, I think that you will be amazed at how much better and easier some of your tasks will be, Thank you very much for sharing.
I actually was subscribed to Scott's channel and he came to you to compare clamps and again to talk about paint removal chemicals and I decided to subscribe to you as your projects were quite interesting as well
@JohnsFurnitureRepair Why hello Scott...fancy you guys knowing each other! Small world. Trena you surprise me...I would have thought with your vast knowledge you would already know this. Thanks for collaborating guys!
@@johnsfurniturerepair I totally agree! I often say a smart person learns something new every day. There's a reason I watch your channel so much. I love learning from you
I just throw my chisels in a tool drawer, and when they are not cutting good I just take a file and/or sandpaper to it 😲 - then again I primarily use them for fairly rough cuts and mortises. I need to do better by the looks of it 😆
We sharpened chisels on a belt sander working on carousel horses. We had to be fast, not accurate. Tested on a piece of wood. Nice job taking your time.
Please please please please get the camera in close so we can see what you are seeing. Best example is watching Plasmo channel. Now, that’s asking a lot but it’s just an example. I do want to say that I really enjoy the channel.
This was very cool to watch. I found Scott at Fixing Furniture first, and one of his stripper videos brought me to you! Then Transcend Furniture mentioned you. Now I'm subscribed to all three channels. Great Canadian team saving Furniture, and fine woodwork ❤
Nothing wrong with his technique, but I was taught it a little bit different: No micro bevel, once my irons/knives/chisels are sharp I just hone, I don't usually reshapen them. The more frequent you hone the edge, the less time you'll have to spend doing it. I have a jig, but I don't use it anymore, once you get it into your muscle memory you don't really need one and it's quicker without one. 25 degrees is what is taught, but it's not really THAT important. Also, putting planes on the side is a bad idea. You risk hurting yourself and you risk hurting the iron if you work with scewdrivers, clamps etc. The iron will not be hurt if resting on a wooden surface, unless there are a bunch of screws or stuff where you put down the plane.
@@johnsfurniturerepair Also, once the back of the chisel/iron is flat, you don't really have to worry about it. you can get rid of the burr by using your thumb, or just using the tool on wood. You really don't need to flatten it every time you resharpen
My great uncle used to put me to work when I visited using an old plane to shave fire wood for tinder. He kept the iron sharp, so my 6 year old self had no issues shaving tinder. He bragged his planes, chisels, spoke shaves and knives were the sharpest around and if anyone had questions about hiring him to sharpen theirs ....well.... he'd grab the smallest kid and have them shave fire wood for tinder (also a lucrative sideline for him {25 cents for a small bag of shavings to light a few fires) and it kept all of his grandkids busy)
Ok! No more chiseling concrete with those now! Ha! I bought a set of water stones about a year ago, and they’ve made a huge difference! As always, there’s a learning curve, but it’s not too steep. One of the big things to remember is that the stones wear away and require flattening every so often. I bought Norton stones along with their flattener, but I’ve come to discover that the flattening stone has a crown in the middle! I’ve tried everything under the sun to flatten the flattener including putting it on a belt sander, all to no avail! Still researching other ways to flatten the stones! Great episode as always!
Everything old again is new again. Yep was here 6 mos ago and came back to watch this again. but the thought today is that once Trena moves back to her hometown, it will not be a short trip for Scott to "Pop" down for a visit. but just goes to show you even pro's can take the time to learn something new. I've been following Trena now for couple years and its nice to see her learn a new Technique! and best of all thanks for sharing. both Trena and Scott. ECF
I've used the Mark II for a few years and it's excellent for setting the primary bevel on a chisel that's been hand sharpened at God knows what angle and the tip may not even be square. It's even better for setting a micro bevel. I also use sandpaper and would have started at 100 grit on a chisel that's been butchered. I go to at least 800 grit (front and back) which removes all tool marks. Sandpaper and stone grits are not the same. Since I don't earn my living with my tools, I'm not as fussy.
Boy, that takes me back.... Great explanation. You don't have to use that fancy jig, but it helps. Practice sliding the chisel on the stone without raising or lowering it. I would suggest a nagura, or dressing, stone to create a nice sharpening slurry on fine (soft) waterstones.
¡Wonderful! Los ganadores somos nosotros que aprendemos de Uds. dos, grandes restauradores, siempre es gratificante que se unan para intercambiar experiencias sobre su trabajo, así también nosotros aprendemos de ambos. Tu alegría y sonrisa, querida Trena, lograron hacer sonreir a Mr. Scott. Un bonito video por muchas razones, experiencias, disposición, colaboración, humildad y otras cualidades de ambos. Yo sigo a los dos y he aprendido mucho de ustedes, que sus proyectos y metas se concreten. Saludos y éxitos.
I'd like to add that It's very important to periodically flatten sharpening stones (not necessary with diamond stones) throughout the chisel sharpening/flattening process. It's also a good idea to clean the brass wheel on the Mark ll before moving to the next highest grit stone so as not to contaminate the higher grit stone with particles from the lower grit stone. Just my 2 cents.
I improved the ongoing sharpness of my chisels and plane blades when I went to the leather strop process. It's a good quick touch up that keeps them razor sharp, and lengthens the time between having to get out the stones and spend more time.
Hi Trena, i am a 71 yr old retired carpenter and joiner.......With all due respect to the chisel sharpening technique in the video, may i say that if i had used anything other than my oil stone and a drop of oil to sharpen my chisels and planes of various widths and lengths. i would very likely have been dismissed........We were taught to sharpen our tools by hand, and indeed they were kept sharp without the use of these unnecessary gadgets, and certainly not a leather strap/ strep?.........The time it takes Scott to sharpen a simple chisel, i could probably have hung a door......Our methods were simple to learn and perfectly sharpened for the job in hand.......As for my oil stone, it will automatically take on a very slight dip in the middle, which prevents you seeing the edge of a cut.........In my professional opinion, you are using the correct method, a back bevel on the grinding wheel, again, freehand, ans a leading edge on the When the leading edge becomes too big, simply re grind the back bevel.......Ple ase carry on with your own method..........Stay well, and keep up your amazing work. 😘
I enjoy Scott's channel. I enjoy seeing the channels working together. Community is a wonderful thing.
For everyone who is scared to try just go for it. You won’t ruin your chisel even if you do a horrendous job it can be easily fixed. Keeping the edge sharp as you go is so nice and doesn’t shut down your work flow because everything in the shop had become a butter knife lol. I find sharpening very therapeutic but have been told I’m weird. Good luck you’ve got this.
Yep
If you want to make time, take your time, it saves time in the long run. Thanks for the tutorial on sharpening. Enjoy those sharp chisels young lady.
Smooth is fast
Hi Trena I've never been the sharpest tool in the shed, but even I could follow this guys instructions,
I would like to subscribe to an entire playlist of "Trenna PROPERLY Sharpens Things" please. This was so helpful.
Great to see both of my favorite you-tubers collaborating again! I have been using a Tormek wet sharpening system for the last 4 years. Just love it. Will give you an unbelievably super sharp chisels, plane blades, and knives. I also have the stones and guides, but takes a lot more time to do. Thanks for the tutorial Scott!!
I ❤ my Tormek. So fast, so accurate.
So expensive.
@@blainerueckwald Yep
What a nice guy.. and a great teaching manner. Sharp chisels will make your life so much easier. And how adorable is that kitten! My dog ignores the cat. They co-exist peacefully but their lives would be so much more interesting if they played with each other.
I actually found Scott about the same time I found you. I’d already watched his video on sharpening chisels and had to stop myself from immediately ordering stones and a guide. I could go broke buying tools. 😊
thank you Trena for turning those of us who didn't know Scott onto his channel Fixing Furniture. Have begun to enjoy his videos. cheers
Scott and Trena two of my favorite furniture TH-camrs!! 😊😊😊
Sharpening my chisels always intimidates me. I could do this…
I was thinking the same!
You absolutely can! It’s so hard to mess up bad enough that it can’t be fixed. I would say start with a cheap chisel first to learn though. Good luck you can do it.
I love it that 2 great craftsmen/ladies are able to work and learn from each other, and thanks for teaching us all something as well.
Great info ! I read a woodworking book along time ago a Japanese apprentice spent his first year sharpening the tools !
Thanks you for your guest. Now I understand some of my sharpening problems.
I am greatful for your doing. THanks 😁
Well this completes the circle!. first I view two of my favorite YT channels working together. Thomas Johnson and Scott, and Now Scot and Trena! Its nice to see them being close enough to be able to travel to one another's shops. So besides Trena learning the proper way to shapen her chisles, I got a refresher course I can see there is lots I forgot and Scott brought them back to the surface of my being.Thank you both for this. and for all that you do. it is really appreciated. ECF
All of them are great to watch.👍
Glad you enjoyed it Ellis. Scott
Thomas Johnson, Fixing Furniture now this channel!
Cool! I love Thomas Johnson’s channel, too. I just found Trena’s channel & was so impressed with her skills & it is lovely to have stumbled upon a community of educational experts in my new found retirement hobby. I will subscribe to Scott’s channel, too.
sorry, but as retired furniture maker, i cannot say how pleased i was when diamond stones arrived on the market. they cut quicker than anything else and don't need flattening, soaking etc etc. it takes me 30 seconds to take a dull chisel back to razor sharp, which is how you make your money. take time to train your body to freehand the chisel. any angle between 25 and 30 is fine. youtube has turned the act of sharpening a chisel into a ritual that needs incense and chanting etc.
Lol. I like that way of thinking.
Could you please provide the brand of stripper you buy and where I can get it. Thanks!
Swing professional only in Canada from swing paints dealers
I watch both of your TH-cam channels they are very good.... It's nice to see you guys working together
Thanks John! Trena and I had a great day in the shop together. Cheers. Scott
Great collab! Already subbed to both channels!
I was JUST thinking "I'd like to see how Trena sharpens her chisels." Besides your Dad. And it's nice to see the kids getting along so well.
That was a great surprise to see scott drop buy, he is always informative.
Yes!
This was THE video I needed and searched for last week... I still got my 8 hinges in, but thank you both for this! Never knew about the micro- bezel, but makes so much sense.
Can you link the sharpening tools used? Thanks!
Oho, I’m sending this video to my hubby. His chisels are AWFUL. Off to check out Scott’s channel now. 🙂👏
Enjoyed the sharpening video with Scott from Fixing Furniture. Im afraid my chisels look much like yours Trina. You all take care and God bless.
Yes that's all fine basic sharpening, but... when you making restorations/repairs etc you don't have or you don't want to spend time sharpening chisels, that's the reality of things, so why don't you consider save your self time and frustration by investing (if possible) on a Work Sharp - WS3000 system or even an older model 2000 (second hand for half the price) they all do excellent clean and fast work on chisels and planers.
I need to do this to my chisels too and I'm dreading it. And its nice to see the fur babies getting along.
Ha, this made me smile, thank you Scott! I've wanted to show up unannounced with my sharpening kit and work on those chisels.
Lol someone had too
Lol, that's funny!
OMG, What would the ghostbusters say, ‘dogs and cats living together!’ Great. There is no more dangerous tool in the workshop than a blunt cutting tool, nice blog 👍😄
Actuelly found his channel a few weeks ago, and was a bit confused for moment on which channel I am watching...
Great tutorial, tips and pointy instructions😉
Thank you so much! My hubby, who doesn't know a hammer from the heel of his shoe, has a set of chisels. Why, I don't know because he has never done any work where chisels would be needed. These chisels have been banging around in his small toolbox since forever. Now I know how to sharpen them and use them for my projects. Yes, I am the handy one in the family. He likes to say that he is in charge of finance and clean up. LOL!
"Schmutz" love it having lived in Germany. Not a bad sharpening video, either.
Next up, sharpen plane blades! I have that Veritas system and its so great. Just need to keep them blades/edges sharp!😜 I also sub'd to Scott's channel.
There is more than one way to skin a cat, in saying that, get yourself a bench grinder with Aluminium Oxide wheels to grind the primary bevel.
Hey! It was a pleasant surprise to see Scott there. He has a great channel.
Yes!
Scott is good..but not as good as you. I bought the inexpensive set of chisels. I discovered a half and quarter inch more expensive chisel made of better steel hold there edge much better. Those two sizes seem to be what I use the most. I got the set angle sharpener with the cheap set of chisels and it works well. That's my experience.
Watched this and realised I've been sharpening my chisels so badly. I now know better. Thanks Trena
I get by with a little help from my friends. I see you also follow the same motto.
Nice collaboration, thanks for sharing.
Isn't Nessa so sweet & gentle playing with the kitten. Watch out Nessa - don't let her in your bed --- Uh Oh .
I see shopperdoodle has a best buddy . . . the cat! Some "good to know" stuff Trena.
Thanks Trena I learned a few things today.
@Trena~ Nice tutorial with a very straight forward and quick technique for "maintaining" your chisels. I couldn't help but think about your sweet Dad sharpening your chisels for you in a recent video. If you start maintaining your chisels, what are you going to have your Dad do for you, when your parents come for a visit though?! HAHA!!! 🙂 🙂
I'm already subbed to Scott's channel, but it was nice to see you guys do a collaboration. Cheers! ~~Christy~~
lol, we will find something. yes it would!
Thank You!
shaping chisel and planer blades or saw blades learned at a young age to have a shaped knife on you too my dad and uncles love the farm auctions and do anything for a buck they bought to hand saw i still have bins full of them too chisel too
Good video.
I found Scott not long after I found Thomas Johnson! Then I found your channel Trena.
Very informative. The beginning of the video broke my cute meter...
Fantastic video, guys! Thank you!
I don't like chisels JFR. Why ?....because I nearly cut my finger off with one. As a guitar player that didn't go down to well with me. Cool vid but will leave really sharp chisels to the experts and keep all my fingers thank you very much.
Lol
Some good advice on technique, though that stone combination looked more like a water stone. A whetstone technically is any abrasive stone, oil, water, dry. I'm a bit pickier about cutting edges, a 4000 would be absolute minimum, 8000 makes a huge difference, now I use a 16,000 grit for finish, particularly in hand planes. Once you've gone to stones that fine, you'll not go back. There will be those who say the 4000 is good enough, your choice.
Interesting!
The cat and dog should have their own channel. Seems like everyone else does.
I sharpen my chisels and test them by shaving a bit of hair on my arm not a fingernail.
I'm chuckling to myself because having watched Trena doing a lot of her restorations, chisels are more of a beater tool and less of a fine carving tool. Her chisels are getting more love than they've seen in ages. Stop using them to pry off paint cans! I'm kidding!
Lol I would never😂
This is awesome. Dad always kept a wet stone to sharpen moms kitchen knives. This was very interesting and thank you so much for sharing this. Kudos to you both for what you do. Going over to look up Fixing Furniture and subscribe. Love your content and I am sure I will enjoy the new channel as well.
Blessings
Whetstone.
So funny to hear Trena say "I just rush through things" when my reason for daily watching this channel is for calm, but also to set a goal for myself to slow down. For all of my life my mode has been "Any job worth doing is worth doing twice" 😂. If I just slow down I could be a craftsman
Lol awesome
I have always enjoyed your videos and your magical touch and sensibility in furniture repair and restoration. However, I have also always cringed whenever I have seen you working with a chisel. I am very glad that you have received instruction now in how to sharpen a chisel. If you actually follow the instruction, I think that you will be amazed at how much better and easier some of your tasks will be, Thank you very much for sharing.
I actually was subscribed to Scott's channel and he came to you to compare clamps and again to talk about paint removal chemicals and I decided to subscribe to you as your projects were quite interesting as well
Welcome
@JohnsFurnitureRepair Why hello Scott...fancy you guys knowing each other! Small world. Trena you surprise me...I would have thought with your vast knowledge you would already know this.
Thanks for collaborating guys!
Well I must admit there are many things I’m still learning. And that’s always ok
@@johnsfurniturerepair I totally agree! I often say a smart person learns something new every day. There's a reason I watch your channel so much. I love learning from you
nice to see you pushing the chisel away from your hand for a change! 😉
But I did learn something. Thanks.
Well it’s only important if they are sharp. 😂😂
Great information. Good bless y'all
As you take care of tools, they get nicer and nicer.
Very nice, thank you! 😎👍🏻
I just throw my chisels in a tool drawer, and when they are not cutting good I just take a file and/or sandpaper to it 😲 - then again I primarily use them for fairly rough cuts and mortises. I need to do better by the looks of it 😆
You and me both. Lol
We sharpened chisels on a belt sander working on carousel horses. We had to be fast, not accurate. Tested on a piece of wood. Nice job taking your time.
Well I mostly did that but I gotta stepnuo my game
Scott is cute, but I am like Antony Quinn.
Please please please please get the camera in close so we can see what you are seeing. Best example is watching Plasmo channel. Now, that’s asking a lot but it’s just an example.
I do want to say that I really enjoy the channel.
I’ll keep working to improve
Great to see two stars of furniture refinishing together!
Ahhh…cutting-edge technology!😉
Ho, ho!! Sami znajomi!
Dziękuje za film.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie i zdrowia życzę.
Trena. I’m so sorry I’ve been spelling your name wrong. Hope you have a blessed evening.
No worries
I am so ashamed of my cheap chisels now that I may have to buy some good ones. Thank you for the information.👍
I will too
Thank you so much for sharing!!
This was very cool to watch. I found Scott at Fixing Furniture first, and one of his stripper videos brought me to you! Then Transcend Furniture mentioned you. Now I'm subscribed to all three channels. Great Canadian team saving Furniture, and fine woodwork ❤
Thankyou!
BTW That was a FURNITURE Stripper video LOL
great already a sub on his channel
Nothing wrong with his technique, but I was taught it a little bit different:
No micro bevel, once my irons/knives/chisels are sharp I just hone, I don't usually reshapen them. The more frequent you hone the edge, the less time you'll have to spend doing it.
I have a jig, but I don't use it anymore, once you get it into your muscle memory you don't really need one and it's quicker without one.
25 degrees is what is taught, but it's not really THAT important.
Also, putting planes on the side is a bad idea. You risk hurting yourself and you risk hurting the iron if you work with scewdrivers, clamps etc. The iron will not be hurt if resting on a wooden surface, unless there are a bunch of screws or stuff where you put down the plane.
very good points thankyou
@@johnsfurniturerepair Also, once the back of the chisel/iron is flat, you don't really have to worry about it. you can get rid of the burr by using your thumb, or just using the tool on wood. You really don't need to flatten it every time you resharpen
working with sharp chisels is not just more pleasant to work but it's safer too! 👍
Very true!
My great uncle used to put me to work when I visited using an old plane to shave fire wood for tinder. He kept the iron sharp, so my 6 year old self had no issues shaving tinder. He bragged his planes, chisels, spoke shaves and knives were the sharpest around and if anyone had questions about hiring him to sharpen theirs ....well.... he'd grab the smallest kid and have them shave fire wood for tinder (also a lucrative sideline for him {25 cents for a small bag of shavings to light a few fires) and it kept all of his grandkids busy)
I bought the diamond stones on Amazon. They never wear
Mine goes from 300 to 15000 grits.
Ok! No more chiseling concrete with those now! Ha! I bought a set of water stones about a year ago, and they’ve made a huge difference! As always, there’s a learning curve, but it’s not too steep. One of the big things to remember is that the stones wear away and require flattening every so often. I bought Norton stones along with their flattener, but I’ve come to discover that the flattening stone has a crown in the middle! I’ve tried everything under the sun to flatten the flattener including putting it on a belt sander, all to no avail! Still researching other ways to flatten the stones! Great episode as always!
Everything old again is new again. Yep was here 6 mos ago and came back to watch this again. but the thought today is that once Trena moves back to her hometown, it will not be a short trip for Scott to "Pop" down for a visit. but just goes to show you even pro's can take the time to learn something new. I've been following Trena now for couple years and its nice to see her learn a new Technique! and best of all thanks for sharing. both Trena and Scott. ECF
Thankyou
When Trena moves back home her dad can take over the sharpening duties 😘😂
I've used the Mark II for a few years and it's excellent for setting the primary bevel on a chisel that's been hand sharpened at God knows what angle and the tip may not even be square. It's even better for setting a micro bevel. I also use sandpaper and would have started at 100 grit on a chisel that's been butchered. I go to at least 800 grit (front and back) which removes all tool marks. Sandpaper and stone grits are not the same. Since I don't earn my living with my tools, I'm not as fussy.
Oh wow! Both of my favorite wood workers in one video?! I’m fangirling like crazy…
Yes, great direction here. I'm a long time follower of Scott's back to when he was doing the wood repair.
Boy, that takes me back.... Great explanation. You don't have to use that fancy jig, but it helps. Practice sliding the chisel on the stone without raising or lowering it. I would suggest a nagura, or dressing, stone to create a nice sharpening slurry on fine (soft) waterstones.
Great video. Will check out Scott’s channel. Nice to know that you are always learning new things.
¡Wonderful! Los ganadores somos nosotros que aprendemos de Uds. dos, grandes restauradores, siempre es gratificante que se unan para intercambiar experiencias sobre su trabajo, así también nosotros aprendemos de ambos. Tu alegría y sonrisa, querida Trena, lograron hacer sonreir a Mr. Scott. Un bonito video por muchas razones, experiencias, disposición, colaboración, humildad y otras cualidades de ambos. Yo sigo a los dos y he aprendido mucho de ustedes, que sus proyectos y metas se concreten. Saludos y éxitos.
I'm will miss cringing when you used a dull chisel. 😁
Lol.
Excellent class.
Someone on this video giggled a lot and someone else stayed very focused lol
Lol
Great collab.... Seeing Scott and Trena together is awesome. I've learned so much from watching both of them.
Dziękuję :) ...
I'd like to add that It's very important to periodically flatten sharpening stones (not necessary with diamond stones) throughout the chisel sharpening/flattening process. It's also a good idea to clean the brass wheel on the Mark ll before moving to the next highest grit stone so as not to contaminate the higher grit stone with particles from the lower grit stone. Just my 2 cents.
Yes Thankyou
Two of my favorite presenters. Love you both.
Both are amazing woodworkers.
Cool I was hoping you would do tool sharpening
I improved the ongoing sharpness of my chisels and plane blades when I went to the leather strop process. It's a good quick touch up that keeps them razor sharp, and lengthens the time between having to get out the stones and spend more time.
Yes, it's a time saver for sure! Scott
Great job
Sorry, I like this channel but I won't watch vertical video.
Well, if you went past the first 30 sec, you'd notice it's not a vertical video
@@ziplepingouin1186 I didn't. It's a personal choice just like yours to watch.
@@johniwan1 too bad for you, you likely miss out on a lot of good information having a closed mind like that
@@joevano Yes but I have fewer headaches and eye strain.
@@johniwan1 😂😂
As a fan of both your channels, this video is making my head melt.
Hi Trena, i am a 71 yr old retired carpenter and joiner.......With all due respect to the chisel sharpening technique in the video, may i say that if i had used anything other than my oil stone and a drop of oil to sharpen my chisels and planes of various widths and lengths. i would very likely have been dismissed........We were taught to sharpen our tools by hand, and indeed they were kept sharp without the use of these unnecessary gadgets, and certainly not a leather strap/ strep?.........The time it takes Scott to sharpen a simple chisel, i could probably have hung a door......Our methods were simple to learn and perfectly sharpened for the job in hand.......As for my oil stone, it will automatically take on a very slight dip in the middle, which prevents you seeing the edge of a cut.........In my professional opinion, you are using the correct method, a back bevel on the grinding wheel, again, freehand, ans a leading edge on the When the leading edge becomes too big, simply re grind the back bevel.......Ple ase carry on with your own method..........Stay well, and keep up your amazing work. 😘
Hmm interesting . Thanks for messege