In this video I show step by step how to sharpen to a razor point chisels and hand plane blades using a Tormek T4 sharpening system. Tormek Products: www.amazon.com...
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@@CypressDesignWorks just want to follow up to you, I followed your instructions and I am so happy with the outcome of my Chisel! So excited to sharpen also my hand plane blades and knives at home! Thanks so much
Nice one. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. It was clear, easy to understand and most importantly very helpful. Cheers from Brisbane, Australia 🍻
Excellent tutorial video, thanks. I have ordered my Tormek T4 and I now look forward to using your good advice for sharpening and honing my hand chisels, plane blades, knives and lino-cutting gouges.
Excellent video. Thank you for putting it together. Have you considered lapping the chisel so that all of the edge gets the same speed on the wheel? That is, how about holding the chisel so that the edge is facing the center of the wheel and the side of the chisel runs along a radius? This is my preferred method and it's consistent with the way Tormek suggests sharpening a bevel on the side of the wheel.
I have a blade (one side bevel) thick as a chisel; its 2" wide and 6" wide. I can not sharpen it. I have a T4 with a Super Grinding Stone, I am told that the stone can grind from 200-1-000 grits..Any advise Thanks
I have a Tormek and am considering substituting the CW-220 composite honing wheel for the standard leather one you use here. As a professional finish carpenter, my sharpening will be limited almost exclusively chisels and plane irons. Do you think I should go for the composite wheel or stick with leather? Thanks.
Hi Michael, I will be honest, I have no experience with the composite wheel. Having said that, I LOVE the leather wheel and have had no issue with my planes, chisels, or knives. Evan
@@CypressDesignWorks Evan, Thanks for quick reply. I've canvassed a number of very experienced Tormek users familiar with this new-fangled composite wheel. Consensus is that CW-220 is terrific. So I'm gonna roll the dice and go with it, well aware that there would be nothing but good result with traditional leather either. A different question: I've sharpened for decades using high speed grinder followed by hand sharpening using soft and then hard black Arkansas stones. It looks like many Tormek users use one or another of the honing wheels after wet grinding and then just call it good, foregoing use of hand stones altogether. Is the edge straight from the honing wheel so sharp as to eliminate need for follow-up on flat stone(s)?
@@michael.schuler Hi Michael, I would say so! I easily get a nice mirrored edge fully capable of shaving the hairs off my arm. I know everyone has different standards, but I would be shocked if you thought the sharpness was not enough off the hone. I know the grit of the wet stone/diamond stone also effects sharpness. I use the medium grit and have found this to be fast while still be incredibly sharp.
@@CypressDesignWorks Thanks, Evan. I've set aside time this weekend to have an extended first date with this new toy. I'll see soon enough what she can do. Just watching the various videos like yours, I can already see that whether or not the final results are any better than what I have previously achieved, the process will be quicker, infinitely less stressful, and more predictable. BTW, of all the videos I watched on this topic, yours was IMO the most concise and useful.
@@michael.schuler Well that is great to hear, I really appreciate that! As you might imagine it takes of lot of time to think through, film, and edit these so feedback like that keeps me motivated! I am sure you will love your new Tormek, let me know if you have any questions!
Great question. You absolutely should still use water. Tormek provides an anti corrosion liquid that you add to the water to help prevent rust. If you don’t use water, your wheel will fill up with metal and will cut much, much slower. Water helps keep your stone fresh. After I finish a sharpening session I always dry my wheel off with a dry paper towel too.
I'm a cabinet maker in my late 60's and invested in the Tormek T8 a couple of years ago. Once you have the backs of the chisels nice and flat, and that depends on the flatness to begin with, on how long that takes. It is so easy and quick to sharpen the chisels and plane blades to an incredible sharpness. I have only ever used the stone that comes with the machine and found it works perfectly well. The machine price put's most people off, it did me for a long time but you know what you can spend on some stones and jigs it comes down to, you get what you pay for. For anyone watching this video if you are curious about whether it is worth the investment; it will give you consistent results every time effortlessly. Thanks for the video. The process was explained very well and the filming was well thought out.
