I was watching Paul Sellers' youtube videos last night on sharpening chisels and planes.
Admittedly it's not something I was ever good at and as I'd never been taught, I realized I'd been doing it all wrong (thank goodness for youtube eh?)
I used to use a Stanley honing guide on a sharpening stone smothered in oil, it was very messy, I carved a groove into my stone and to top it all off, my chisels (although pretty poor quality B&Q jobbies) never seemed to be as sharp as they were fresh out of the packet. So I was surprised to hear him saying the chisels (even brand new) needed work immediately to become sharp.
Secondly, I noticed he didn't use a honing guide..... is this normal? does it matter if you don't have a precise 25 or 30 degree angle?
I'm looking forward to purchasing some decent chisels but I almost baulked when I saw the price, as much as I'm willing to spend on a table saw??
Are there any brands I should look at getting bearing in mind I'm an (extremely) amateur hobby woodworker who is perhaps at skill level 1 (maybe 2). I'm looking at trying different joints (the non-illegal variety) so I know I should ideally get a set of dovetail chisels, mortice chisels and then my everyday 'normal' chisels.
I'm looking forward to learning to plane stuff too, I have a Stanley No4 (never used and still in the packaging) that I bought maybe 15 years ago, I never got around to using it and I bought a ferm power plane when I discovered Screwfix and destroyed a door I was trying to fit it now has a funny little curve on one end and horrible breakout (patched with wood filler) the other end.
I wish this forum and youtube was available 10 years ago, I'd have saved myself soooooo much money
Admittedly it's not something I was ever good at and as I'd never been taught, I realized I'd been doing it all wrong (thank goodness for youtube eh?)
I used to use a Stanley honing guide on a sharpening stone smothered in oil, it was very messy, I carved a groove into my stone and to top it all off, my chisels (although pretty poor quality B&Q jobbies) never seemed to be as sharp as they were fresh out of the packet. So I was surprised to hear him saying the chisels (even brand new) needed work immediately to become sharp.
Secondly, I noticed he didn't use a honing guide..... is this normal? does it matter if you don't have a precise 25 or 30 degree angle?
I'm looking forward to purchasing some decent chisels but I almost baulked when I saw the price, as much as I'm willing to spend on a table saw??
Are there any brands I should look at getting bearing in mind I'm an (extremely) amateur hobby woodworker who is perhaps at skill level 1 (maybe 2). I'm looking at trying different joints (the non-illegal variety) so I know I should ideally get a set of dovetail chisels, mortice chisels and then my everyday 'normal' chisels.
I'm looking forward to learning to plane stuff too, I have a Stanley No4 (never used and still in the packaging) that I bought maybe 15 years ago, I never got around to using it and I bought a ferm power plane when I discovered Screwfix and destroyed a door I was trying to fit it now has a funny little curve on one end and horrible breakout (patched with wood filler) the other end.
I wish this forum and youtube was available 10 years ago, I'd have saved myself soooooo much money