This will make wood chisels work SO MUCH better! 

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Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages. I hope you appreciate this. This is the lesson of a Master. Thank You once again SN and congrats on 900K.

As an oboist that has been making oboe reeds for 49 years, I have had to learn a lot about getting sharp edges. I've done the self-adhesive sandpaper, oil stones, water stones, and grinder. I still haven't gotten up the nerve to drop 1K on a Tormek, but I know it's in my future. The one big advantage of the Tormek (and other circular grinders) is the concave or "hollow-ground" surface that it leaves. It's much easier to touch up an edge on a stone if it's hollow ground--no need to either grind away tons of material on the original bevel or hope for the correct angle on a micro-bevel. (My first oboe reed teacher insisted I buy a "flat bevel" knife. Oh how I wish he had suggested a double-hollow ground knife like the venerable Landwell.)

very brave of you to post a sharpening video. People love to debate this way too much. Working sharp is fine for me.

Blood at 7:57 says it all. Excellent sharpening video.

Sharpening is a superpower.

Your explanation was cutting edge! Most YT channels are quite dull but you have a way of teaching that is razor sharp!

It took a lot of getting use too but once you dial it in the drill press is my go to now for sharpening. Love your channel it’s helped me so much in my woodworking

I picked up the drill press kit when it was featured here a few months ago. I’ve loved it for my turning chisels. Took a few tries to learn how to ride my bevels correctly, but now it’s great for touchups. I might work my way up to a Tormek eventually 😅

another good product in those discs,James Wright recently did a sharpening video where he got it sharper using the same grit by honing parallel to the edge not perpendicular using a much more expensive jig,a more complicated system than the one you showed.Parallel sharpening is sharper and easy with your system

After watching a lot of videos on sharpening I believe it was also covered on the site the use of CBN wheels. It seems like a lower cost solution at the time, but ultimately it turned out to be just as expensive as using the TormeK Doing lathe work requires a lot of different type of angle set ups. He did not mention, but the glass should be a hardened glass, not easily broken.

I have become use to the hand sharpening Method. I suppose it’s a “feel thing”. I believe you attain muscle memory & feel to hold your angles. The flattening of your chisel is most important but after that you can just go to your stones for a quick freshening and be on your way back to work. Thanks for your video. As always, I’m forever learning!

That Drill Press trick saved me countless hours this past winter. I use it to hone my Turning tools.

Always a pleasure listening to your presentations James. I’ve seen all three separate videos in detail you previously posted and this video summarizes them nicely and reminds me why I bought the drill press wheel system (still waiting to build the jig), good job in merging them into one video.

You're my boy blue, one thing I got good at is sharpening. I can get a piece of metal razor sharp after getting into woodworking. One hobby returned a valuable skill

Saw that bloody finger, apparently that chisel was sharper than expected :P

Extremely valuable and interesting video! Thanks.

I really enjoy your videos. Congrats from Mexico.😁

Great job James. Thanks for sharing wit us. Fred.

I am impressed by the EZ Sharp system.

Thank you. Lots of great tips. Much appreciated 🐝

I bought a knock off Tormack 10" wet stone sharpener ( King). After I tweaked a few things it is amazing to use. Fast to use amd sharpens amazingly.

Thanks James, a great summary / overview !

Great video James Thanks for sharing. I’m new to this and still learning but videos like this are so helpful Thanks for sharing

Thanks for all the tips, James! 😃 Really valuable information! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Another great video, well done sir! You make it look so easy but I know that comes from experience. No matter how many different videos I see of yours you always give great advice and knowledge to help in the craft and for that I say thank you! Can't wait to see more and as always, stay safe and Happy Building!😁

Nice over view of your previous videos. Glad you have links to them in the description. Surprised you did not mention the intermediate sharpening device between the sandpaper and Drill press method, the M-Power SBS Diamond Sharpening System. Perhaps the M-Power system is really between the drill press method and the Tormeck. Either way, I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Great sharpening primer! Thank you!

Excellent video. Very informative. Agree that sharpening is a foundational skill in the workshop. I look at sharpening before starting work as a warmup. Gives me a chance to get in the right mindset for what is to come. Thank you very much.

I use my chisel only every 3rd project or so. My handplane gets much more use so I sharpen it quite "often". Every few months or so. But sharpening by hand was really easy to learn and it adds variety to the work process.

Great video!

Thank you, James. Great information! 😃😃😃❤❤❤

Really digging the new bird that bit of grey gives you a nice distinguished look

Thank you for another helpful video!

Great video, as always.

Solid content pal... Much appreciated

thank you

Crystal and I had our 45 anniversary yesterday . And I just want to wish everyone a Blessed 4th of July . Great video start with good chisels .

That was real good. I don't use wood tools much so drill press sharpener was something I had not seen before and could be just what I need, particularly with guide as I know I tend to 'round over' hand sharpening (even after years of trying not to) If I had space and money, the Tormech wet would be the ultimate system for me, I mainly use HSS tooling on mini lathe (for metal) and have seen them in magazines for decades. The 'wood working version looks far more versatile than the metalworking one which is a bit 'specific'

Sometimes I'll take a quick strop with some cardboard. It works surprisingly well.

Informative, useful and useable. Once again I appreciate what you share. Thanks 👍

Good info‼️

I got a set of diamond honing plates cheap from Amazon. I feel like they're a step up from sandpaper and work pretty well with a bit of effort and practice. I think my next upgrade will be to something like a Tormek, but maybe hacked together with less expensive components. Thanks for the useful info!

Good info. Should also mention that full tools can lead to injury.

Digging the Norm Abrams look!😁

I poped for the Tormek. Not cheap, but as versital as anything out there.

If you are using sandpaper, it must be glued and pressed hard into whatever surface you are using. If you can see the paper bulge around your blade when you press it down, it won't sharpen correctly.

great job

Can't beat tormek

Nice content stumpy 💚🇬🇧🌱

With practice technique you dont even need to go more than 120 and a strop. Just make sure the stropping is done opposite to the scratch pattern of the sandpaper; and that you're able to get the burr off both sides of the edge with both the rough side of the strop+compound AND with the smooth side of the strop.

Looking younger every vid my friend!

Sir always 🙏 love your information teachings as a ronin I look to all you online folks for lessons 🎉what is the deal with the Japanese plane 😮😮😮and tournaments they have for planning the perfect 👌 strip that's how sharp I want all my tools ,keep up great 👍 post

I use some water stones i got as a kit. Diamond plates are easier and last longer i wager. But even water stones doesnt take too long to sharpen a tool.

Surprised you didn't talk about the Worksharp as an option. I have two of them, and they work great. Somewhere between the drill press discs and the Tormek.

I use your favorite tool mostly, a Porter Cable belt sander. Don't judge me I am a door carpenter not a wood worker and if I spend any time sharpening a chisel I will run it into a nail immediately afterwards. EVERY TIME!

I love that old old hammer. I got one too, from an old guy who got it from an old guy.

I've gotten pretty good at clamping my chisels and knives into a jig and using those narrow diamond sharpeners in hand like a file to get really sharp edge. I start with medium and work up to XX-fine and then strop. Crazy fast and no mess. Not perfect, but neither am I.

Pop would say. "Slow and steady for sharp and ready" when sharpening chisels and plane blades.

I saw the thumbnail and took a hammer to the edges of all of my dad's chisels! Edit: But now that I've watched the video I'm a bit unsure what the point of doing that was.. Does it harden the edge or something? They just seem dull to me.. Also, I don't have sandpaper finer than 320, and no glass or something like that. I hope I don't need it, since it's his birthday tomorrow and I want to present him with the new and improved chisels before he takes them to work! ❤🎉

there was a quick view of blood on his finger around 8 minutes. He really did make them razor sharp!

Skip the sandpaper and go straight to a whetstone. Cheapest solution long-term and you can sharpen any blade on them, kitchen knives etc etc.

Enjoyed this sharpening video, as you kept it simple and straightforward. Any opinion on using a secondary bevel? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I tried a scrap piece of granite countertop that I got from a cabinet shop. Was shocked to find it so dished.

Lookin like Al with the beard……lookin good

I've found it's faster to use the carbide wheel and leaving the stone at fine grit. Especially if I actually need to move metal

My favorite tools to carve with are gouges. Do you have advice for sharpening them? I feel like I can do an OK job but, I struggle with the radius. Thanks for all the great information!

Will you PLEASE post a video of how you sharpen your plane blades using the Tormek T8? I have tried and tried, but I always end up making them skewed.

If anyone could treat me to a tormek i would be forever greatful

*what you did with that hammer isn't dulling, it's work hardening ;)

Have you used the drill press for back flattening? That's where I spend all my time and energy on new tools and it's frustrating

Love my Tormek

I've wondered (and I thought I'd ask before trying it) if it would be possible to add a water receptacle and an appropriate sharpening wheel to an ordinary bench grinder and get the same effects as using a Tormek.

How does changing the grit of the stone work?

Woodworking and I just don't get along. I just like to watch your videos!

Using a legacy Tormek, does the polishing compound work after a few days, when it turns white?

Super helpful! Sandpaper!

It's Al from home imrovement! Just kidding. Thanks for the great info.

No need for adhesive for sandpaper. Spray the glass with water. The sandpaper will adhere fully but easily lift right off.

well, you must have a magic tormek... I've spend half an hour on getting a chisel just a bit sharp on them, they"re so excruciatingly slow, which is why I went with diamond stones....

If you had to choose between the Tormek or CBN wheels what would you pick? You seem to love CBN wheels so I'm surprised they didn't get mentioned here.

Is there any truck or method to sharpening curved chisels like gouges and paring chisels or is it just getting good at free handing

I still have PTSD from a guy I worked with putting a knife edge onto a planer bit and then wondering why it wouldn't cut. I did manage to file away the damage, and get the job done, but that pretty much ruined the bit.

As a Cabinet maker myself, that was a cruel and unusual way to upset me, seeing you hammer that chisel edge!

I didn’t missed or it was left out the cons of the tormek. Is initial cost really the only con? Where should a fair retail price be around?

I love the idea of the Tormek system, but you failed to mention the cons. It is pricey (or I missed that comment). I invested in quality diamond stones, and they are a little slower, but work great for me in my retirement hobby shop. Thanks.

I guess I qualify as an old-timer due to my age. Does anyone beside me still use soft Arkansas, hard Arkansas, then hard black Arkansas stone to sharpen? Takes the same skill as sandpaper and leaves a beautiful edge.

My Work Sharp has worked well for many years. It wasn’t that expensive but the sandpaper discs are getting expensive.

Along with making sure the drill press table is perfectly level, you need to be sure. your chuck in seated very accurately. Mine is not, so bits wobble just a little. These plates would be pretty bad, I’m ‘friad.

What do I do when I can't tell if my chisel is fully seated because the bevel is rounded? Most of my chisels have rounded bevels and I've been largely unsuccessful sharpening them.

Disappointed you didn’t include the Work Sharp. I made the Blue Collar sharpening station years ago & still use it today.

OMG I cringed when you banged on that chisel with the hammer! 😂

After 20 plus years dabbling in woodworking and hours of video watching on sharpening I stink at sharpening. Oh and also I have spent a fortune on every sharpening system known since the cave men.

Could you use planes on the drill press kit?

You didn't mention the main con of the last option. The cost.

By the name of your video I thought you were going to talk about impact hardening the edge !!;😂

Some people told me not to use glass plates at least not ones that aren't certified flat if I want really good results. Is that true? I need something to sharpen or measure different things concerning their flatness and I don't want to waste too much money on expensive reference planes. Is a glass plate really a good alternative? I want to build my own guitar and need such things to really get certain parts REALLY flat.

it looks like you cut your finger on the side bevel of one of your chisels. Any tips on how to avoid that. When I'm concentrated on my work I just get those cuts and realise it when I wash my hands or see red dots on the workpiece like the once in the video.

I don't exactly know why I feel compelled to emphasize something in this video but here I am doing so.....when Stumpy said "plate glass" he meant plate glass......you can't use a pane of glass you get at the home center that's meant to replace a broken window pane. Great video Mr. Nubs. I'm wondering why you did not insert another option (sharpening stones) but alas, it's your video.....who am I to ask?

7:59 OMG, blood ... I 'll faint !!,