![]() ![]() But there's still one more thing you can do to help your chisel out: add a microbevel. You've now gone through the four grits of waterstones, and you should have a chisel blade so shiny and sharp that it will put a smile on your face. Once you start making some passes with the 4000-grit stone, you'll notice the blade really starting to shine. Now move up to the 1200-grit stone, and then the 4000-grit stone. In between each set of passes, do three things: wipe the blade clean, inspect your progress, and rinse the stone of the residue that accumulated on it. The more the better, but the first 1/8" is the most important. You want the chisel blade to be contacting the stone at least for the first 1/8". If you need to adjust the chisel's position in the honing guide, do so. You'll now be able to see where the blade is making contact with the stone, because the grind marks will be worn away there. Wipe the blade clean and take a look at it. Try to distribute your passes over as much of the stone as you can, so you don't end up with a big groove right down the middle of your stone. Applying even pressure on the back of the chisel blade, and with your thumbs on the jig, give it about five or six passes, forward and back. ![]() Set your chisel (in the honing guide) onto the stone. You can see in the picture below that I had neither at the time, but merely used the lid of a plastic storage tub. Another option is to place the stone on a piece of fine-grit sandpaper which has been secured to your workbench. You may want to make a little setup like mine on Step 1. Take your stone out of the water and put it somewhere where it won't slide all over the place. Of course, if you only need one chisel you can knock $20 to $30 off of that total, depending on the size of the chisel you get. Total Cost (at time of posting): $136.95. The same link for sharpening stones above contains a link for the nagura stone, which you can buy for $9.99. The nagura stone creates the "slurry" that helps sharpens the chisel. Nagura Stone: If you use a waterstone with a grit of 6000 or higher, you will need a nagura stone.I use two combination stones (again, from Woodcraft), that take the sharpening through grits of 800, 1200, 40. Sharpening Stones: As I just mentioned, this instructable will demonstrate sharpening with waterstones.The one I use costs only $11.99 from Woodcraft. Those who are more experienced go by feel, and indeed you may try this, but I use a jig. Honing Guide: A honing guide keeps your blade at the right angle for sharpening.This instructable will work for any chisel, but you might need to do it more often for the cheaply-made ones. Woodcraft sells a set of four for $39.99. Chisels: I recommend Irwin brand chisels (formerly Marples).This instructable will demonstrate the use of waterstones and a honing guide, and will get your chisel sharpened to 8000 grit with a microbeveled edge. Some sharpen with oilstones, others with waterstones, and still others with diamond stones. Some do it strictly by hand, while others use a jig. There are numerous ways to sharpen chisels. ![]()
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