Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Sharpening chisels and knives with sandpaper!

I have several woodworking projects waiting for me, but I got stymied at the "tool sharpening" stage. And our kitchen knives are dull dull dull dull. I happened to mention it to my amazing luthier friend, who showed me his very cheap method using automotive sandpaper! His is prettier, using a block of marble I think it was. I didn't have any extra marble pieces lying around but he said glass is nice and flat.

This is a piece of glass from a picture frame, taped on to an old cutting board for support. Then I taped 800 and 1000 sandpaper to it, and used the paper clip to help me keep the same angle as I sharpened the knives. Spit is the lubricant to use. It works great!! I still have to sharpen my chisel, but I'm so happy with this!

It's cheaper by millions than sharpening stones. Thanks, luthier friend :).