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RWW Podcast # 13: Rehabbing an Old Chisel

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16 years ago
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This week there is much ado about the trip to Berea for the Woodworking in America conference. The long awaited date is fast approaching and I have been prepping my tools to take to the conference. In this episode I will walk you through my steps to resurrecting an old firmer chisel that I won on eBay. As a bonus I show you how I prep a new Veritas plane blade right out of the box in 5 and a half minutes!

The blog of the week is none other than my favorite Roubo creator Jameel at Khalaf Oud Luthiery. Check out his blog today and be amazed.

Also in this episode I mention my new Veritas jointer plane and my first usage of Zem hearing protection. And coming soon is my guest appearance on The Saw Dust Chronicles with Rick Waters and Erik Pearson. Check it out.

So finally here is this week’s installment of The Renaissance Woodworker. See you all at Berea and for those not able to make it I will be active on Twitter and the blog daily during the conference. Come back soon, same bat time, same bat channel!

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Michael

Just watched you use the Worksharp followed by the Sharpton stones. I have to say that I was on the fence about the Worksharp as I use the scary sharp method myself. Now It has moved to the top of the wish list even replacing the thickness planer I want/need. As I said I use the scary sharp method but I follow it up with stropping with a 3 micron and 1 micron diamond paste on MDF. This extra step gives me a very polished edge.

I want your take on the micro bevel. I have heard people talk about the micro bevel but not so much as to why.

Looking froward to seeing the pen kit you will be giving away.

-Michael

Shannon

Michael,
A microbevel will just speed up your next honing session. When I sharpened the new plane blade at the end of the episode, technically all I had to do was hit that microbevel a few times on the 1000 and 8000 grit stone, or even just on the 8000 stone and I would be done. This allows you to keep your stones out while working on a projects and as soon as it starts to dull you can take 30 seconds to rehone the edge and get back to work. The microbevel encourages you to never make do with a less than perfect edge. Thanks for listening and let me know if you have any further questions about the WorkSharp. I love mine and use it all the time!