The grinder that is set up for chisels and some plane irons is the Work Sharp 3000. That has a little window or port on the side of the machine and the angle is already set for you.
There are a bunch of other grinders and if you have the money a couple of very expensive sharpening systems out there Like Tormek and Jet. If you want to sharpen by hand, I'd suggest getting a jig for it. It's tough trying to keep the same angle each stroke. I saw a very impressive tool for hand sharpening at Woodcraft. It is made by Pinnacle. It has preset angles you choose and it locks at that angle until you actually make a change. The cool thing is it has a definite stop for each of the angles so all you'd need to do is count to the one you want. The draw back is you have to use the angles that are built in, you can't add or subtract a couple degrees to finish with. But you'll always get the same angle when you're finished. Just go on a couple of the sites we talk about often and search for sharpen and you'll have a whole evening of reading to do... ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Christian To: Blind Handyman Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:20 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Sharpening blades Hi, I am very interested in learning how to sharpen chisels, knives, and hand planers. Is this something that I should consider doing with an oil or water stone? Or is it possible to get an attachment for my grinder to take care of sharpening in one step? It seems like there was a conversation a long time ago about a machine that had a bar that could be set for a particular angle and one could run their blade across it for sharpening. I have heard of people using several steps in the sharpening process. One step is a mild stone with 200 grit, then a 400 grit and then a leather strap or buffing wheel for polishing. As you can tell, I am at the learning end of this sharpening gig. Is there a sharpening FAQ that Ray or anyone else has put together on the topic? Thanks, Keith [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
