I sharpen all my blades including Band saw blades, except the router bits and circular saw blades, but now I may try this next time. Thanks, great video.
Thanks for this, you inspired me to make a jig for sharpening the 65mm blades for my Bosch mini-saw, which go blunt quite quickly (I mainly use it for cutting 6mm mdf sheet) and aren't easy to get hold of in a hurry. My honing stick slides in a routed slot in a mdf base, emerging at just the right point to grind on the blade tip. The blade is held using a giant bolt, washers and a wing nut, simple old-fashioned technology, to a vertical mdf riser glued and screwed to the end of the base. The trick is to mount the blade-holder in exactly the right place, with the spindle at the right height and distance so that the blade tip touches the honer at the right angle. I routed my slot in the base, then drilled my bolt-hole in an over-large piece of mdf, attached the blade then shuffled things around until I could see exactly where it had to go, marked it up, then removed the blade and cut it down to the final size. Shame I can't leave photos in a comment.
Freshening the edge always...usually makes a difference...for the better. You commented that you make sure your always going straight across, never at an angle. A little searching showed me that there are many types of tooth configurations. Two of them are : Flat-top: A flat-top tooth is perfectly square and used for quick ripping. Alternate top bevels: Alternate top bevels are angled to provide a sharper tooth edge for crosscutting, with each subsequent tooth beveled in the opposite direction. Might want to think about a couple pieces of tape, or a sharpie, for the additional angle. Chainsaw blades are a good example. You want to follow the original profile. But I do like those little diamond sharpeners...
This works great. I clamped the angled piece to cut off sled. Ran the diamond card over it. 80 tooth carbide took a while. No burned edges in hickory after sharpening. I’m impressed.
Yes minerals in wood dulls blade and feeds your plants when added to soil when composted or as ash...I used some emery cloth glued to wood strips. 80 grit to start- then 120, very good
So damn simple. I was looking at making a fancy jig to do this, but after watching this, I changed my mind. Now I need to come up with something else to do so my wife doesn't ask me to clean the bathrooms....Thanks John.. I think?
Now that's an elegant solution, scrap of wood and a diamond file, pretty amazing. Is that angle universal, cause I have bunch of blades that could use this. I only recently discovered the use of those inexpensive, thin kerf circular saw blades, they cut wood like butter on my under powered TS, with this technique, switching blades can now be rare.
The angle will depend on the rake of the blade, how high you set the blade and how deep you push the stick into the teeth. The ~20deg will probably work for most you just have to adjust the blade height and eyeball it to get it flat with the front of the teeth
Thanks for this one John. An easy and accurate sharpeningl method that will both save money and also enable getting good cuts without long delays for professional sharpening or to buy a new blade.
What an awesome solution, never even thought of sharpening a blade myself, I've always sent them out. I'll have to try in the future, Thanks for the tip
i thank you muy mucho. didnt have right sticks took apart harbor freights diamond box used 200 grit. improved cutting by at least 50 percent. since i have this done i am going to tackle the belved faces. maybe put it sideways 20 degrees is twenty degrees.
Same goes with my 10" 60T Matsushita tablesaw blade. I used the diamond stone stick freehand. The "sharpened" blade doesn't cut like butter, but no longer fills the garage with smoke either. 3 full strokes per tooth with the blue stick, lubed with wd-40.
Bugger that is simple and fast, I converted a spare angle grinder to a large shaprning unit but I think it still takes me a little longer than that to sharpen a blade.
Nice. I might give this a shot and the extent of a jig for this could just be to clamp down the miter gauge to set the angle and depth the sharpening jig goes into the gullet.
I think this would be the best way to sharpen a blade. I´ve seen other ways sharpening with diamond blades but although might be a faster way, there is overheating on the tooth bit which definitely not good.
Could you use a auxiliary fence on a miter gauge to keep the jig straight? Maybe use a couple rare earth magnets in the slot to keep The gauge in place?
I was hoping that you would have put the source of the Sharpening tools in the comments section. Starting a kitchen remodel and everything is dull. I completely restored my Craftsman table saw but didn't touch the blade. I bought a couple of new ones but all 3 have different cuts.
Hell of a simple tip John, that's why I love your videos. You keep woodworking simple for people on a budget.
I have a dull blade and that sharpening stick... and now I have a way to sharpen it. thank you very much for sharing. Marc
I really dig your box cutter, towards the end of the video.
Thanks John, my blade was well overdue for a sharpen. glad to find your site. so simple (as most of the good ideas are).
Steve, Newcastle UK
Excellent John, especially doing the sharpening ON the saw, no need to remove the blade.
I sharpen all my blades including Band saw blades, except the router bits and circular saw blades, but now I may try this next time. Thanks, great video.
Thanks for the tip John, I always used to do it freehand, but this will definitely get a better result!
but, but, but ... There's no sparks. How can you expect to have it sharpen if there are no sparks? /s
You really are brilliant !! Thanks for teaching the rest of us...
Thanks for this, you inspired me to make a jig for sharpening the 65mm blades for my Bosch mini-saw, which go blunt quite quickly (I mainly use it for cutting 6mm mdf sheet) and aren't easy to get hold of in a hurry. My honing stick slides in a routed slot in a mdf base, emerging at just the right point to grind on the blade tip. The blade is held using a giant bolt, washers and a wing nut, simple old-fashioned technology, to a vertical mdf riser glued and screwed to the end of the base. The trick is to mount the blade-holder in exactly the right place, with the spindle at the right height and distance so that the blade tip touches the honer at the right angle. I routed my slot in the base, then drilled my bolt-hole in an over-large piece of mdf, attached the blade then shuffled things around until I could see exactly where it had to go, marked it up, then removed the blade and cut it down to the final size. Shame I can't leave photos in a comment.
Freshening the edge always...usually makes a difference...for the better.
You commented that you make sure your always going straight across, never at an angle.
A little searching showed me that there are many types of tooth configurations.
Two of them are :
Flat-top: A flat-top tooth is perfectly square and used for quick ripping.
Alternate top bevels: Alternate top bevels are angled to provide a sharper tooth edge for crosscutting, with each subsequent tooth beveled in the opposite direction.
Might want to think about a couple pieces of tape, or a sharpie, for the additional angle.
Chainsaw blades are a good example. You want to follow the original profile.
But I do like those little diamond sharpeners...
Great tip, worked for me. No more smoking wood!
This works great. I clamped the angled piece to cut off sled. Ran the diamond card over it. 80 tooth carbide took a while. No burned edges in hickory after sharpening. I’m impressed.
Thanks John, I have used this method for over 24 circular saw blades. I use it for my 5.25" cordless saw as it benefits most from a fresh sharpening!
Thank you for a clear set of instructions
Man you could of told me two weeks ago before I sent out three blades to be sharpened. Thanks great tip.
Great idea! I've got a few blades that need sharpening. I like that you can adjust the angle by raising or lowering the blade.
I have about five blades that are dull and gunked up. This is a great tip, thanks.
I love the fact that you make alot of your own tools. Instead of using a bunch of tools normal people cant afford
This will work a few times but you also have to do the top of the tooth as well.
So simple. Yet it works so well. Outstanding!
Yes minerals in wood dulls blade and feeds your plants when added to soil when composted or as ash...I used some emery cloth glued to wood strips. 80 grit to start- then 120, very good
So damn simple. I was looking at making a fancy jig to do this, but after watching this, I changed my mind. Now I need to come up with something else to do so my wife doesn't ask me to clean the bathrooms....Thanks John.. I think?
Surely if your stick is long enough you could use your mitre gauge to keep it at 90 degrees to the blade.
Elegant simplicity. I love this type of solution to problems. Thanks for posting this video. Cheers, b.
good idea john you are truly one to think outside the box.
Awesome tip John! I'll need to buy those cheap diamond stones and give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
Great gadget, simple and priceless.
Precisely the tip I needed. This is brilliant.
Wow its just tooo easy ! Thanks a bunch!
Now that's an elegant solution, scrap of wood and a diamond file, pretty amazing. Is that angle universal, cause I have bunch of blades that could use this. I only recently discovered the use of those inexpensive, thin kerf circular saw blades, they cut wood like butter on my under powered TS, with this technique, switching blades can now be rare.
The angle will depend on the rake of the blade, how high you set the blade and how deep you push the stick into the teeth. The ~20deg will probably work for most you just have to adjust the blade height and eyeball it to get it flat with the front of the teeth
Dead simple and very handy. Thanks again.
@JohnHeisz as usual I knew you would have a simple solution! Thanks!
Thanks John. That's one of the best tips I have seen in a very long time.
I go immediately to my workshop and I'm going to sharpen the blade. Thank you for the idea! :-)
So wonderfull for me to see all these lovely gadgets that works and is easy to use. Thanks John.
As always, John, wonderful advice! Thank you for your work.
Nice tip John! Sure beats using a mill file and it keeps the angle nice and constant.
a file won't do much to carbide
Lasse Langwadt Christensen a diamond file of about 800 to 1200 grit does plenty!
Thanks for this one John. An easy and accurate sharpeningl method that will both save money and also enable getting good cuts without long delays for professional sharpening or to buy a new blade.
What an awesome solution, never even thought of sharpening a blade myself, I've always sent them out. I'll have to try in the future, Thanks for the tip
i thank you muy mucho. didnt have right sticks took apart harbor freights diamond box used 200 grit. improved cutting by at least 50 percent. since i have this done i am going to tackle the belved faces. maybe put it sideways 20 degrees is twenty degrees.
What a great tip. I wouldn't have thought of that in a lifetime.
That’s a neat trick - I’ll be keeping this one under my cap :)
Thanks bud!
Tried this, worked VERY well. Thanks for the great money saving tip.
Wow, Thanks for the tip! Glad I never through my old wheels away!
This my friend is a genius idea.
That was a FANTASTIC tip.
Solid gold that one!
Thats a great idea thanks
Love it guy, fast, uncompleted, cheap ,thanks
Best approach I've seen yet. Many thanks.
Be sure to check the faces of the carbide tips... on my DeWalt thin kerf blade the faces have alternate angles.
Same goes with my 10" 60T Matsushita tablesaw blade. I used the diamond stone stick freehand. The "sharpened" blade doesn't cut like butter, but no longer fills the garage with smoke either.
3 full strokes per tooth with the blue stick, lubed with wd-40.
Great tip John! No more taking my blades in for sharpening. Thanks!
Great Tip. I always seem to pickup a money saving tip in most of your video's. I appreciate your effort. Thanks
Nice tip John, I needed to sharpen a few saw Blades. I wish I had a easy way to sharpen my planer blades. Thank you. Dave
Bugger that is simple and fast, I converted a spare angle grinder to a large shaprning unit but I think it still takes me a little longer than that to sharpen a blade.
As always John, great tip.
I found that a plain old eraser that comes on end of a pencil will clean that gunk off those sharpening stones relatively quickly
great , simple and can be done often. Thanks
Really great tip, thanks John.
Amazing and unconventionell idea
Nice. I might give this a shot and the extent of a jig for this could just be to clamp down the miter gauge to set the angle and depth the sharpening jig goes into the gullet.
Love both of your channels for these practical, helpful videos, your shop ceiling looks great
Excellent video and nice tip as always. Great information of restoration a blade. Thanks.
I think this would be the best way to sharpen a blade. I´ve seen other ways sharpening with diamond blades but although might be a faster way, there is overheating on the tooth bit which definitely not good.
I read the title as "Sharpening carbide saw blade WITH hand". And I still wanted to watch.
Thanks for this John, this is something I had been wanting to do. perfect timing! great stuff
Tip #1-get diamond sharpening sticks (4-packs). #1 question by viewers-where the crap do you buy those?!?!?!?!
That's good to know Thanks John.
Hi, john..thanks for your advice..they are so practical...!!!
Greetings from Argentine.! Steve.
So easy and simple solution ......... thanks
good job simple and effective thanks master
That is awesome John.... I think it's actully better than Matthias' sharpening thingie....A lot less effort and much more accurate also! Thanks!
Pro Tip: Make a mark on your starting position. You know why.
***** That's actually a rookie tip :)
Or count the teeth, if you were working with a 24 tooth blade you sharpen 24 times.
I would think you would see the oil on each tooth you already worked on. So, just stop when you see oil.
aqwood It takes only one distraction.
***** like marriage
You're the best John
Works great John! Thanks for the tip!
A great tip John, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for all the great videos John.
Absolutely cool dude.
That is a darn good idea! Thanks for posting this.
What a great tip. Thanks a lot. Victoria Australia
Brilliant idea so simple as well
Thanks, I am looking forward to usjng this technique......
Great idea. I’ll give this one a try👍
Hola John, haces unos trabajos fantasticos y muy creativos, eres genial. De mayor quiero ser como tu. Thank you
You could just use a mitre gauge to make sure its perpendicular to the blade
Another good tip! Tnx
the430movie
This is great ,thanks John.
Another excellent tip John. Thanks
Very simple. I like it.
I really need to sharpen mine.. Been nearly 2 years since i got the dewalt.
Excellent tip! How on earth did you come up with this? What a creative mind.
Thank you
Could you use a auxiliary fence on a miter gauge to keep the jig straight? Maybe use a couple rare earth magnets in the slot to keep The gauge in place?
Great simple Idea
Very good John smart man
Good point just use a diamond wheel or tile cutting blade
Nice view. All I have to do is sharpen that one edge on the saw blade? I thought there was more to it.
I was hoping that you would have put the source of the Sharpening tools in the comments section. Starting a kitchen remodel and everything is dull.
I completely restored my Craftsman table saw but didn't touch the blade. I bought a couple of new ones but all 3 have different cuts.
Simple and if works
Good idea, John!
You could use the mitre gauge to keep it 90 degrees to the blade!
Now that is a clever idea!