Sharpening angles on Pfeil chisels

[Frod733]

Greetings all and Merry Christmas. Been thinking about buying a power sharpener, and wondered what the grind angle is on various Pfeil chisels/gouges. Some of these power sharpeners seem to have adjustable angle settings. Thanks!

 

[oldwood]

I bought one of those power grinding wheel sharpeners 40 yrs. ago. I found it quicker to sharpen carving chisels using a worn out 600 grit belt on a 1" by 42" belt sander. Gave the pita chisel grinder to a guy that has lotsa tools , and little knowledge of how to use them. As I carve something , I use a small Arkansas hard , smooth , oil stone , dunno meby 1000 grit , and when I have dulled the chisel too much to strop it sharp on an old leather belt, I go to the belt sander and correct the shape of the cutting edge. Has worked for me a long time. Learned it ain't how you git there , just that you git there efficiently.

 

[ZUG]

I also purchased a power sharpener maybe 40+ years ago. I used it a few times and found that it likes to grind away my nice chisels much smaller than a good sharpening stone or diamond plate. The best thing to get is a good honing guide if you need something to keep a consistent angle on your chisels until you learn how to sharpen your chisels. The old adage of K.I.S.S. is still true today.

Just after I stopped using that power sharpener I bought a Lee Valley Veritas Mk. II honing guide and never looked back. It is a wonderful jig. It's price now is a bit expensive but well worth it in my opinion. For gouges you will have to learn how to sharpen them by hand. Not hard but it does have a learning curve to it.
<Veritas Mk.II Standard Honing Guide - Lee Valley Tools>

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[WALT53]

I also purchased a power sharpener maybe 40+ years ago. I used it a few times and found that it likes to grind away my nice chisels much smaller than a good sharpening stone or diamond plate. The best thing to get is a good honing guide if you need something to keep a consistent angle on your chisels until you learn how to sharpen your chisels. The old adage of K.I.S.S. is still true today.

Just after I stopped using that power sharpener I bought a Lee Valley Veritas Mk. II honing guide and never looked back. It is a wonderful jig. It's price now is a bit expensive but well worth it in my opinion. For gouges you will have to learn how to sharpen them by hand. Not hard but it does have a learning curve to it.
<Veritas Mk.II Standard Honing Guide - Lee Valley Tools>

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Or you could get a piece of leather an some polish and make a strop.And practice it’s not that hard to keep an edge on chisels.

 

[pilot]

Greetings all and Merry Christmas. Been thinking about buying a power sharpener, and wondered what the grind angle is on various Pfeil chisels/gouges. Some of these power sharpeners seem to have adjustable angle settings. Thanks!

Standard wood chisel is 25 degrees.

 

[ZUG]

Or you could get a piece of leather an some polish and make a strop.And practice it’s not that hard to keep an edge on chisels.

A strop is something to be used after you have established the angle/edge and to remove the "burr". YES - you do keep a strop handy at all times to touch up that edge when it starts to drag on/in the cut. You are correct

 

[LANEY REECE]

I hone my gauges with a cereal box and, they are razor sharp.

 

[wiscoaster]

I hone my gauges with a cereal box and, they are razor sharp.

Amazing what stiff paper can do with a little elbow grease and a lot of patience. I use paper to burnish finishes.