Carvers....Advice on sharpening strops please. - Tiki Carving

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Tue, Feb 15, 2005 1:22 PM Ben, I had to take a sick day, so I finally got a chance to watch the entire video. I also went back though BK's "Tiki Carving Methodology" post one more time. I think I've learned a ton about sharpening (short of actually doing it). Lake says with the strop you don't need to use stones or paper, and he sharpens every 20 minutes or so. With your sandpaper/clipboard method, you don't need oil, honing compound, or even a strop. This seems right for me, because I do a lot of lunchtime carving in the park with no power source nearby. Using your method, or any for that matter, how often do I need to sharpen my chisels? Just trying to get this all sorted out before I purchase my sharpening supplies. Mahalo, A-A

Ben, I had to take a sick day, so I finally got a chance to watch the entire video. I also went back though BK's "Tiki Carving Methodology" post one more time. I think I've learned a ton about sharpening (short of actually doing it).

Lake says with the strop you don't need to use stones or paper, and he sharpens every 20 minutes or so.

With your sandpaper/clipboard method, you don't need oil, honing compound, or even a strop. This seems right for me, because I do a lot of lunchtime carving in the park with no power source nearby.

Using your method, or any for that matter, how often do I need to sharpen my chisels?

Just trying to get this all sorted out before I purchase my sharpening supplies.

Mahalo,

A-A

Post #141322 by Aaron's Akua on Tue, Feb 15, 2005 1:22 PM