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If you’re not doing fine woodwork in hardwoods, just flatten the back of the chisel until there’s a good shine on it, making sure it’s all the way to the tip. If the back isn’t flat, ye chisel will never be sharp.
Then just sharpen the other side using the guide a few degrees off the main angle that the tip is ground at.
According to YouTube it takes hours to sharpen a chisel, but doing that has always left me with chisels that are plenty sharp enough. Knowing how to use a chisel and not trying to make it work too hard/remove too much material at once makes a lot of difference with how sharp it needs to be IMO.Many will disagree im sure.
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I would describe my current setup as expensive but probably the core part is a dmt duo-sharp bench stone on the stand they make. I could and did do almost everything with that until I got a Tormek.
https://www.dmtsharp.com/sharpeners/bench-stones/duo-sharp-bench-stone.html
For a honing guide there are lots of options and the one I have is good but has some issues so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
I hope that's not your idea of expensive.
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Is there a forum-recommended foolproof chisel sharpening system? Assume I won't go too far wrong with a couple of decent stones and a honing guide? Not doing any find woodworking, but want to keep them in good shape if I can.
Seems like it can get expensive quick and there's a lot of choice for stones and such. Any pointers greatly appreciated.