Thanks Roger. A very helpful tutorial. I am relatively new to carving and as of yet I have not put my knives on a stone or sand paper because they came pre-sharpened and I read that unless your tool is damaged all you really need to do is strop. But I think that after carving for a period of time the tools need to be refined along with stropping. Am I correct in thinking that? Your comment on my thought would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Thanks Roger. I have the work sharp and really like it, however as you stated it only goes one direction and 1 speed. What is the unit you got in Florida that has 2 horizontal discs, is reversible and has a slow rotation? It seems like it wouldn’t throw metal dust shavings in the air like the work sharp. Thanks again.
Water keeps the swarf in suspension for cleaning ease. Not using a liquid causes the metal to clog the “pores “ lessening cutting efficiency. Either works.
👎 🥴 Probably the WORST DEMONSTRATION on sharpening carving tools ! ! 👎 ! ! Definitely a demonstration on “HOW NOT TO SHARPEN CARVING TOOLS” ! “NEVER, NEVER - NEVER USE A BUFFING WHEEL TO SHARPEN ANY WOOD CUTTING TOOL” ! ! Just look at how “Short” his tools are! He has absolutely destroyed his tools!
Actually, I have seen a lot worse than this one and I found it pretty good. What you really have to worry about is using grinding wheels except for major rework or commissioning. I have used buffing wheels for years and none of my tools are worse for wear. Buffing is just a faster way of stropping and soft wheels have the advaantage of being able to polish interior surfaces easilly. It is possible to round over the edges with excessive buffing but that normally involves extreme over polishing. If done cottectly, the tools should still last several lifetimes. I have literally thousands of razor sharp edged tools in the collection and over fourty-five years experience. For all you know, the tools could have been manufactured as short or could have been ground away by a former owner. His methods work for him and would work for most of us. Perhaps you would be kind enough to produce video showing your methods so that we can compare.
Um, did you see how much carving he has done? The guy is showing what he has found works for him from his years of experience. I am sure your knives look just as new as the day you mail ordered them…
