Peter907

I just had to post again to give you all a laugh. I said I'd ordered a canvas roll bag to put my now super sharp chisels in. Well it...

Im so pleased dougb sorted out your issues as i see so many saying "i watch x or y on youtube" but even something as simple as a sharp...

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to @Doug B who came to my house today and sorted out my sharpening problems. I didn't know Doug...

I’ve helped a few people to sharpen, there are a few things that usually are the root cause of difficulties. First off there has been...

Peter I will chip in and encourage you to keep trying. Start with the coarse stone until you get a burr across the entire edge and move...

Don’t despair ! You’ll get there in the end, one way or another. We’ve all had our frustrations where woodwork is concerned!

Some great responses above, thank you. I will be studying all your suggestions and the videos etc later today and trying them out. I'm...

I watched Paul Sellers video showing his method of sharpening on diamond plates by hand without a honing guide. It made a lot of sense...

struggled with this myself in the past got a veritas honing guide which is repeatable also learnt that the back of the chisel is vital...

@Ollie78 I think I checked properly for a burr before moving on, but will have another go this evening and make a point of checking 👍

Make sure you get a burr or wire edge at each grit before moving on to the next. This burr "proves" that you have got all the way to the...

It is a Saker off-centre honing guide from Amazon which had mostly good reviews.

I've just bought a sharpening kit and some lapping fluid. The kit has a 400 grit diamond plate, a 1000 grit diamond plate and an 8000...

Thanks for your advice. Paul Hannaby, thank you - I was cutting from the centre to the edge when I got the catches. I finally got the...

I have a 6"X3" padauk bowl blank. I only use carbide. The outside was reasonably easy to turn, but took an hour to sand out the tearout...