Sharpening a V-Chisel - Beginner Lesson #3 

Glad you enjoy the videos. Happy to help get anyone started in carving!

+Dave Clarke Thanks! I love the mental health warning :)

Mary May the sharper i was getting it the less control i had its been driving up the wall. People always say its two chisels stuck togather, simple. They never tell you the bond is a tiny gouge.

@@supernova6429 who is using sexist/patronizing language?

+glen mckelvey that tool is a 2mm v-chisel, which is difficult to sharpen simply because of the small size (along with the fact that v-chisels are just plain difficult to sharpen). If you try and follow the steps that I show for a larger one, you should be able to get it sharp. The difficulty is, the smaller the size, the easier it is to get crooked. The slight radius on the corner is nearly non-existent because of the size. Another difficulty is that a slip stone may not fit completely into the inside of the tool. Also, since it is an older chisel it may have already been ground past its temper (sometimes only 1/4" of the end is tempered). If that is the case, then it will need to be re-tempered. Don't give up! Be very patent and do each step completely and hopefully it will get sharp. Otherwise, it might be time to go shopping :)

+Mary May Thanks for the advice , I will give that a try.

да, алмаз, 8000 и вряд ли она знает русский)

cant remember sorry