I took a blade sharpening class from Brian, what ? - 40 years ago. It totally changed what I understood as a sharp edge. But more importantly, for me, was my personal relationship with a person who not only knew what he was talking about but, with humor , would step back, if things didn't work out exactly as predicted ... think, and adapt.. Swedenborg talks of "love of uses." Check it out! That's Brian. I feel fortunate to have known and worked with him.
Dear Mr. Burns. My grand father (1998-1978) was a great carpenter. I still have all his chisels (about 100 years old). I never dared to touch them, because I was afraid of ruining them. After I saw your video, I remembered may things he told me 45 years ago. I thanks you for providing the technical skills to begin this restoration. Great job!!
Thanks for the kind words! It's pretty easy to ruin a chisel by grinding it on a power grinding wheel without water to cool it. You end up overheating it and making it soft, so that it won't hold an edge very long. Sharpening it with a honing guide with water stones is perfectly safe as there is very little heat created. Cheers, Brian
Hi Brian, I got your system all set up the takenoko stone came the other day. I got a chance to do some chisels and a plane blade today Wow! Wow! Wow! what a great job your system made razor edges and was much faster than any other method I have used still have to make/ scrounge a few of the accessories but you made a believer of me Thank you, Greg
Con't: The diamond stone that I use for primary edge shaping had been scrubbed clean with detergent and water mix using a fingernail brush. I felt it was clean until I sprayed the first few squirts of simple green and water mix on to the surface and saw the grime and metal just float out of the stone surface. I would not presume to try and tell you anything about sharpening but this product is really worth a try and is very low cost. Best regards and thanks againg for the videos.
I just finished making my stone box & shims a couple of days ago. I'm applying several coats of Tung Oil finish to make the box water resistant. Can't wait to try it out!
Hi brian I bought an atoma 140 coarse grit diamond stone from a place in LA that sells them for $75 .I now use it to flatten all my 7 japanese sharpening stones, best regards ernie
Hello labrat (great name!), Thanks very much for the suggestion. I have a hard time breathing the fumes from Simple Green, but there is a fan quite handy to my sharpening station, so I'll give it a try. I'll let you know if it helps. Cheers, Brian
I enjoyed the video and got a lot from it. For several years I also used a water and detergent mix on my stones (diamond and water). Then I saw a number of utube videos where a 50/50 mix of "simple green" cleaner and water was used. On trying this product, the improvement in the cutting of the stones was very impressive and I was a convert. You may like to try this in your system.
Labrat7357 There is a product available for cleaning belt sander belts. I have copied the link of one such below as an example. Please note I have no financial interest in this particular product. It works amazingly well for cleaning diamond stones as well.. One just uses it as one would an ordinary eraser on a pencil drawing. In fact, an ordinary school eraser works just as well www.fruugo.co.za/silverline-block-for-cleaning-sanding-strips-150x25x25-mm/p-19092399-41685283?ac=google&gclid=CjwKCAjw3qDeBRBkEiwAsqeO7nRn8PAY6hk0RE8PApMt-k8JEXSfb_Tdj6zw7pJ-QXJEPm-vEApu8RoCDAcQAvD_BwE
+James Ritchie Hello James, I sharpened by the traditional hand hold method for the first 15 years of my woodworking career. After I developed this system in the late 1970's, I never looked back. I have taught literally hundreds of beginners to sharpen with it, and I think it has given them a jump start on doing fine woodworking. I would be happy to mail you a free copy of my sharpening booklet. You can find my website, and contact info, by googling my name. By the way, I no longer sell the system, you have to make your own honing guide and stone box. Plans are in the booklet. Woodcraft Supply may have a few left over-systems from their purchase of The Japan Woodworker. Cheers, Brian
I took a blade sharpening class from Brian, what ? - 40 years ago. It totally changed what I understood as a sharp edge. But more importantly, for me, was my personal relationship with a person who not only knew what he was talking about but, with humor , would step back, if things didn't work out exactly as predicted ... think, and adapt.. Swedenborg talks of "love of uses." Check it out! That's Brian. I feel fortunate to have known and worked with him.
Dear Mr. Burns. My grand father (1998-1978) was a great carpenter. I still have all his chisels (about 100 years old). I never dared to touch them, because I was afraid of ruining them. After I saw your video, I remembered may things he told me 45 years ago. I thanks you for providing the technical skills to begin this restoration. Great job!!
Thanks for the kind words! It's pretty easy to ruin a chisel by grinding it on a power grinding wheel without water to cool it. You end up overheating it and making it soft, so that it won't hold an edge very long. Sharpening it with a honing guide with water stones is perfectly safe as there is very little heat created.
Cheers,
Brian
Your grand father was -20 years old?
Hi Brian, I got your system all set up the takenoko stone came the other day. I got a chance to do some chisels and a plane blade today Wow! Wow! Wow! what a great job your system made razor edges and was much faster than any other method I have used still have to make/ scrounge a few of the accessories but you made a believer of me Thank you, Greg
Con't: The diamond stone that I use for primary edge shaping had been scrubbed clean with detergent and water mix using a fingernail brush. I felt it was clean until I sprayed the first few squirts of simple green and water mix on to the surface and saw the grime and metal just float out of the stone surface. I would not presume to try and tell you anything about sharpening but this product is really worth a try and is very low cost. Best regards and thanks againg for the videos.
I just finished making my stone box & shims a couple of days ago. I'm applying several coats of Tung Oil finish to make the box water resistant. Can't wait to try it out!
Excellent Job Heres a Guy that USES HIS BRAINS.
Hi brian I bought an atoma 140 coarse grit diamond stone from a place in LA that sells them for $75 .I now use it to flatten all my 7 japanese sharpening stones, best regards ernie
Hello labrat (great name!),
Thanks very much for the suggestion. I have a hard time breathing the fumes from Simple Green, but there is a fan quite handy to my sharpening station, so I'll give it a try. I'll let you know if it helps.
Cheers,
Brian
Great video, thanks for posting. Just got my japanese stones last weekend.
I enjoyed the video and got a lot from it. For several years I also used a water and detergent mix on my stones (diamond and water). Then I saw a number of utube videos where a 50/50 mix of "simple green" cleaner and water was used. On trying this product, the improvement in the cutting of the stones was very impressive and I was a convert.
You may like to try this in your system.
Labrat7357
There is a product available for cleaning belt sander belts. I have copied the link of one such below as an example. Please note I have no financial interest in this particular product.
It works amazingly well for cleaning diamond stones as well.. One just uses it as one would an ordinary eraser on a pencil drawing. In fact, an ordinary school eraser works just as well
www.fruugo.co.za/silverline-block-for-cleaning-sanding-strips-150x25x25-mm/p-19092399-41685283?ac=google&gclid=CjwKCAjw3qDeBRBkEiwAsqeO7nRn8PAY6hk0RE8PApMt-k8JEXSfb_Tdj6zw7pJ-QXJEPm-vEApu8RoCDAcQAvD_BwE
Thank you Brian
I have done the same kind of sharpening but I am not so sure about the uneven bevel
wow super impressive since razor edge book of sharpening
Love this.
I think a system like this is wonderful, but only after you first learn to sharpen strictly by hand.
+James Ritchie
Hello James,
I sharpened by the traditional hand hold method for the first 15 years of my woodworking career. After I developed this system in the late 1970's, I never looked back. I have taught literally hundreds of beginners to sharpen with it, and I think it has given them a jump start on doing fine woodworking.
I would be happy to mail you a free copy of my sharpening booklet. You can find my website, and contact info, by googling my name.
By the way, I no longer sell the system, you have to make your own honing guide and stone box. Plans are in the booklet. Woodcraft Supply may have a few left over-systems from their purchase of The Japan Woodworker.
Cheers,
Brian
Interesting, but I think I'll stick with my Veritas honing guide...
You're supposed to sharpen on the pull stroke with Japanese stones. Trust me I'm Asian.
Stoney Beek Figure 8 in uk. Trust me I’m English