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one of Freddie Mercury's teachers - "sit down, Bulsara, you can't sing!"

The problem with a die filer is finding the files for it. Proper die filer files have the teeth cut so you pull on the tang. It may be...

Likely wrong here, but I've got a saw or two which the plate has gone hard and brittle, which will dull a file pretty quick compared...

For whatever my opinion may be worth, I have a few comments. I have been sharpening my chisels, plane irons, and turning tools for...

Straight edges and simple spindle gouges are really easy to freehand, and it's the best way as you can keep refreshing the edge as you...

Tanks for the replies everyone, and so far I can't see a problem with the kit. It looks like it is a bit of a bone of contention as to...

Water wheels cut very slowly so are ok for when your tools are correctly shaped. If you need to remove a lot of metal then you are in...

For woodturning a sanding disc on the outboard end is good. And/or an mdf disc plus smears of autosol for instant polish. If you haven't...

I can sharpen a gouge using a jig in less than thirty seconds, probably less than twenty. A perfect grind. You are welcome to stick to...

Good turners don't seek or need razor sharp tools. As explained elsewhere a turning gouge will go through more metres of wood in a...

Yes, because it’s about turning tools not real sharpening 😜

That was my route into sharpening. Start with a wheel, add a cheap wolverine type jig for repeatability, then shell out for CBN once you...

Several points immediately come to mind. If your sharpening a flat bevel you have to remove metal from the whole surface - really...

If the Sorby Pro Edge is too expensive this is an option...

As I mentioned earlier, CBN grinding wheels are preferred, they don't wear out. I can honestly say, so far, I've outlasted at least 10...