Steak Knives, Take Two

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Stuart

When I first made some scales for the steak knife set (from Professional Woodworkers Supplies) about a year ago, things were going well until almost the final step when excessive tearout occurred when the roundover bit got a tad aggressive. That project has been set aside for a little longer than I expected (or realised [...]

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To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season……

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Stuart

You are deep into a sharpening session on your water-cooled sharpener, and the next job would be best done with the wheel turning towards the edge, rather than away from it. What do you do? What DO you do? I know what I do – compromise! I know the T7 (in my case) weights 14kg, [...]

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Diamonds are a Tool’s Best Friend

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Stuart

Diamonds. Pure carbon, but not something that is going to upset the greenies, or the skeptics. The hardest natural element known, it can only be scratched by other diamonds (a simplification, but good enough for our application).  It is not the toughest substance known – good compared to other gemstones, but not as good compared [...]

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Work Scary Sharp

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Stuart

A tool that is blunt is worthless.  A blunt chisel is no better than a screwdriver where it comes to slicing timber. So keeping workshop tools sharp is a critical step.  There are many different methods for achieving a sharp tool, from the Scary Sharp (using increasing sandpaper grits), water stones, oil stones, grinders, diamond [...]

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Diamond Knife Sharpening

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Stuart

With Christmas approaching, you can pick up a Tormek at quite a good price at the moment, particularly care of parity of the Australian and US dollars.  Latest price I’ve seen is $899 for the T7 from Carbatec, and $599 for the T3.  That will obviously produce exceptional edges on all your sharp tools (with [...]

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Episode 66HD Tormek DBS22

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Stuart

Episode 66 Tormek DBS22 High Definition Format:  MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

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Episode 66 Tormek DBS22

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Stuart

Episode 66 Tormek DBS22 Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4),  Flash Video (.flv)

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Episode 65HD TAG

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Stuart

Tormeks are GO! High Definition Format:  MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

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Episode 65 TAG

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Stuart

Tormeks are GO! Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4),  Flash Video (.flv)

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Zero Radius

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Stuart

Been having a discussion on sharpening in the Scary Sharp post recently, wanted to add more detail, and thought others might also be interested in the discussion. So far, the discussion has been: Reader I’ve found that if you sharpen something too sharp (too fine an edge), the edge will not be durable enough to [...]

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Fighting the Mess Gremlins

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Stuart

Now approaching 2 years since the shed upgrade, and I’m still dealing with some of the after effects.  But I’m getting there slowly. Was out at the shed last night to almost 3am, watching episodes of “The Wire” on the TV, and going through boxes of stuff that hadn’t been unpacked since the crazy hazy [...]

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Tormek Profiled Leather Honing Wheel

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Stuart

The Tormek Sharpening System is ideal for turning tools, but part of the sharpening process is dealing with the burr that forms in the concave flute of the tool. Jamming the gouge into a piece of timber to break off the burr will work, but the Tormek Profiled Leather Honing Wheels do a better job. [...]

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