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

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Fri, Apr 23, 2004 5:31 PM Hello 8ft, Years ago I used Sandpaper to sharpen all my chisels and goughes. I still use the same method and It works fine for me. I have a clipboard with 1/2 sheets of paper from 220 up to 2000 grit The grits are 220,320,400, 600,800,1000,1200,1500 and 2000 and placed on the clipboard in that order. Just start with the 220 (or400 depending on how bad the edge is)Slide the chisel over the grit until any nicks are gone and the edge is nice and flat and evenly shaped. Move on to the next grit and then the next until you get through all the grits. you should end up with a Razor sharp,mirrored finish. It only takes a few minutes per blade. Sometimes you can start with the 1000 grit, but remember you can Polish a dull blade and it will still be dull. I always thought this was quick and easy, required no power or pastes to forget which strop they went on. Hope this helps

Hello 8ft,
Years ago I used Sandpaper to sharpen all my chisels and goughes. I still use the same method and It works fine for me. I have a clipboard with 1/2 sheets of paper from 220 up to 2000 grit
The grits are 220,320,400, 600,800,1000,1200,1500 and 2000 and placed on the clipboard in that order.
Just start with the 220 (or400 depending on how bad the edge is)Slide the chisel over the grit until any nicks are gone and the edge is nice and flat and evenly shaped. Move on to the next grit and then the next until you get through all the grits. you should end up with a Razor sharp,mirrored finish. It only takes a few minutes per blade. Sometimes you can start with the 1000 grit, but remember you can Polish a dull blade and it will still be dull.
I always thought this was quick and easy, required no power or pastes to forget which strop they went on.
Hope this helps

Post #87879 by Benzart on Fri, Apr 23, 2004 5:31 PM