doubravsky - first tiki - some questions - Tiki Carving

M ManoKoa Member Downers Grove Joined: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 106	M ManoKoa Posted posted on Wed, Aug 17, 2005 2:25 PM Some people are burdened by the sharpening and some don't mind it, but some, like me, use a sharpening session as a meditation that slowly gets me into a peaceful state of mind for carving and get meticulous with it. I have only had to deal w/ hand chisels and my own few Home Depot chisels to sharpen and stropping works well to hone them back to a razor sharp edge. I get annoyed easily if my tools are less than razor sharp. This is what I got: (another plug for woodcraft) The few big chisels I have don't get much use so I haven't bothered learning how to sharpen them but I imagine that I will have to invest in stones for them. I would like to see what the other carvers will have to say about sharpening.

Some people are burdened by the sharpening and some don't mind it, but some, like me, use a sharpening session as a meditation that slowly gets me into a peaceful state of mind for carving and get meticulous with it.

I have only had to deal w/ hand chisels and my own few Home Depot chisels to sharpen and stropping works well to hone them back to a razor sharp edge. I get annoyed easily if my tools are less than razor sharp.

This is what I got:

(another plug for woodcraft)

The few big chisels I have don't get much use so I haven't bothered learning how to sharpen them but I imagine that I will have to invest in stones for them.

I would like to see what the other carvers will have to say about sharpening.

Post #180357 by ManoKoa on Wed, Aug 17, 2005 2:25 PM