tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post3617600568378093983..comments2022-02-25T10:50:38.538-08:00Comments on Oregon Woodworker by Andy Margeson: Sharpening FolliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-61127741232837071212014-11-30T00:34:29.961-08:002014-11-30T00:34:29.961-08:00It depends maybe a little on what kind of planes a...It depends maybe a little on what kind of planes and chisels you have, but I have found that picking up a spare iron often costs very little and just switch out the iron when one starts to get a little dull. But I do like to gang sharpen my tools - spend a couple of hours on a sunday afternoon listening to music and making a mess, and then it's done for a while, depending how much I am working at the time. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-30199503712243382632014-11-29T07:39:30.675-08:002014-11-29T07:39:30.675-08:00Last week I did a marathon session flattening the ...Last week I did a marathon session flattening the backs of all of my LN chisels (the large set that includes 4 or 5 that I never use). That was a workout.<br /><br />I put Chris' advice to use yesterday and sharpened a chisel earlier than I might otherwise have done. And a plane blade.<br /><br />For tools that I have "scienced out" and can reliably sharpen them, this is easy enough to handle. My spokeshave blades and skew bladed planes, not so much. I don't have a jig for these, and freehand sharpening depends too much on the phases of the moon and planetary alignment for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-46647549815074967422014-11-29T03:14:06.455-08:002014-11-29T03:14:06.455-08:00No need to rush into this Andy and get it wrong.No need to rush into this Andy and get it wrong.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-10999922925117840722014-11-28T23:40:25.997-08:002014-11-28T23:40:25.997-08:00Andy,
BTDT and while I threaten to cull the herd ...Andy,<br /><br />BTDT and while I threaten to cull the herd I always end up adding to it.<br /><br />I'm in the sharpen often and quickly camp. The biggest help for me is a sharpening bench that is only a step or two away from the working end of my main bench. A chisel touch up takes about the same time as a sip of coffee or water.<br /><br />BTW, I hate doing a bunch of irons at a time. I try to never put an iron, chisel or plane, back in the rack unless it is sharp and ready to use. <br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.com