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That one moment when I realized I was sharpening my chisels backwards
I spent like 3 years wondering why my chisels never held an edge. Felt like I was sharpening constantly. Then my neighbor Bob watched me one day and just laughed. Told me I had the bevel angle totally backwards, like 10 degrees off. Anyone else have that stupid simple fix that made you feel like an idiot?
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campbell.david8d ago
The sharpening guide that came with my set was for a different brand's chisels and I didn't even think to check. The angles were close enough that I thought I was doing it right for like two years. My biggest issue was I never once tried to test the edge on a piece of scrap wood before I started working. If I had just taken five seconds to see if the chisel actually cut instead of just looking at the bevel I would have figured it out way sooner. Bob sounds like a good guy for pointing it out. Honestly the whole thing made me realize how much I was relying on muscle memory instead of actually paying attention.
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