Post #185949 by Davez_tikiz on Sun, Sep 11, 2005 12:27 PM

Ok... lots of great posts lately about tols and sharpening and such... I have some burning questions...

1. I am going to go with your sandpaper sharpening clipboards, benz... so here's the dumb question. I haven't seen anywhere, do you sharpen the flat (bottom) side of the chisel, or the beveled (top) side?

2. Can you use a chainsaw to debark? I'm looking at the 18 6' logs I now have and my little draw knife seems really insignificant! If so, any tips?

3. Benz... can you write more about the reciprocating carver? Looks like a great idea.. and the detail you get is awesome! I'm assuming from the posts that you can buy the carver and use it with a dremel and later pick up a foredom motor? Or should I just pony up the $$ and forget getting a dremel, if the foredom motor will do everything and more that a dremel will?

Also, I saw a tunsten carbide sanding 4" wheel to fit on a angle grinder. Will these last a long time, so as to save buying lots of the sandpaper ones?

Ok... that's all today. Too sore from lugging all the logs around to write any more!