Sharpening Blades The Process Takes A Lifetime To Master

Sharpening blades the process takes a lifetime to master. Even if you sharpen well there’s still always room to improve.
Today, with the continuous development and upgrading of grinders, the job of Sharpening Blades has become much more effortless. You can easily buy most new plane blades, chisel blades and so on come from the store ready to use. If the cutting edge of the blade is not finished when purchased or has been badly chipped, just carefully smooth the backside first, and then start the sharpening process with the grinder. My grandfather told me that he always used a coarse stone, as was a custom to dress blades. Mechanical tools were not generally used then in Japan, but today there are many types of machines and tools available to dress or redress a blade a faster process. You can also modify the blade to suit your preferences. It is best to maintain the original bevel angle of the blade until you know differently. However, no matter how well the machine supports it, the sharpening itself and honing of the final edge must be done by hand, no matter what.
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[@chattanoogachop5154]

That’s true, and certainly when dealing with expensive knives you want care and expertise. But on the other hand, just using a Worksharp I can get a ten dollar machete sharp enough to shave with, so I guess it’s also relative to how sharp do you need it to be, or how much you care to fetishize the sharpening process.

[@kevdimo6459]

Thanks for your videos. I was just wondering you call it water stone! But is there a common term for it, like sandstone or other. 👍🏻

[@twcmaker]

Waterstones are what they're called. Mostly synthetic. Some are Natural and called Natural stone. Depending where they're mined, they might be known by their region. But most commercially made, are just known as Water stones. Hope this helps.
Surprised the author couldn't reply to this.

[@williamgundling2013]

It could be just the camera angle, but the blade in this video appears to have two bevels, not one. I was taught by several Japanese woodworkers including Toshio Odate to only ever have one bevel on the entire blade. Is there some reason for the use of two bevels?

[@Ham68229]

It's a personal preference but, some think it gives "chip" control. I believe Paul Sellers gives a better explanation than I can. Can look him up on youtube. He's an excellent teacher for woodworking. Cheers :)

[@jesshuifry4342]

Sans en être sûr, je dirais que le but est de faciliter le "décollement" du copeau de la lame et par voie de conséquence éviter le bourrage de la lumière du rabot.
Je crois savoir qu'on peut même trouver parfois un troisième biseau presque sur le fil de la lame. Certains ajoutent aussi un très faible angle sur les 90 degrés du fil de la lame pour permettre une pénétration progressive dans le plan des fibres il me semble.
En ce qui concerne les japonais, je suppose que certains travaillent evec des matériaux de qualité extrême et avec un degré de finesse extrême et donc qu'ils utilisent des techniques en rapport ?

[@williamgundling2013]

@@Ham68229 I have watched a number of Sellars videos and really enjoy his approach to explaining techniques. I have added several of his ideas to my own work techniques.

[@Ham68229]

Shame the video touches just slightly on condition of the stones, not one mention that the stones need to be kept "flat" with a flattening stone. I prefer diamond stones over water stones anymore. Great video, cheers :)

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Good point :)

[@leonidvalentinovich5215]

А когда в середине камня дыру протёр то что делать? У деда на даче все камни протёртые. И ведь как-то стамески точит, что они ровные )

[@adamwhiteson6866]

"The Process Takes A Lifetime To Master" Really? I won't have sharp blades till I'm nearly dead? What am I to do in the meantime?

[@ericlipps7152]

The guy is using like 5000 dollars worth of whetstones.

[@Ham68229]

Look up Sharpton or Shapton ceramic stones, those are expensive, at least they were last I checked. Can't remember the exact spelling of the name

[@ericlipps7152]

@@Ham68229 I use a king 3000 for a finisher and a king 6000 as a honer then a strop 1mic on the rough side and .5 DMT diamond spray on the smooth side.