Poor man's Scary sharp tool Sharpening system?

Honing guides are just a gimmick.
I have never seen a good carpenter/joiner with one.
Any good tradesman can sharpen his tools freehand on the stone.

 

Treat yourself to a Scheppach TIGER 2000S Whetstone,brilliant for getting that razor sharp edge, chisels,plane blades, evens knives,scissors can be sharpened with the right jig.

Whetstone sharpener best thing I've bought in ages.

See this thread: http://community.screwfix.com/threads/re-drilling-a-hole.183783/#post-1460689

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php..._medium=base&gclid=CPKW84bTqdQCFW0R0wodcfkJgQ

Got to agree with Dobby honing guides are just a gimmick.

 

I do like the cheaper diamond plates - this is the one I use https://tinyurl.com/y75bsuqk and its just fine. Never used a strop and can get my edges sharp enough for me. I also use an old oil stone and some carborundum sticks for concave blades.

 

Never got on with those honing guides, found the wheel is narrow and is easy to tilt when sharpening.

I went for a Veritas sharpening jig which is quite expensive but very easy to set up and use, until I master how to sharpen freehand!

 

After nearly 40 years, I still can't sharpen freehand properly, I still tend to ocassionally cant the chisel to one side, hence the reason I bought Scheppach 2500 sharpener.

 

Just this week people recommended the Paul Seller's woodworking videos. I've spent hours watching (and enjoying) them.

I know I'll never be craftsman (what? You mean there are grits finer than 60?), but they're quite relaxing.


At 33 min he uses a honing guide to sharpen his plane. I've always gone freehand and so thought they looked good.

Now I have Paul Sellers telling me to use one, and you guys telling me not to bother.

But they look cheap and don't take up too much space so I'll probably try one anyway.

 

Ah, properly angled guide up the side of your bench grinder - zing zing - and finish off with fair and fine emery on hard surface!

 

Woah thank goodness someone else can't sharpen freehand. I'm rubbish at it and always have been, so about 15yrs ago I got a Tormek and I love it. 50+ yrs ago one of my first jobs was to learn how to sharpen a chisel. I was **** at it but I could sharpen a handsaw no problem. I used to make Eli suck his teeth with my efforts at putting an edge on tools.

How do you lot go about sharpening your circular sawblades? I use my local saw doctor but now I have more time I wondered whether these grinders are any good?

Cheers all.

 

I posted a linky earlier, post No 3 to it's smaller brother Scheppach TIGER 2000S at £109

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php..._medium=base&gclid=CPKW84bTqdQCFW0R0wodcfkJgQ

 

Does anyone actually sharpen TCT blades?

 

I have a local firm to do my circular saw blades, if it has an edge they can sharpen it.

https://www.sharpening-service.co.uk/

 

Wanted a tormek but couldnt/wouldnt justify the money for one, bought tiger 2500 off KIAB s recommendation about six weeks ago for 200 quid. Brilliant machine, nothing else to say.

 

Thought I recommended the Scheppach TIGER 2000S to you, I have the bigger continous rated Scheppach 2500 which I got for a very silly cheap price, & couldn't refuse.

 

Unfortunately, again, you're either taking the mick or oblivious to how you come across. Things cost money I'm afraid. You can't want something to be 'for life' and not want to spend more than a tenner. I suggest you save up for a while until you either accumulate £110 and buy the scheppach tiger 2000s as KIAB has suggested to you, or wait longer and save £200 and purchase the 2500s model, as both of these will last you for life if mines anything to go by.

You could always try Lidl though.......

 

Actually you did, but I went with the larger model as didn't want to regret the 90 quid difference wishing I'd bought the better one a few months down the line.

 

It's not a large machine though, far from it.

 

I was starting to hang my head in shame about the honing guide as I had recently suggested, and admitted to, using one. This is something of a relief. I'm assuming those that implied that using one meant that you weren't a skilled 'craftsman' will be writing to Mr Sellers directly.....

I use mine to re-profile my chisels and plane irons every couple of years or so in the workshop with a quick touch up free hand on a fine diamond stone on site in between times. Using the guide and my assortment of increasingly fine wet-n-dry papers glued to a sheet of glass, I get really good polished results. It is a labour of love though and definitely a rainy day job.