Chisels

[Nichols]

At 09:02 PM 6/24/00 -0500, you wrote:
>At least as important as a good chisel is being able to put a good edge on
>it and
>maintain that edge. 

John, List,
	Another tip in sharpening, especially for notching, is what's called a
"microbevel". In the woodworkers world, it's up there with "to PBR or not
to PBR" but no where near as volatile as.... let's say....." etd vs.
aural". Anyway, it's a bevel within the main bevel, at a "micro level" at
the tip. Needs lots of touch-up when doing dirty work, but with nice clean
consistent maple (like a bridge cap), it'll last quite a while. When done
right, through trail-and-error, it increases efficiency and ease quite a
bit. Try that finewoodworking site for articles, or find it in their
supplemental book of tips and techniques. (for chisels and carving tools
and sharpening) Well worth the investment.

Guy

FORMER woodworker.
"Tip:  Never feed stock with remaining fingers."