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SKB #556230 10/01/19 11:45 AM
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I keep maybe 50 chisels on/around my bench, and by far the majority sport "regular" bevels. Certainly my mortising chisels are that way for "beefiness" reasons. If presented with a scenario requiring paring thin slivers off a surface, I'll reach for a hollow ground chisel, touch it up on a stone, and have at it.

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I have a table top 1" belt sander on my bench for small sharpening and other uses. I have belts from 60 grit to 1000 grit for it, and it sees a lot of use whenever I'm in the shop.
I "rough grind" chisels to a close finish, and then stone them for the last sharpening. It's always worked best for me, and is the fastest method too. The little 1" belt sander was very inexpensive, and has many other uses also. I have a small gun room and not a lot of bench space, so tools that serve multiple uses are a priority for my use.

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One of the most important tools for wood chisels is a strop.
Just a piece of Oak leather glued to a board and a little red rouge.
After the chisel is honed, used about every 10-15 minutes when whittling a stock.
Chuck

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The most important thing is to not let a chisel get dull in the first place. Chuckster is right on in that regard, IMO.

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I use a Tormek wet sharpening system with three different grits wheels and leather honing wheels. I have two machines so it goes fairly fast. I have about 200 chisels on my shop wall. Everyone has been sharpened or reshaped and sharpened. A surprising number of chisels are improperly ground from the factory. But once ground correctly and sharpened, they require just a little timely touch up. The trick is to never let them get too far from sharp. Touch ups are easy. What I hate are nicks. Those drive me crazy and can only be remover with effort.

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