Samba Pa Ti Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 get a "carborundum" (oil stone) too best thing for sharpening chisels and knives up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Click on link below the picture to see how the event actually took place in Boggs shop.. Boggs Deer Talks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 HHAHAHA, thats brilliant!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Boggs Deer Talks ← Glutton for punishment....you shot the damn thing again, didn't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Boggs Deer Talks ← Glutton for punishment....you shot the damn thing again, didn't you? ← haha.. no actually I'm trying to learn Flash and this is just a newbie try at it.. No harm meant. Anyone else know much about Flash, I'm starting to figure it out after reading 205 pages of a 500 + page book.. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted January 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Click on link below the picture to see how the event actually took place in Boggs shop.. Boggs Deer Talks ← That's the best!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Boggs, Any chance you'd do a tutorial on using and sharpening chisels? I really like the idea of doing it the old fashioned way. Plus, both my kids have asthma, and it seems like using chisels would create much less sawdust than a router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted January 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Boggs, Any chance you'd do a tutorial on using and sharpening chisels? I really like the idea of doing it the old fashioned way. Plus, both my kids have asthma, and it seems like using chisels would create much less sawdust than a router. ← Well, truth be told, I am just doing this by feel. I am sure there are a lot more expert people than I am at this who would give you a much more proper tutorial than I could. I probably do it the wrong way, but I still get it done. I guess the real message is, don't let any task intimidate you. For sharpening, I simply have a series of high quality sandpapers at progressively finer roughness adhered to a glass plate for flatness. I draw the beveled edge back towards me at the appropriate angle until I have a uniform and straight grind. I step down to the next finer and repeat. When I get to the 1200-2000 grit, I then turn it over and hold the flat side flat against the paper and draw it back to deburr. It is scary sharp. I mark and score the edge of the neck pocket with an exacto knife blade to the proper shape and dimension to a reasonable depth where I can now begin removing bulk material to the scored edge. I repeat the scoring process and bulk removal until I reach near the depth of the pocket. I then use sandpaper and a wood block to really level the pocket. I can use a bubble level (small round one used for leveling a turntable works really well) to make sure the level of the pocket is the same as the level of the top of the body. I can also check every so often by using the back flat side of the chisel for flatness of the pocket. I think you can see from the photo how I use a mallet (okay... a screwdriver handle) to tap on the chisel to control the drive and cut of the chisel. That is the very basics of what I do, right or wrong... Boggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave293 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 http://www.mimf.com/library/watkins_sandpaper_sharpening.htm May be of intrest to some. I just got some nice chisels and will be following that guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggardguy Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 nice, with the talking deer and all. That is class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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