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Doesn't this put the edge on the same spot each time and waste the rest of the disk? Or does the arbor not go into the hole up top and you can move the base around?
@@AereForst Click the link, scroll down a little bit until you see all the text about the sharpening system. The link is right at the top of that, right under the little Facebook, Instagram, Etc icons.
I've just started working as a workshop technician at a school. I have a lot of chisels to sharpen and couldn't decide what system I wanted to use but this has just settled it for me. thanks for all the great info over the years.
Stumpy, you always amaze me. I’ve been a weekend wood worker for 60 years. The chisel sharpener for the drill press is genius. I sharpened 7 chisel’s in less than 5 minutes effortlessly. And they are sharper than ever before. After many years of fighting it I’m very very happy guy. Thank you
No offence but apostrophes have a unique place and this is not one of them, chisels is just a plural word, it does not have an apostrophe. If it was the chisel’s edge then it would get one. Does the word have ownership? Eg chisel’s sharpness but not five chisels.
@@teeanahera8949no one likes being corrected & furthermore why would you feel the need to correct folks in an informal setting like a fucking comment section on a RUclips video….doesnt seem formal enough to warrant correcting someone shit it’s kinda pathetic
@@teeanahera8949 your totally right, but also who cares? hes over 60, and he probably doesn't care that he made a very simple grammar mistake on a youtube comment. ya know?
I am an absolute convert. I saw this and thought it seemed pretty cheap and I have a drill press- so why not? Built jigs with 25 and 30 degree bevels. The outcome- WOW! In 30 minutes I went through all of my plane irons and re-established the primary bevels and then finish sharpened. It is incredibly easy, it is REPRODUCIBLE- since the next time you slap that plane iron on the jig it will be exactly the same... I have previously been hand sharpening with diamond stones and roller guides- and as hard as you try every time it is a little bit different. This fixes all of that- in a fraction of the time. Really, really impressed- for about $50.
I got a set, came very prompt from US to the UK. Tested it out on 3 old wrecked glue scraping chisels and had razor sharp edges and was paring end grain oak in under 2 minutes. ...... brilliant!
I love many RUclips channels. I love many WOODWORKING RUclips channels… but my God are you in the upper echelon. Cheers to you man. Thank you for all the wisdom and knowledge!
I built one of these earlier this year and admit I was a little skeptical at first. But it truly does work and it is fast. I grabbed about 20 vintage chisels I'd been meaning to sharpen, and did them all in about 20 minutes first time out. All razor sharp. You may get some negative comments from people who only use a particular system, and go up to 10,000 grit......I've seen them before. Just ignore that and try this. You can be back to working sharp in seconds with perfect bevels every time. That is the real win here.
Good call. The initial investment isn't too bad when compared to a Worksharp or other powered sharpeners. I guess it boils down to discipline (doing regular touch ups with extra fine, and rarely (hopefully ) using the coarse after a mishap like dropping the chisel.
Hey James! Finally got the chance to try out this system today. Tried a few different things but couldnt get very good results yet. I think the issue is that if there is any tilt at all in the chisel rest then you will get an edge that is skewed, rather than 90 degrees to the side of the chisel. This is kind of a big issue, because you're stacking up the angle of the drill press table (which theoretically should be at 90 degrees to the arbor) with any variances in the multiple wooden pieces of the jig. How well the system works is very much dependant not only on how square and solid your drill press is, but also on your ability to make the wooden holder perfectly square, including the bevel cut that makes the resting surface. This isnt a dealbreaker, but as a sustem that appeals to money-conscious woodworkers, who likely are using Harbor Freight drill presses and are less experienced, i think its something to consider.
I was looking at Mikes kit not long ago. Now I see it got your interest too I’m even more convinced it’s worth trying out. Thanks for covering this one.
Great video. I’ll try anything. Over a 40 year career I’ve spent way to much money on sharpening. But i enjoy having a choice. So many people never get to enjoy the benefits of an extremely sharp edge tool. This will get you there, and then learn other systems. Or not. Sharp tools will immediate elevate your work. Once you get hooked on having a crazy sharp tool, there’s no going back. Thanks Stumpy!
Thanks for this. I just went to Taylor Works and purchased the kit. Had to pay in Canadian dollars so was more expensive north of the border, but can’t wait to try this.
I commented on this about a month ago when I bought one, just to let UK viewers know it's available over here. I've now had a chance to use it. Here are the highlights. 1 It works very well indeed. I brought a couple of old chisels back from the dead in a couple of minutes. 2 For chisels that are in good condition, you can leave the finer grit and strop disc in your pillar drill all the time (I hardly use a pillar drill, I'm a guitar maker) and refresh a chisel in a few seconds. 3 The instructions are good. 4 The required jig is a cinch to make and very forgiving - I didn't bother with the recommended hardwoods but just used scraps of timber I had lying in the shop. 5 It doesn't recommend using it for plane blades, because it is a few thou out over the width of a 2 inch plus plane blade, but I reckon it is well worth a shot. If you are doing freehand sharpening or using a guide such as the veritas you are probably going to be that far off anyway. This is a really simple idea that actually works. Thank you very much for putting me on to it.
Good video. I used to have a Tormek ,which was great, but it was this machine that you had to fill with water and took up valuable space-- then empty the water and deal with the mess .Plain sharpening stones are just a mess too. With stones, you need the stone holders and the spray bottle for water when you need it and it's just another thing you need that takes up valuable space . Although my Tormek is gone, I still have my stones like yourself, but I'm going to try this setup here because it's small and compact and appears to save time.
My Grandfather gave me my first knife when I was about eight years old. He taught me how to use it, how to sharpen it and how not to cut myself with it. I call a two out of three a success, but :- It was so heartening to see a Master slip up, just as I often do. I hope its not too sore and heals quickly.
I bought this when it was first introduced and I can say for sure that it works exactly as described. It is a time saver and takes just seconds to set up.
James, a great addition to Taylor Tools lineup, although the Work Sharp 3000 was developed earlier! Cost effective 👍. The 3M Cubitron paper is the key. I’ve used the plate sharpening system with great success.
Yep I bought one and will sell all my other sharpening systems it is just brilliant and work so fast and good have the sharpest tools I have ever had. note if you sharpen plane blades go the 6" option 👍👍👍
My kit just came in from Taylor Toolworks, really good value, took about 3 minutes to get it all set in the chuck and starting to sharpen chisels. Great idea, keeping it simple and so convenient to touch up tools (and kitchen knives!!). Glad to be able to support a family business as well!
75 yo Canadian man here. I recently discovered a new use for one of my old-faithful benchtop tools, a Meiji-brand low-power stereo zoom microscope that is essential for my continuing work soldering tiny surface mount electronic parts onto circuit boards. Magnification range 3.5x ~ 22x. I haven't yet made precision angle supports, but already my garden pruning saws and bypass pruning shears are quickly & easily made super-sharp because I can now SEE CLEARLY what I am doing to their steel cutting edges with my files, diamond hones & the like. NO more guessing at angles or testing with my thumbnail - I can SEE the edge of the saw tooth or the pruner blade and hand-adjust my angle of attack to sharpen the garden tools. 180, 360 & 600 grit diamond flats are all I need for the pruners, and fine triangle files for the saws with perhaps a final kiss with the 600 diamond, all simply held in my right hand with the dull tool held in my left, pressing against the benchtop under the microscope. It will be even better for saws when I construct a microscope support over my bench vise. I'm embarrassed to admit it took me DECADES to figure this out, but better late than never...
I don't own a Tormek or a bench grinder and have a chisel with a blunted edge that no one wanted to sharpen for me. I think I can finally re-bevel it myself using this method. Brilliant... thanks!
I KNOW! And did anyone else notice that there's a spot of blood on the wood at :54 seconds? Stumpy is at least a little closer to living up to his nickname ! ! ! !
I bought this system a few months ago and used it on my chisels. The results were great. I found it useful to color the surface I'm grinding with a sharpie so I can see exactly what area is being ground away. It took a little care to make sure that the edge I produced was exactly perpendicular to the sides of the chisel. My sense is that the acrylic discs are not perfectly flat, and this produces a slightly concave or convex ground surface. That's OK for a chisel, but I elected not to use this system to sharpen plane irons, which require a more precisely-controlled camber.
A slightly warped disc would not transfer that shape to the chisel. If you think about it, how could it? The low portions of the disc would merely brush across the bevel as they pass over the chisel and you would hear an intermittent scraping sound. A crooked bevel would result from the two planes (chisel's bevel and the bottom of the disc) not being aligned. Most likely your drill press table is tilted.
@@StumpyNubs Your comment about the warped disk is correct if the deviations from flatness are random. But if the disk is shaped like a bowl, with a depression centered on the axis of rotation, then a workpiece pressed against it will pick up a curved edge. The problem is that plastic stock is not manufactured to the same dimensional and flatness standards as metal stock. The effect is small in my case. You're absolutely right about the crooked bevel. The angular misalignment is in the wooden jig I made (with only a jigsaw) and not in the drill-press table. I am able to correct this by (a) shimming the base of the jig with a few layers of tape and (b) feeding the chisel into the sanding disk at a slight angle, which I adjust until the edge of the ground area is accurately perpendicular to the edges of the chisel. Annoying but effective.
@paulkolodner2445 I see your point, but I can't imagine the disk is nearly as likely to be bowl shaped as it might be slightly warped. Either way, that would be really rare and would be cause to return it.
I've tried many sharpening systems over the years including a veritas jig and a homemade scary sharp case complete with five different float glass plates. Nothing prepared me for how well this works. On top of all that, it was cheaper than all of the other systems I previously bought. Pure awesomeness.
That turns your drill press into a Work Sharp 3000 style chisel sharpener. Not a bad idea. I switched it using 3M Cubitron sandpaper a few years ago, and I am definitely never going back. It truly lasts at least 4 times longer than the next best ceramic sandpaper, and it cuts as good as new for 90% of its working time. It is great that they included it in the kit.
Being a knife maker on the side, I would still keep a cup of water there to dip it in every few seconds just to be sure you don't ruin the hardness of the edge. 👍🏻 Great idea though. Btw, I think 3M cubitron II are the best sanding and cutting products. Their 6" cut-off discs are the best you can get!
GREAT stuff, James. You and the guys at Taytools are invaluable for the simple, yet elegantly effective solutions to common shop tasks. Curious on the 220 finish grit: Do you regularly use that as a final pass, or do you see the need to go up one more step (say 600)?
If I was just going to do routine sharpening, I would use a higher grit. But I needed something closer to the 80 I initially used on the damaged chisel, and I didn't want to use a third grit without a third disc.
Thanks for bringing this tool to my attention. I was never good at sharpening with a stone. This tool will make sharpening my chisels and bench planes a pleasure. I wonder if it could be used with knives....
Great job about the chisel sharpener James. The price is awesome and the reviews taken well and revising the oops factor all around. Great job Taylor Tools !! Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.
I tried this today. I really tried to build the jig true and accurate. The disks were easy to put together. The results? Within seconds, seconds, sharpest my chisels have ever been. It is amazing.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Although this has one advantage over the worksharp: the ability to move the jig and thus use different parts of the sandpaper. With a worksharp you're stuck going around exactly the same circle on the sandpaper every time. so every piece of sandpaper gets only a quarter inch wide track to ever be used. That's what I dislike most about my worksharp, that one crappy aspect of its design
Right! I just bought the workSharp over the summer and it’s great so when I saw the video I was thinking the exact same thing. I do want to try the 3m paper.
This is perfect for me. I needed something simple to sharpen my cheep chisels that I use for home repairs. I use to sharpen my chisels on the fly by using a sanding disk. This system will improve my sharpening dramatically. Just ordered it on Taylor Toolworks. Thank you much!
I studied gold smithing in college (sharpening is so important to the trade), yet have never seen any method that works as well as this. Really really great information. Thank you.
Hey Stumpy!! Boy you sure show a lot of details on your RUclips Channel!! I have one question for ya and it should be an easy one for ya. Here it is: When you say in this video and I quote “simple wooden jig to keep your the chisel aligned at the proper angle………..” but I never saw or found a link to those free plans for that wooden jig. THANKS & Thanks for what you do on here!! Have a GREAT weekend!!!!
That is an incredible idea I am going to look into this. Would you please consider making a video on how to do a knife edge I have some thoughts in my head but I'd like to see what you come up with. Thank you again😂
But Larrin said heating the edge, even slightly, ruins the temper, because thin. So, did u find that the drill press edge lasted just as long between needing sharpening or not?
What a great idea--and affordable! Almost a slam-dunk but I'll wait for the hook&loop version. I'm never going back to adhesive discs, for any purpose.
Thanks once again Stumpy can you come up with a handheld drill jig system for the same thing and do a video . I don’t own a drill press so a way to use a handheld would be awesome . Great videos
James, now that's a clever and efficient setup for quick shop sharpening! It wont replace my stones for fine sharpening, but damn that's practical setup. Thanks to both you and Taylor tools.
You can add a second angle if you want on the other side of the lift jig - I would think it wouldn't be any harder to make and if you maintain more than one angle would double the use cases.
I went over to taytools and bought this system, as well as the glass system for flattening the back. First comment, always appreciate your videos. I’m a high school shop teacher and use them in my lessons 😅 your reach is far friend!
An interesting method that looks to be rather effective. However, I don’t own a drill press, having neither the space nor budget for one, so I’ll file this in the ‘nice ideas’ drawer and hope to dust it off one. To be fair, I hate sharpening (or rather as James suggests, stopping work to sharpen), so tips like this are always welcome
I have a Drill Dr. that I got for $10 at a garage sale. It's the DD500 Tradesman model. Works great. I've snapped a bit in half, chucked it up, and sharpened it in about 5 minutes.
@@DuffyHomoHabilis i was thinking more of a using non specialized tools way of fixing them, but good to know the machines work for some one, ive always wondered.
I threw together a prototype from spare parts in the shop. I was so impressed that I bought the kit. I've never been able to get my chisels and irons this sharp, and it really feels like a game changer for me. This might be a stupid question, but what is the best way to clean the strop? After sharpening several chisels and irons, it's pretty loaded with gunk.
No need to clean it. Just add more paste. Don't add so much that it gets all caked, though. Just a scribble on the surface is enough. If you overdid it and it's so gunked up that the surface isn't flat and smooth, scrape it off.
Been doing a form of this for years on a flipped upside down edger(wood floors) I just use a dull paper 80 or 100 grit. it’s sharp enough for what I need my chisels to do.
Just like @tompipes2371 said - this system is genius. I built the sharpening jig and using the sharpening disc on my drill press I got amazing results. However one note of warning - be cognizant of the iron grindings/dust collecting on the jig under the disc. I was using the 150 grit disc to set my primary bevel. The grindings or iron dust tend to be magnetic and bunch together in small clumps under the disc. After a few seconds of sharpening the heat generated started the small clumps of iron dust to glow or 'burn' just like 0000 steel wool. This could be a fire hazard with loose sawdust in the area or even worse if using a dust collection system. James - great video and even better tip. Thanks.
This is great. I dont know why but i dont think i could have grasped the simplicity and effectiveness of that jig without seeing it. I think its one of those things that seems too simple, like “whats the catch” or it would already be mainstream practice. Heck, maybe this video will make it so. Nice work.
That’s a game changer for sure! Wish I knew this last year before investing in other tedious sharpening tools… which I avoid using most of the time! Sooner or later ill have to get this. Thanks for sharing it.
I'll speak for the masses: we miss you and your content. You are one of the calmest, most even keeled woodworking voice out there and we appreciate you. Once again, cool original idea and vid. Thank you sir.
Great tip and video! I'd only like to add that the plans for the jig are much lower on the page - I looked at the 'top of the product description" for way too long. Hope that helps and thanks again.
Thank you! I have been using my old Worksharp for years and it is no longer supported .... this process is familiar and I am going either re-man the Worksharp with your reccomend abrasive or just swap over entirely. Thank you again.
You got a genuine LOL with the nicked finger. Been there more times and for more reasons than I care to admit. Thanks for another great video covering topics we can use every day.
From the thumbnail, I was afraid that you had discovered some arcane method of work hardening the edge. Pleasantly relieved. I use belts for almost everything. Have leather and felt belts for honing, also a spiral-sewn wheel on a couple machines. Also a Makita wet sharpener. I've experimented with the sandpaper and glass and a set of sandpaper and plywood (portable). I've seen this somewhere else recently. Maybe cruising the Taylor site from your recommendation. If I'd seen this many years ago, maybe . . . Still, not something for lathe tools. As usual, complete and concise info on what looks to be an efficient and cost-effective system. Great video. And, from experience, I've noticed that darker woods don't show bloodstains as well.
Apart from the potential for overheating absolutely brilliant. Unfortunately I can’t make the jig because my chisels are blunt. Glad I just bought a brand new Tormek system - oops 😢 Great video James
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I’m sorry I can’t find the plans to the jig…
Doesn't this put the edge on the same spot each time and waste the rest of the disk? Or does the arbor not go into the hole up top and you can move the base around?
@sprucewayne4618 The jig position can be changed by moving the fence
@@StumpyNubs Help me out here. Where exactly are the plans for the jig? Scroll down which page? What product description? Sorry for the hassle. Thanks
@@AereForst Click the link, scroll down a little bit until you see all the text about the sharpening system. The link is right at the top of that, right under the little Facebook, Instagram, Etc icons.
Stumpy putting his precious fluids on the line to bring us interesting time-saving tricks.
He successfully shed blod for the wood gods! 😮
We appreciate that 😉
No project is complete unless Forensics can get a DNA sample off it after you've passed on to prove you made it :D
Why should he be any different? I literally for my hobby (I'm on a blood thinner).
@@kwilliams2239 Some guys sign their guitar builds. I just leave a bloody thumbprint on it somewhere :D
Well, the chisel MUST be razor sharp if a seasoned woodworker cuts himself!
I've just started working as a workshop technician at a school. I have a lot of chisels to sharpen and couldn't decide what system I wanted to use but this has just settled it for me. thanks for all the great info over the years.
When I was at school, and a very long time ago, the woodwork teacher made us students sharpen the chisels and plane blades.
@@lindsaybrown7357 they still learn how to sharpen a chisel. I just cant trust them all to do a decent job.😆
@crazyharedesign
Fair comment.
I'm sure that as 14 and 15 year olds, we didn't take things too seriously.
Stumpy, you always amaze me. I’ve been a weekend wood worker for 60 years. The chisel sharpener for the drill press is genius. I sharpened 7 chisel’s in less than 5 minutes effortlessly. And they are sharper than ever before. After many years of fighting it I’m very very happy guy. Thank you
We should all marry Stumpy and be happy forever.
No offence but apostrophes have a unique place and this is not one of them, chisels is just a plural word, it does not have an apostrophe. If it was the chisel’s edge then it would get one. Does the word have ownership? Eg chisel’s sharpness but not five chisels.
@@teeanahera8949no one likes being corrected & furthermore why would you feel the need to correct folks in an informal setting like a fucking comment section on a RUclips video….doesnt seem formal enough to warrant correcting someone shit it’s kinda pathetic
@@teeanahera8949 your totally right, but also who cares? hes over 60, and he probably doesn't care that he made a very simple grammar mistake on a youtube comment. ya know?
I'm a retired carpenter and when angle grinders became common on building sites they were a game changer. Nice video.
I am an absolute convert. I saw this and thought it seemed pretty cheap and I have a drill press- so why not? Built jigs with 25 and 30 degree bevels. The outcome- WOW! In 30 minutes I went through all of my plane irons and re-established the primary bevels and then finish sharpened. It is incredibly easy, it is REPRODUCIBLE- since the next time you slap that plane iron on the jig it will be exactly the same... I have previously been hand sharpening with diamond stones and roller guides- and as hard as you try every time it is a little bit different. This fixes all of that- in a fraction of the time. Really, really impressed- for about $50.
I got a set, came very prompt from US to the UK. Tested it out on 3 old wrecked glue scraping chisels and had razor sharp edges and was paring end grain oak in under 2 minutes. ...... brilliant!
Been doing this with my shopsmith disk sander for years! Glad to see a version for people who have normal equipment - nice job!
me too, and people tried to tell me it is the 'lazy wrong way"
'Well, they would, wouldn't they?' 🤣@@carpo719
I love many RUclips channels. I love many WOODWORKING RUclips channels… but my God are you in the upper echelon. Cheers to you man. Thank you for all the wisdom and knowledge!
I built one of these earlier this year and admit I was a little skeptical at first. But it truly does work and it is fast. I grabbed about 20 vintage chisels I'd been meaning to sharpen, and did them all in about 20 minutes first time out. All razor sharp. You may get some negative comments from people who only use a particular system, and go up to 10,000 grit......I've seen them before. Just ignore that and try this. You can be back to working sharp in seconds with perfect bevels every time. That is the real win here.
Stumpy,
You are one of the most advisers of inexpensive good beginner tools I have ever followed.
You are the most advisor!
@@vinco4106one of the most advisor
I ordered 2 6" kits to have 2 for for the roughter work, and two for the super fine. Thanks for covering this. It really is brilliant.
Good call. The initial investment isn't too bad when compared to a Worksharp or other powered sharpeners. I guess it boils down to discipline (doing regular touch ups with extra fine, and rarely (hopefully ) using the coarse after a mishap like dropping the chisel.
Hey James! Finally got the chance to try out this system today. Tried a few different things but couldnt get very good results yet. I think the issue is that if there is any tilt at all in the chisel rest then you will get an edge that is skewed, rather than 90 degrees to the side of the chisel.
This is kind of a big issue, because you're stacking up the angle of the drill press table (which theoretically should be at 90 degrees to the arbor) with any variances in the multiple wooden pieces of the jig. How well the system works is very much dependant not only on how square and solid your drill press is, but also on your ability to make the wooden holder perfectly square, including the bevel cut that makes the resting surface.
This isnt a dealbreaker, but as a sustem that appeals to money-conscious woodworkers, who likely are using Harbor Freight drill presses and are less experienced, i think its something to consider.
I was looking at Mikes kit not long ago. Now I see it got your interest too I’m even more convinced it’s worth trying out. Thanks for covering this one.
I love your videos so much. Thank you for the honest transparency and peaceful teaching
Great video. I’ll try anything. Over a 40 year career I’ve spent way to much money on sharpening. But i enjoy having a choice. So many people never get to enjoy the benefits of an extremely sharp edge tool. This will get you there, and then learn other systems. Or not. Sharp tools will immediate elevate your work. Once you get hooked on having a crazy sharp tool, there’s no going back. Thanks Stumpy!
Thanks for this. I just went to Taylor Works and purchased the kit. Had to pay in Canadian dollars so was more expensive north of the border, but can’t wait to try this.
I commented on this about a month ago when I bought one, just to let UK viewers know it's available over here. I've now had a chance to use it. Here are the highlights. 1 It works very well indeed. I brought a couple of old chisels back from the dead in a couple of minutes. 2 For chisels that are in good condition, you can leave the finer grit and strop disc in your pillar drill all the time (I hardly use a pillar drill, I'm a guitar maker) and refresh a chisel in a few seconds. 3 The instructions are good. 4 The required jig is a cinch to make and very forgiving - I didn't bother with the recommended hardwoods but just used scraps of timber I had lying in the shop. 5 It doesn't recommend using it for plane blades, because it is a few thou out over the width of a 2 inch plus plane blade, but I reckon it is well worth a shot. If you are doing freehand sharpening or using a guide such as the veritas you are probably going to be that far off anyway. This is a really simple idea that actually works. Thank you very much for putting me on to it.
Good video. I used to have a Tormek ,which was great, but it was this machine that you had to fill with water and took up valuable space-- then empty the water and deal with the mess .Plain sharpening stones are just a mess too. With stones, you need the stone holders and the spray bottle for water when you need it and it's just another thing you need that takes up valuable space . Although my Tormek is gone, I still have my stones like yourself, but I'm going to try this setup here because it's small and compact and appears to save time.
My Grandfather gave me my first knife when I was about eight years old.
He taught me how to use it, how to sharpen it and how not to cut myself with it. I call a two out of three a success, but :-
It was so heartening to see a Master slip up, just as I often do. I hope its not too sore and heals quickly.
I bought this when it was first introduced and I can say for sure that it works exactly as described. It is a time saver and takes just seconds to set up.
A truly useful development, Jim. Thanks to Taylor Tools for putting it together and thanks to you for spreading the news.
Excellent tip. I wait until the edges are gone, then do a sharpening project. I like this idea, will give it a try
James, a great addition to Taylor Tools lineup, although the Work Sharp 3000 was developed earlier! Cost effective 👍. The 3M Cubitron paper is the key. I’ve used the plate sharpening system with great success.
Omg between this video and the disks and plans now I can do this fast and easy. Where have you been all my life. Thanks guys!
Yep I bought one and will sell all my other sharpening systems it is just brilliant and work so fast and good have the sharpest tools I have ever had. note if you sharpen plane blades go the 6" option 👍👍👍
My kit just came in from Taylor Toolworks, really good value, took about 3 minutes to get it all set in the chuck and starting to sharpen chisels. Great idea, keeping it simple and so convenient to touch up tools (and kitchen knives!!). Glad to be able to support a family business as well!
75 yo Canadian man here. I recently discovered a new use for one of my old-faithful benchtop tools, a Meiji-brand low-power stereo zoom microscope that is essential for my continuing work soldering tiny surface mount electronic parts onto circuit boards. Magnification range 3.5x ~ 22x. I haven't yet made precision angle supports, but already my garden pruning saws and bypass pruning shears are quickly & easily made super-sharp because I can now SEE CLEARLY what I am doing to their steel cutting edges with my files, diamond hones & the like. NO more guessing at angles or testing with my thumbnail - I can SEE the edge of the saw tooth or the pruner blade and hand-adjust my angle of attack to sharpen the garden tools. 180, 360 & 600 grit diamond flats are all I need for the pruners, and fine triangle files for the saws with perhaps a final kiss with the 600 diamond, all simply held in my right hand with the dull tool held in my left, pressing against the benchtop under the microscope. It will be even better for saws when I construct a microscope support over my bench vise. I'm embarrassed to admit it took me DECADES to figure this out, but better late than never...
Outdoors55 does excellent sharpening videos with lots of macro photography. Highly recommended!
I don't own a Tormek or a bench grinder and have a chisel with a blunted edge that no one wanted to sharpen for me. I think I can finally re-bevel it myself using this method.
Brilliant... thanks!
That's crazy, I'll get it immediately.
finally sharp chisels.
THANK YOU👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁
greetings from Germany
... WOW...
That is, without hyperbole life changing.
Simple, straightforward and effective.
Thank you.
The blood on your finger shows it got real sharp.
This is so simply brilliant
after busting out laughing when I noticed too, I looked down the list for this specific feedback
Exactly, his voiceover talking about razor sharp with blood all over in the background
I KNOW! And did anyone else notice that there's a spot of blood on the wood at :54 seconds? Stumpy is at least a little closer to living up to his nickname ! ! ! !
Hmm yes, but is it enough blood ?
I am losing it!! So glad I'm not alone!!!
This is definitely one of my favorite new subscriptions. awesome video .from india 🇮🇳🇮🇳
I bought this system a few months ago and used it on my chisels. The results were great. I found it useful to color the surface I'm grinding with a sharpie so I can see exactly what area is being ground away. It took a little care to make sure that the edge I produced was exactly perpendicular to the sides of the chisel. My sense is that the acrylic discs are not perfectly flat, and this produces a slightly concave or convex ground surface. That's OK for a chisel, but I elected not to use this system to sharpen plane irons, which require a more precisely-controlled camber.
A slightly warped disc would not transfer that shape to the chisel. If you think about it, how could it? The low portions of the disc would merely brush across the bevel as they pass over the chisel and you would hear an intermittent scraping sound. A crooked bevel would result from the two planes (chisel's bevel and the bottom of the disc) not being aligned. Most likely your drill press table is tilted.
@@StumpyNubs Your comment about the warped disk is correct if the deviations from flatness are random. But if the disk is shaped like a bowl, with a depression centered on the axis of rotation, then a workpiece pressed against it will pick up a curved edge. The problem is that plastic stock is not manufactured to the same dimensional and flatness standards as metal stock. The effect is small in my case.
You're absolutely right about the crooked bevel. The angular misalignment is in the wooden jig I made (with only a jigsaw) and not in the drill-press table. I am able to correct this by (a) shimming the base of the jig with a few layers of tape and (b) feeding the chisel into the sanding disk at a slight angle, which I adjust until the edge of the ground area is accurately perpendicular to the edges of the chisel. Annoying but effective.
@paulkolodner2445 I see your point, but I can't imagine the disk is nearly as likely to be bowl shaped as it might be slightly warped. Either way, that would be really rare and would be cause to return it.
I've tried many sharpening systems over the years including a veritas jig and a homemade scary sharp case complete with five different float glass plates. Nothing prepared me for how well this works. On top of all that, it was cheaper than all of the other systems I previously bought. Pure awesomeness.
That turns your drill press into a Work Sharp 3000 style chisel sharpener. Not a bad idea. I switched it using 3M Cubitron sandpaper a few years ago, and I am definitely never going back. It truly lasts at least 4 times longer than the next best ceramic sandpaper, and it cuts as good as new for 90% of its working time. It is great that they included it in the kit.
Being a knife maker on the side, I would still keep a cup of water there to dip it in every few seconds just to be sure you don't ruin the hardness of the edge. 👍🏻 Great idea though.
Btw, I think 3M cubitron II are the best sanding and cutting products. Their 6" cut-off discs are the best you can get!
GREAT stuff, James. You and the guys at Taytools are invaluable for the simple, yet elegantly effective solutions to common shop tasks. Curious on the 220 finish grit: Do you regularly use that as a final pass, or do you see the need to go up one more step (say 600)?
If I was just going to do routine sharpening, I would use a higher grit. But I needed something closer to the 80 I initially used on the damaged chisel, and I didn't want to use a third grit without a third disc.
Thanks for the update@@StumpyNubs
Thanks for bringing this tool to my attention. I was never good at sharpening with a stone. This tool will make sharpening my chisels and bench planes a pleasure. I wonder if it could be used with knives....
Great job about the chisel sharpener James. The price is awesome and the reviews taken well and revising the oops factor all around. Great job Taylor Tools !! Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.
I finally got around to setting up this system and it is FANTASTIC
Absolutely great tip as usual James thanks for sharing especially for us new woodworkers.
I tried this today. I really tried to build the jig true and accurate. The disks were easy to put together. The results? Within seconds, seconds, sharpest my chisels have ever been. It is amazing.
Essentially a homemade WorkSharp concept. Wish you had done this 3 years ago.
Exactly. Guess I need to get some Cubitron paper for my WorkSharp.
I just ordered diamond wheels for mine. They're pretty cheap (about a third of the cost of a glass wheel). I'll see how they work out.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Although this has one advantage over the worksharp: the ability to move the jig and thus use different parts of the sandpaper. With a worksharp you're stuck going around exactly the same circle on the sandpaper every time. so every piece of sandpaper gets only a quarter inch wide track to ever be used. That's what I dislike most about my worksharp, that one crappy aspect of its design
Right!
I just bought the workSharp over the summer and it’s great so when I saw the video I was thinking the exact same thing.
I do want to try the 3m paper.
@@cyberwolf6667 I thought the same. The speed of his sharpening is due to the sandpaper.
This is perfect for me. I needed something simple to sharpen my cheep chisels that I use for home repairs. I use to sharpen my chisels on the fly by using a sanding disk. This system will improve my sharpening dramatically. Just ordered it on Taylor Toolworks. Thank you much!
This is brilliant. And something my lazy a$$ will actually do.
Thank you
This is so simple and works so well. I’m still amazed.
I studied gold smithing in college (sharpening is so important to the trade), yet have never seen any method that works as well as this.
Really really great information.
Thank you.
Another great innovation from Taylor tools. Thanks, James, for showing this to us.
Would love to see the followup to show how this could work for kitchen knives!
Same! I do no woodworking (yet). If this process is as quick and effective for kitchen knives, I’m buying a drill press immediately.
Hey Stumpy!!
Boy you sure show a lot of details on your RUclips Channel!!
I have one question for ya and it should be an easy one for ya. Here it is:
When you say in this video and I quote “simple wooden jig to keep your the chisel aligned at the proper angle………..” but I never saw or found a link to those free plans for that wooden jig.
THANKS & Thanks for what you do on here!!
Have a GREAT weekend!!!!
Follow the directions below the video next to the link for the kit. It's there.
That is an incredible idea I am going to look into this. Would you please consider making a video on how to do a knife edge I have some thoughts in my head but I'd like to see what you come up with. Thank you again😂
Yep. My thought as well: 'how to put a much longer blade on that small disk?'
I saw this product on Mike’s RUclips a couple of months ago. Have been waiting for you to review them ever since. Thanks!
Beats my system of buying a new chisel whenever one gets dull.
If I had your money 💵 I’d burn mine! 😂😂
But Larrin said heating the edge, even slightly, ruins the temper, because thin. So, did u find that the drill press edge lasted just as long between needing sharpening or not?
You’re bleeding. Yikes. Looks like a good sharpening technique.
Came here to say just that!
I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real
Also came to say this. If it makes you bleed, it’s gotta be sharp enough!
Except dull blades cause more accidents 🥲
What a great idea--and affordable!
Almost a slam-dunk but I'll wait for the hook&loop version. I'm never going back to adhesive discs, for any purpose.
The hook and loop would add to much cushion to the disc surface,
Thanks once again Stumpy can you come up with a handheld drill jig system for the same thing and do a video . I don’t own a drill press so a way to use a handheld would be awesome . Great videos
James, now that's a clever and efficient setup for quick shop sharpening! It wont replace my stones for fine sharpening, but damn that's practical setup. Thanks to both you and Taylor tools.
You can add a second angle if you want on the other side of the lift jig - I would think it wouldn't be any harder to make and if you maintain more than one angle would double the use cases.
What a brilliant and simple method, thank you so much!
Shedding blood for your videos shows real commitment. 😊
I went over to taytools and bought this system, as well as the glass system for flattening the back. First comment, always appreciate your videos. I’m a high school shop teacher and use them in my lessons 😅 your reach is far friend!
Misleading with the hammer title, what’s up with that! The tools alone are just fine
He clearly used a hammer in this sharpening process.
@stumpNubs, Wow bought the kit and after making the jig, yea took me about 90 seconds to sharpen a chisel. Total game changer for me.
An interesting method that looks to be rather effective.
However, I don’t own a drill press, having neither the space nor budget for one, so I’ll file this in the ‘nice ideas’ drawer and hope to dust it off one.
To be fair, I hate sharpening (or rather as James suggests, stopping work to sharpen), so tips like this are always welcome
might work in a simple jig with a regular drill ? maybe the rpm would be lower, but it doesn't need to go that fast anyway
Use a belt sander with an old belt, finish with a piece of 180 grit sandpaper on the benchtop and a strop if you have one. It's just as quick.
Needs to come with a jig already made!
if you can make a video how to sharpen dull, or even broken, drill bits, id watch it.
I have a Drill Dr. that I got for $10 at a garage sale. It's the DD500 Tradesman model. Works great.
I've snapped a bit in half, chucked it up, and sharpened it in about 5 minutes.
@@DuffyHomoHabilis i was thinking more of a using non specialized tools way of fixing them, but good to know the machines work for some one, ive always wondered.
@@ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLERvice & a Dremel/grinder, it can be done, but it looks really difficult. I've pulled off sharpening screwdrivers like that tho 👍
I threw together a prototype from spare parts in the shop. I was so impressed that I bought the kit. I've never been able to get my chisels and irons this sharp, and it really feels like a game changer for me.
This might be a stupid question, but what is the best way to clean the strop? After sharpening several chisels and irons, it's pretty loaded with gunk.
No need to clean it. Just add more paste. Don't add so much that it gets all caked, though. Just a scribble on the surface is enough. If you overdid it and it's so gunked up that the surface isn't flat and smooth, scrape it off.
@@StumpyNubs Scrape it off and go lighter on the rouge. Got it. Thanks for the reply
0:47 ouch, watch out for fish gills
Been doing a form of this for years on a flipped upside down edger(wood floors) I just use a dull paper 80 or 100 grit. it’s sharp enough for what I need my chisels to do.
Just like @tompipes2371 said - this system is genius. I built the sharpening jig and using the sharpening disc on my drill press I got amazing results. However one note of warning - be cognizant of the iron grindings/dust collecting on the jig under the disc. I was using the 150 grit disc to set my primary bevel. The grindings or iron dust tend to be magnetic and bunch together in small clumps under the disc. After a few seconds of sharpening the heat generated started the small clumps of iron dust to glow or 'burn' just like 0000 steel wool. This could be a fire hazard with loose sawdust in the area or even worse if using a dust collection system. James - great video and even better tip. Thanks.
You could save even more time by not using the hammer
I just bought a worksharp station. Super nice.
Aarrgh! I cringed and cried out loud at the vision of hammering a chisel edge!!!
Congratulations you reinvented the work sharp
You think Worksharp invented the spinning disc?
Doesn't seem very smart to use a hammer every time you sharpen now you Click-baiting why I oughta.
Yeah… does this require the hammer beating beforehand every time?😮
This is great. I dont know why but i dont think i could have grasped the simplicity and effectiveness of that jig without seeing it. I think its one of those things that seems too simple, like “whats the catch” or it would already be mainstream practice. Heck, maybe this video will make it so. Nice work.
I didn't see you use the hammer to sharpen it.
You are fake news.
That’s a game changer for sure! Wish I knew this last year before investing in other tedious sharpening tools… which I avoid using most of the time! Sooner or later ill have to get this. Thanks for sharing it.
super efficient idea. awesome looking shop too
Wow great invention. Looks very efficient
This short circuits just about everything out there. Amazing. Thanks Mr. Nubs.
including the life of your chisels. down to stubs in no time.
I'll speak for the masses: we miss you and your content. You are one of the calmest, most even keeled woodworking voice out there and we appreciate you. Once again, cool original idea and vid. Thank you sir.
That's very nice, thank you. But I make at least a video a week, often two. Not sure how you are missing the content.
Wow, it's like a madness to me... I love it! I will try it for sure.
Thank you Sir for showing this to us.
Cheers from Poland 🍻
Great tip and video! I'd only like to add that the plans for the jig are much lower on the page - I looked at the 'top of the product description" for way too long. Hope that helps and thanks again.
The product description is the text block that describes the product. The link is at the top of it.
Flat chisel sharpening 2.0. Brilliant tutorial!
Thank you for sharing sir.
Thank you! I have been using my old Worksharp for years and it is no longer supported .... this process is familiar and I am going either re-man the Worksharp with your reccomend abrasive or just swap over entirely. Thank you again.
I've got a similar jig but it also has a slope at the back for drill bits.
That is amazing stumps.
I would love to have that setup for my stuff 🤩
That is maybe the most usefull sharpening wisdom I've ever seen. THANK YOU!
you can also use mdf and just add compound to the mdf as its very very flat. works amazingly and fast
what's your favorite compound or things to compound ?
I love this! Anyone know if this same technique can be used on kitchen knives?
Fantastic! I always wondered how I could use a drill to sharpen tools; I just never considered using my drill press >-< Thank you!
You got a genuine LOL with the nicked finger. Been there more times and for more reasons than I care to admit. Thanks for another great video covering topics we can use every day.
From the thumbnail, I was afraid that you had discovered some arcane method of work hardening the edge. Pleasantly relieved.
I use belts for almost everything. Have leather and felt belts for honing, also a spiral-sewn wheel on a couple machines. Also a Makita wet sharpener.
I've experimented with the sandpaper and glass and a set of sandpaper and plywood (portable). I've seen this somewhere else recently. Maybe cruising the Taylor site from your recommendation. If I'd seen this many years ago, maybe . . .
Still, not something for lathe tools.
As usual, complete and concise info on what looks to be an efficient and cost-effective system. Great video. And, from experience, I've noticed that darker woods don't show bloodstains as well.
Dang it, I just ordered a bunch of great stuff from Tayler tools.. I guess it's time to start another list!
What a superb idea! Thanks for the video!
Apart from the potential for overheating absolutely brilliant. Unfortunately I can’t make the jig because my chisels are blunt. Glad I just bought a brand new Tormek system - oops 😢 Great video James
The Tormek is far more versatile than this simple system. you will not regret it.
Thank You