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Adam Sharpening
May 15th, 2005 12:38 AM
I just found a very nice tool sharpening overview book. It's entitled "Success with Sharpening" and its copyright is 2004.

So about all of the current methods of sharpening are covered.

The methods include natural honing stones (oil based Arkansas), manmade oil stones (Carborundum or India), manmade water stones (Japanese), neutral lubrication (ceramic, abrasive paper on glass, diamond).

Grinders are covered in high speed dry, half-speed dry and good old (literally) wet stones.

Methods of final honing are covered well.

My other books concentrate more on specific tool sharpening than the different techniques.

Taunton Press's "Illustrated Guide to Sharpening" and "The Complete Guide to Sharpening" are excellent references. "Woodcarving Tools, Materials & Equipment" - Volume 1 goes into great detail on maintain super keen wood cutting edges (a lot of stropping techniques).
If you can find a copy, the 1974 printing of "Woodshop Tool Maintenance" (one of my college texts) and the 1976 Popular Science, "Home and Workshop Guide to Sharpening" are also excellent fundamental texts on the subject of sharpening.

The older the book, the less varied the sharpening techniques are. Japanese what??? Spray glue sandpaper to glass to flatten the backs???

A good tool can be transformed into a superior tool with the proper sharpening and fine tuning, known as fettling.

Check out the 1989 printing of, "Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Woodworking Tools". It shows how to take those swap meet finds and turn them into the precision tools a practiced woodworker will eventually come to need and cherish.
Adam Handy Sharpening Toy
July 14th, 2005 01:19 PM
July 14, 2005 Handy Sharpening Toy


My car keys are on a keychain that sports a three inch long by one inch wide piece of brightly colored plastic (never mislay this baby) that has a secret.

With a gentle push a hidden door hinges open and a metal plate impregnated with DIAMONDS emerges.

BLING-BLING!

No... tiny sharpening diamonds.

This plate will never wear hollowed and a quick rub with a moistened finger will remove any past metal debris from the sharpening surface.

I use it to keep my knife sharp.

He's got a WEAPON!

My UTILITY knife was used to open boxes when I stocked (as a Tool Territory, hourly paid associate) and now used to "peel" returned open boxes for item evaluations in my area ONLY.

I've never seen anything dull a blade better than all that cardboard. Sears doesn't pay for new "disposable" blades. I DO.

The key chains are sold in different colors, Blue is for coarse grit, Red is fine and the Green I carry is for extra-fine.

Sears carries the Blue and Red versions. The California local OSH stores carry the Green version.

They're a big ten bucks each.

They work very well in a touch up capacity. Touch up use includes knifes (few sharpeners that "make a dent" in Stainless steel blades), lawn mower blades (frequent touch ups), machetes, bill hooks, hatchets, wood chisels (in the field).

I highly recommend them.

If you like their cutting action, mo' bigger ones are available from both the DMT company (colored plastic) and Norton Abrasives (thick metal plates).
Adam Another Sharpening Toy
July 14th, 2005 01:42 PM
July 14, 2005 Another Sharpening Toy


I found a portable diamond coated sharpening tool made by Buck.

It consists of a tapered metal cone from 3/32 to about 3/8 inch, complete with fishing hook sharpening groove.

Although, a little scary to look at when fully deployed (don't walk around with this thing). The sharpening piece neatly turns around into its hollow handle for storage.

The tool is ideal to be used in addition to the sharpening keychain toy I already posted.

It costs $9.99, but Sears does not carry it.

Sears affiliate (K-Mart language) OSH carries it.

This tool is fantastic for sharpening concave-curved edges like; linoleum knifes, hooked utility blades, scorps, inshaves, and the English pattern Bill Hooks.

It only comes in one "grit" size and leans to the medium-fine sharpening feel.

Again, I recommend it highly.
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